What I ate today [WAS] Advice sought (sorry, rather long)

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How would you get all the calories (avocados/nuts) you need if you're

to

keep the fat low, too? I'll read the site to see if he discusses

this, but if

you have time, I would love to read a sample of what you eat in a day

(quantity-wise especially).

 

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Thanks,

Denise

 

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Hi Denise..

 

although it wasn't me that you asked about what they ate, thought I'd

offer today's " snapshot " :

 

Breakfast: ~8-8:30am..

4 bananas

8 dates - medjoool -med/lg.

~555 kcal

 

Lunch: ~11:30am

3 bananas

10 dates

~507 Kcal

 

Snack ~3pm

3 bananas

raisins 1/2 c.

~357 kcal

 

Dinner ~6pm

Tomatoes - 2 Whole

Lettuce - Romaine ~1.5C

Celery - 3 stalks - med.

Spinach, young - 1 c

Mixed baby greens - ~1C

~104 Kcal

(the salad dressing is included in the above; I used Doug

Graham's suggestion of blending tomatoes, celery and a little lemon

(he actually recommends oranges...didn't have any of those available

tonight)

 

Snack ~8pm (and a little later)

2 Bananas

1 Celery

~223 Kcal (this is my homemade Sports Drink, also per Doug

Graham's recipe...the above blended in about 32 oz of water..

 

for the day, the total came out 1,745 Kcal -- deliberately a little

over my goal, knowing that I was playing tennis tonight.

 

The calonutrient ratio came out 91% Carbohydrates, 5% protein, and 4%

fat.

Had no nuts/seeds/avocados today (deliberately..I had some last

night..)

 

this is where my eating has kind of evolved since last September, and

it looks a lot like this most days..some days there are a few nuts,

seeds, or maybe a little avocado... usually as part of dinner

 

some others: Vit. A: 138%

Vit. C: 394% (sometimes it's as high as 1,000%)

Fiber: 297%

Protein: 23g (a little on the low side for me...but not

too bad...) calcium 31% (not as worried about it at the moment,

since I know that I'm keeping my pH alkaline, the body won't be using

the calcium up neutralizing any acidity...., other than my exercise

wastes...)

Iron: 58% seems ok..

 

Felt great, had high energy all day, and especially during my 4 hrs.

of tennis.

 

the bananas may be starting to give way to more melons, as they come

more into season. Had one yesterday for breakfast, for example..

had a few mangoes recently also..yummy!

 

note that the big change for me has been the inclusion/base of sweet

fruits, in this case bananas and dates. (thanks again to Elchanan!)

 

analysis taken from Nutridiary (www.nutridiary.com) see previous

posts for more on that...

 

That's what it looks like...hope this helps..

 

 

all the best,

 

Bob