Calorie Sampling

Breakfast - 259 calories

• Fruit Smoothie - 250 calories (3 oz each of blueberries, strawberries, berry mix, 1/2 banana, and 4 fl oz each of light soy milk, V8 fusion)
• Green Tea - 4 calories (16 oz loose leaf brewed in tap water)
• Flax seed Fiber Supplement - 5 calories (1 tsp in 8 oz of tap water) 
• Vitamin/Mineral Supplement - 0

Snack - 140 calories

• Kashi Honey Almond Flax Granola Bar - 140 calories

Lunch - 457 calories

• Salad - 457 calories (2 cups Romain lettuce, 1/3 cup each of cucumbers, carrots, croutons, grape tomatoes, scallions, 1 whole avocado, 2 tbsp balsamic vinaigrette dressing)

Dinner - 1115

• Flax seed Fiber Supplement - 5 calories (1 tsp in 8 oz of tap water) 
• Stir Fry ~ 500 calories (vegatables in oyster sauce,  6 pcs of fried extra firm tofu )
• Rice ~ 350 calories (long grain cooked in chicken broth w/green onions and garlic)
• Egg Roll - 260 calories (2 total)

Snack - 4

• Green Tea - 4 calories (16 oz loose leaf brewed in tap water)

Daily Total: 1975 calories, give or take, but certainly less than 2500!! That's a win in my book.

My original salad included almonds and a honey-lime vinaigrette dressing. With everything else the same that came in at a whopping 778 calories. By substituting tomatoes for almonds and going to a balsamic dressing, I saved 321 calories. I added in the Kashi bar since it helps with my "daily list" (nuts and whole grains) and still came out ahead by 181 calories!

Originally I made the stir fry with tofu (my first time) and after about 6 pcs I gave up. Texture was all wrong for me. I probably cooked it wrong but chicken, shrimp or even plain veggies would be better than the draining hassle coupled with learning the cooking technique. ICK!

I'm glad I'm not doing this every day, but occasionally will help me understand where I can cut and where I can eat more.

At this point in the day I'm still full and not really hungry for anything. Time to make tomorrow's smoothie!