I have just started doing this to help get my portions right and make sure I get enough vegetables.
Before I start cooking I put the ingredients on a plate. That way I get to see how much healthy goodness is going into my dinner.
And voila, green curry fish for dinner in 15 minutes
Yum
So as you may have gathered I am working on reducing my waistline while still enjoying easy, healthy food.
I vary what I eat often to keep my interest and my taste buds happy, but I aim to eat between 5500 kj and 6500 kj per day. This lets me lose about 2 - 3 kg per month, sometimes more.
I thought people might be interested in what a regular day of meals might look like. I can tell you it certainly tasted good!
Breakfast: 1,541 kj including a cup of coffee with a little trim milk.
Lunch: 1,100 kj including a glass of light cranberry juice. Normally lunch is a bit more interesting but I was running low on supplies today. This is Ryvita crackers with hummus and home made pickle, and a lovely fresh nectarine on the side.
Dinner: 977 kj amazingly tasty ham and vegetable mix. Being mostly vegetables keeps the kilojoule count down which allows me to stir through a spoonful of tomato, basil pesto and feta dip for a rich flavour burst.
These three main meals total 3,618 kilojoules. Added to that I had drinks such as tea and coffee, morning and afternoon tea, (an apple and a mini chocolate bar respectively), and some fresh watermelon and yoghurt for supper. These added a further 1,425 kj to the daily total of 5,043 kj. Normally I would have more milk in my day to keep the calcium levels up but we were short of that today as well, shopping day tomorrow.
Fibre, fruit, vegetables, protein, healthy fats, a little treat, and it all tastes great. What more can you ask for.
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