Monday, April 26, 2010

Taking the proverbial Health Bandwagon Reins

That's right. I'm not just going for the ride anymore, I'm taking the reins.

What does that entail? A hell of a lot more work, but I'm going for it. I have a two week meal plan, that I'm sure I'll modify to an extent (already did!) but it will be a HUGE major change. I already had a few items on the grocery list (tuna, salt/pepper, cheese, etc.) and overall the two week grocery list of fresh foods cost a total of just under $110. ~$55 a week for foods, well, probably a little less due to the fact that some of the foods will last longer than the week or two (black bean burgers, cereal, tofu, black beans, cheese, nuts, etc) and some of the packaging was more than the suggested.

Here's today's plan, minus breakfast due to the fact I went grocery shopping at 11am, way past breakfast time!
Lunch: Grilled black bean burger with low-fat swiss cheese slice, tomato slice, and Boston leaf lettuce. Side: orange. Modifications: provolone cheese instead of swiss, and a THIN spread of mayo made with olive oil (DELICIOUS!) Substituted red seedless grapes for the orange due to the oranges being not quite ripe.
Results: delicious, took less than 5 minutes to put together, and I couldn't finish the grapes because I was so full!
Dinner: Is going to be amazing. Salmon and artichoke quesadilla's with fresh all natural salmon. I was supposed to get fresh wild Alaskan salmon, but it was like $21.99/lb so I went with the fresh all natural salmon which is obviously not wild, but is supposed to be preservative, additive, antibiotic and growth hormone free.

Grocery list, and meal plan is from Clean Eating Magazine and I am excited to get healthier and hopefully combine this with my workout routine and lose some weight!

1 comment:

  1. Black bean burgers are the best! I love them with a tiny bit of avocado, then salsa and bbq sauce. Mm.

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