My meal plan up for review and questions!

greenandclean · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:41 am **Posts:** 10

Here is my meal plan up for review. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or concerns!

Breakfast:
1/2 dry oats
1 C water
1 TB pure maple syrup

Morning Snack:
Piece of fruit

Lunch (Mon and Tues)
3/4 cup Quinoa
1/2 can of Black Beans
1/2 Tomato
1/2 Bunch of Kale, steamed
Spices

Lunch (Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun)
Soup (about 2 cups, alternates weekly between vegetable barley soup, moroccan lentil soup, and southwestern black bean soup)
Salad with nonfat dressing

Afternoon snack:
Raw Carrots

Dinner (Sat thru Wed)
Steamed Asparagus, Cauliflower, and Zucchini
2 cups of potatoes
or 1 cup of brown rice

Dinner (Thur and Frid)
Vegetable Stir Fry
1 cup of brown rice
2 TB Teriyaki Sauce

I'm concerned about my raw vegetable intake. I want to increase it but honestly, I don't know what vegetables can be eaten raw and conveniently at work. Any suggestions?

ETeSelle · **Joined:** Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:09 am **Posts:** 4994

Looks fine. What are those soups you mention as snacks? Homemade? If not, what are the ingredients?

There is no reason to increase your raw veggie intake. Just eat lots of veggies--cooked or raw makes NO DIFFERENCE! It you like them raw, that's fine--try cauliflower, carrots, celery, cukes, etc. If not, eat 'em cooked!

greenandclean · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:41 am **Posts:** 10

No soups as snacks! LOL! I have soups for lunch. They are all 100% homemade and consist of fresh veggies, grains, legumes, and spices. No oil or anything processed.

ETeSelle · **Joined:** Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:09 am **Posts:** 4994

Oh, sorry. You had lunch listed twice and my brain transposed that as snack time.

Nothing wrong w/ soup for snacks as long as it's MWL soup.

pinkrose · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:09 pm

Yes, G&C, your meals and snacks look very good and tasty. You may decide that you can stop measuring your food and relax a bit. Do not worry about eating too much when you are eating the right foods--veggies and starches! :nod:

michaelswarm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:55 pm

greenandclean wrote:

I'm concerned about my raw vegetable intake. I want to increase it but honestly, I don't know what vegetables can be eaten raw and conveniently at work. Any suggestions?

I like fresh raw cucumber and/or tomato based salads. Dress up with onions, green onions, sweet peppers, etc. For portable lunch only a bowl with a lid and spoon is needed.

shell1226 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:47 am **Posts:** 765

I think your menu looks fine. No need to eat raw veggies unless you want to. I feel best when I do include raw veggies daily. I often have them at my desk for a morning and/or afternoon snack. I usually have one or more of the following:
Red, orange or yellow peppers
Carrots
Snap peas (my current kick)
Cucumbers (the only veggie I put a sprinkling of sea salt on)
Gardeneria (pickled veggies)

I love cauliflower and broccoli, but not raw. I've been loving the ease of steaming fresh broccoli right in the microwave. So simple and quick, I love it.

Katydid · **Joined:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:30 am **Posts:** 2618

In addition to raw baby carrots, I like to add cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, sliced raw jicama and celery sticks to my lunch. Sometimes, I make a homemade fat-free hummus to dip the veggies in from canned garbanzo beans, lemon juice, garlic and water-packed roasted red pepper all blended together. Delish.
Kate

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