Day 1

Alright so lets talk day 1!

Breakfast started out with just a banana and an apple. Simple I know but most of my breakfast choice have to be quick and easy! If you wanted to shake it up and do something more interesting you could throw both of those in a blender with a splash of milk or orange juice and have a quick smoothie! Or add a spoonful of peanut butter with a rice cake and you have a balanced breakfast!

For lunch I love to make smoothies and this will be a frequent go to for me! Usually this is meal where I try to do some more quick options and they can be easily made into something bigger if you want to.
So yesterdays flavors consisted of about 12 fresh strawberries, 1 cup of spinach, 2 "cuties" or clementines, 1/4 cup of raspberries, and just a spoonful of yogurt just to make it smoother.  Now if you are calorie counting that smoothie has about 220 calories and is packed full of fruit and veggies.  If you wanted to leave the spinach out (because I know when I first heard about putting spinach in smoothies I thought HECK NO) you can totally do that.  I like adding it because it is a really healthy leafy green I would not normally eat so it gives you a chance to get some added vitamins.  Lunch for me also consisted of a mini bag of baby carrots.  If you are trying to get healthy I high suggest Carrots.  Carrots and bananas are both really sweet naturally.  I am at the point were I would pick a bag of carrots over a bag of chips! They are crunchy like a chip but much lower in calories and a lot better for you.

Quick Tip: Avoid using dips and sauces! They are packed full of fats and if you are looking to count calories and eat less fat that is one quick way to cut a lot of bad foods out of your diet.  I love ranch as much as the next American but just 2 tbs (which is less than a normal serving at a restaurant) is packed full of high calories fats that are so bad!
Soon I will have a resources tab and be able to post links with great ways to make salad dressing that has more flavor and is much better for you!

Dinner: for dinner I had a family member in town who I don't often get to see so we went out for Thai.  Although fast food and restaurants have essentially no vegan options Thai is almost as close as you can get.  I had "drunken noodles" with tofu instead of chicken and it was wonderful! Some times you just gotta cheat a little ;)

Feel free to comment and tell me some great restaurants with vegan options or tell me how I am doing!

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2626/2   (site with spinach info!)
 (thats where I had the wonderful Thai food)  http://www.jadesmarket.com