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good enough meal?
so my meal plan is pretty much everyday a strawberry/banana shake with soy milk and a scrambled egg for breakfast, cabbage soup and brown rice & beans for lunch, and then usually for a snack i have a couple apples, and sometimes strawberries or blackberriers whichever i feel like. then for dinner i eat brown rice and grilled chicken, broccoli, carrots, and green beans. and then sometimes before i go to bed i have another apple. ive been feeling a lot healthier since ive started this about 3 weeks ago, and ive lost fat pretty quickly. first of all, is this a healthy meal plan? ive heard that your suppose to have more vegetables than fruit, so should i include more vegetables in my meals? or does anybody have any suggestions on what other type of natural whole foods i can maybe include or replace in any of my meals because ive sort of gotten bored with what ive been eating, because i eat the same things everyday. thanks (:
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this is a great start for a healthy food lifestyle. the worst thing possible, is to snack on anything but fruit of veg.dont listen to rumors except for me :P lol
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Well first off the meal plan is good overall. It would have been useful to know what kind of training you do. If, for example, you did weight training, I would include a protein source with your snacks as well. There is only one deficiency in your diet, and I will address that below under "fats".
As for more veggies than fruit, thats correct if you are trying to lose weight. Fruit is good for you, make no mistake, but it does contain glucose and sucrose, so one has to control the intake somewhat. I do not however think that you are eating too many fruit, and if you are losing weight that is good enough.
If you want to eliminate anything (to make things easier), then the late night fruit could go. Much better late at night is a lean protein source. Protein is hard for the body to turn to fat and is generally used to repair damaged cells. Therefore intaking some before bed is ok since it will be used to recuperate from any physical training. Again, if you do weights, then it is very highly recommended.
A classic example is low fat cottage cheese, but any lean protein source will do.
As for other good options to sub in during the day:
Protein: turkey, tuna (if you like it, this is really healthy stuff), lean beef,
Carbs (always in moderation): whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, oats (excellent carb source, high on protein and fibre)
Fats: Now, it is very important that you intake an omega3 fat source daily. There is little to none in your diet and omega3 deficiency is linked with a huge list of health problems (including obesity believe it or not). It is a very common deficiency in western diets. Some of the best sources include oily fish, walnuts, flax (seeds and oil)and canola oil. You can also of course get fish oil capsules which are also great.
Well thats about that. Like I said you are doing really well overall, and I am happy that you are getting good results.
Good luck.
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