Breakfast
Blueberry DanActive
McCann's Regular Flavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup dried blueberries
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
Coffee with skim milk

Snack
1 banana

Lunch
Vegetable calzone

Snack
Cocoa Mole Larabar, 1 golden delicious apple

Dinner
Artichoke Tortellini from Trader Joes (it was awesome)
In leftover sauce from Saturday (tomato basil, spinach, mushrooms)
Ciabatta dinner roll
2 glasses of wine - Mondavi Pinot Noir

Breakfast
Soyrizo Scramble
- sauteed red pepper, green pepper, onion, soyrizo, and egg whites
Hash Browns
Whole wheat tortilla
Dollop of lowfat sour cream
Sprinkle of lowfat colby jack cheese
Strawberry DanActive

Lunch
Bloody Mary
Jocolat bar (made by Larabar)

Dinner
Tilapia
- baked uncovered on a bed of sliced onions w/ a topping of parmesan, olive oil, lemon, basil, salt and pepper
Basmati Rice
Fresh steamed green beans w/ toasted almonds and a little butter

Dessert
Homemade rice pudding (made w/ leftover rice, raisins, and a revised vanilla custard sauce)

Water
Around 50 ounces

Drinks
2 or 3 Leinenkugels

Notes
The tilapia was the best fish I've ever made at home. It was super yummy. I got the vanilla custard sauce recipe from Joy of Cooking. I substituted skim milk for whole milk.

Breakfast (late)
1 honey wheat pita
hummus
1/3 sliced tomato
1/3 sliced cucumber
spinach leaves
1 sliced golden delicious apple

Lunch
Grande nonfat easy vanilla latte from Starbucks

Dinner
Barilla Tomato Basil sauce
(added red pepper flakes and sauteed mushrooms and spinach to sauce)
Tri-color rotini
Parmesan/Romano cheese
Salad (spinach leaves, cucumber, tomato, Newman's Own Balsamic Natural Salad Mist)

Drinks
3 glasses of pinot noir

Water
Around 50 ounces

Notes
I took a bunch of pictures for this post, but I didn't have time to upload them. Oh well.

Breakfast
Cherry Pie Larabar
Coffee w/ skim milk

Lunch (from Spa Cafe)
Margarita Shrimp w/ lime cilantro dressing, shredded carrot, and spinach leaves on a whole wheat pita
Field greens side salad w/ plum tomatoes, cucumber, mushrooms, and shredded carrot w/ balsamic vinegarette
Five bean side salad

Snack
Apple/Apricot sauce

Dinner (at Maple Tree Inn)
Jalapeno Cornbread Muffin
Sea Scallops w/ brie sauce
Sweet Potato Fries
Bourbon Applesauce Cake
4 beers between dinner & afterwards at Sid's

Water
At least 80 ounces

Notes
I ate out alot this week. I got to hang out with friends I don't see as often as I like, so it was worth it.

Onion Bread Pudding (from Cooking Light)

Ingredients
1 vidalia or other sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 cups cubed French bread (about 8 ounces)
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese, divided
Cooking spray

Preparation
Preheat oven to 425°.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion slices (keep slices intact); cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.

Combine milk, salt, thyme, pepper, and eggs in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add the bread cubes and 1/2 cup cheese; toss mixture well. Place the bread mixture in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange onion slices on top of bread mixture. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Bake at 425° 25 minutes or until set and golden.

Yield
4 servings (serving size: about 1 1/2 cups)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 364(30% from fat); FAT 12.2g (sat 5.7g,mono 3.7g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 19.7g; CHOLESTEROL 136mg; CALCIUM 294mg; SODIUM 806mg; FIBER 3.4g; IRON 2.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 43.8g

Breakfast
McCann's Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
1 banana
1 tbs sliced raw almonds
Coffee w/ skim milk

Lunch
Burrito w/
Whole wheat tortilla
Sprinkle of reduced-fat colby jack cheese
Salsa
Dab of reduced fat sour cream
Smart Tex-Mex

Dinner
My homemade guacamole
Multigrain Tortilla Chips
2 beers

Water
Around 50 ounces.

Breakfast
McCann's Regular Flavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
1 banana
Coffee with skim milk

Snack
1 golden delicious apple
1 Trader Joe's organic lollipop

Lunch (from Wow Bao)
2 wheat baos w/ vegetable filling
Spicy peanut noodles w/ cilantro & cucumber

Snack
4 twizzlers
Gnu Foods flavor & fiber - Orange Cranberry Bar

Dinner (at Island's Cafe)
Polenta w/mushrooms in red sauce
Pasta fazul soup (sp?)
Capellini D'Angelo (angel hair w/ marinara)
Bread dipped in parmesan & garlic

Drinks
A few captain morgan/club sodas while working at Sid's

Water
At least 80 ounces.

Notes
I probably ate too much at dinner. Oh well, I was out with Kitty (who I don't often get to see), and the food was yummy.

Breakfast
Blueberry DanActive
McCann's Regular Flavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
1 banana
Coffee with skim milk

Snack
1 golden delicious apple

Lunch (from Spa Cafe)
Albacore tuna salad on whole wheat pita w/spinach leaves
Broccoli salad w/red peppers and pine nuts in an asian sesame dressing

Snack
4 twizzlers
Gnu Foods flavor & fiber - Orange Cranberry Bar

Dinner (at House of Sushi & Noodles)
1 large Sapporo
Sushi!
Miso soup
Sweet potato tempura

Water
At least 70 ounces.

Notes
There it is, folks. I went a whole day w/o eating cheese! It can be done. The only dairy I ate was my morning yogurt and the skim milk I put in my coffee. Also, the fact that I only had one serving of twizzlers is evidence that this blog is shaming me into eating better. I didn't want to have to report that I had eaten half a jumbo bag, so I didn't!

Breakfast
Blueberry DanActive
McCann's RegularFlavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
1 banana
Coffee with skim milk

Lunch
Tomato Basil Pizza from Pompei Bakery
Cherry Pie Larabar

Snack
Red Seedless Grapes

Dinner
Cheesy bread (multigrain bread topped w/reduced fat mozzerrella, sliced tomatoes, parmesan, garlic powder and a sprinkle of olive oil)
Organic creamy tomato soup
1/2 golden delicious apple

Snack
Three beers at the Colin Meloy show at Park West.

Water
About 60 ounces, maybe more.

Notes
Today was all about cheese and tomatoes. Let's see if I can't go an entire day w/o eating cheese. I'll try tomorrow.

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I can't wait to make the yellow lentil dish and the pasta with garbanzo beans, spinach & raisins.

Brunch (at Country House in Alsip)
One multigrain harvest pancake (in my top 5 favorite foods)
One egg white
Hash browns
Slice of Pumpernickel bread
Coffee
Orange juice

Dinner
Leftover chinese food
One glass of red wine

Snack
Haagen Dazs Lowfat Frozen Yogurt - Vanilla

Water
Not as much as I should be drinking.

Notes
We forgot my leftover pancakes in the car, and I'm super pissed off about it. I was so looking forward to having them for lunch tomorrow.

Breakfast (at Ann Sather's)
Fruit Blast juice (orange, grapefruit, cranberry)
Coffee
Banana Pecan French Toast

Lunch
Grande Skim Mocha from Starbucks

Dinner (from Plenty Chinese)
Crab rangoon - 4 pieces
Vegetable Delight (similar to veggie chop suey)
Plain rice and vegetable fried rice

Snack
Cheesy bread at 80's prom

Drinks
Not sure how many Captain Morgan, club soda, splash of 7up cocktails I had. More than a few.

Water
Not sure. Not nearly as much as I drink on the weekdays
Notes
My weekend eating habits are not good. I'll try harder next weekend.

Breakfast
Blueberry DanActive
McCann's RegularFlavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
Coffee with skim milk

Lunch
Tofu Pad Thai and some sort of shrimp dumpling thing

Snack
Cocoa Mole Larabar
2 cups of hot tea (one green, one black)

Dinner
Leftover Tofu Pad Thai

Snack
Guacamole & chips
1 Negra Modelo
2 Heinekens

Water
I drank at least 64 ounces.

Daily Notes
I should probably cut back on the caffeine.

Breakfast
Blueberry DanActive
McCann's RegularFlavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
Coffee with skim milk

Lunch
Heart Healthy Pizzicotto from Pompei Bakery
Cocoa Mole Larabar
1 cup of hot tea

Snack
Handful of raisins

Dinner
Egg-white omelet w/ camembert, onion, and asparagus
Fingerling potatoes sliced thinly, parboiled, and sauteed in olive oil with onion & garlic
Two slices of multi-grain toast (from the Treasure Island bakery) w/smart balance spread and organic peach jam
1/2 a golden delicious apple
Two glasses of pinot noir
1 cup of hot tea

Water
I drank at least 64 ounces.

Daily Notes

• I love making breakfast for dinner. I had intended on making asparagus/camembert omelets for breakfast on Saturday, but the asparagus was starting to go bad, so I changed plans.
• I can't find the nutritional info for the pizzicotto. That makes me a little nervous.
• I am totally digging the Cocoa Mole Larabar. It's like eating a brownie that's ultra good for you.

Breakfast
McCann's RegularFlavor Instant Irish Oatmeal
1/8 cup raisins
1 tbs slivered raw almonds
Coffee with skim milk

Snack
Cocoa Mole Larabar
1 cup hot tea

Lunch
Large Tomato Basil Aurora Soup from Cosi w/ whole grain flatbread

Snack
Popcorn Indiana Original Kettle Corn

Dinner
Two tostadas (one spinach/mushroom and one avacado)
Spanish rice
Guacamole
Tortilla chips
One Negra Modelo

Evening
Large coffee w/ a little skim milk
A few Captain Morgan cocktails w/club soda and a splash of 7up while working.

Water
I drank at least 64 ounces, probably more.

Daily Notes
If I had known how bad that Tomato Aurora soup is, I never would've eaten it. I won't ever again. I'm proud of myself for switching to unsweetened instant oatmeal. Today was my first day trying it. Once you add the raisins and almonds, it's not that bad.