02/04/08 - Meals for the Day
Breakfast was on the go today as I decided at the last minute to take the kids to the Zoo. It was 45 today (balmy for an Ohio winter) and we got a family zoo pass for Christmas. So, breakfast had to be what I could grab and eat on the way out the door.
Lovin’ on these Zone Bars. Today was double chocolate and it was pretty tasty as well.
Breakfast: 300 calories, 6 grams fat, 52 grams carbs, 6 grams fiber, 16 grams protein
Another lunch out. After we finished up at the zoo, Rachel (Search Engine Guide’s new Business Development Manager) and I decided to hit a nearby Applebee’s so I could get the kids fed so they’d go straight down for naps when I got home.
Like TGI Friday’s, Applebee’s has a full page of options now that are low cal, low fat or low carb. I ended up with the “Steak and Portobello” option. Looking at this picture, it looks pretty paltry, but it was actually quite filling. There was a 4oz Sirloin topped with grilled portobellos and a yummy brown sauce, some redskin potatoes and some fresh garden veggies.
The best part?
Lunch: 330 calories, 10 grams fat, 30 carbs, 8 grams fiber, 15 grams protein.
I’m going to blame Robert for this dinner.
I’d planned on eating pancakes, eggs and turkey sausage with the family, but Robert reminded me he’d pledged $500 on this contest and I dog gone better make sure my charity wins. 
(Ok, maybe he didn’t guilt me quite that bad, but he did give me the reality check I needed.)
So, I ditched the pancakes and eggs for a nice pile of brown rice with soy sauce (love that stuff) and a HUGE serving of steamed carrots and broccoli. I started out with two turkey sausages, but decided I only wanted one. So, I swapped the other for a hard boiled egg and redid my dinner math.
Dinner: 455 calories, 9.5 grams fat, 64 carbs, 9 grams fiber, 26.5 grams protein
Mmmmmm………Oreos. Greg called from work today to say he’d picked up a box of these Oreo 100 calorie packs at the nearby Kroger because he was feeling peckish. He said they were pretty good, so I asked him to bring me a bag home. Since I saved nearly 300 calories by eating the rice and veggies tonight, I figured I could afford a treat.
So yummy, so worth eating the veggies.
Dessert: 180 calories, 2 grams fat, 32 grams carb, 1 gram fiber, 10 grams protein
Exercise…
I spent two and a half hours walking around the zoo this morning pushing 50 pounds of kid in a stroller. I checked my pedometer and I logged more than 5000 steps while there, which is about 200 calories. I also did 30 minutes of Yoga this evening which averaged out to about 100 calories. Thus, 300 calories burned.
Daily total: 1295 calories, 27.5 grams fat, 177 carbs, 24 grams fiber, 76.5 grams protein
Adjusted daily calories = 1295 - 300 = 995
February 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Never fear, I have plenty more guilt trips to come.
February 8th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Do you actually like those Zone perfect bars? Most of those protein bars make me want to gag, even the chocolate ones
February 8th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Yep, I actually do. There was one SlimFast bar I used to be able to stomach and I can eat the Odwalla bars, though they are CRAZY high in carbs and have a weird aftertaste.
The Zone bars are actually the best tasting ones I’ve ever had. (And I’ve tried maybe 12 brands of energy bars, especially while I was pregnant and needed the protein boost.) The Chocolate Graham and Chocolate Mint are tolerable but not great. The chocolate peanut butter and chocolate caramel crunch are good enough to be candy bars and the double chocolate is just “ok.”
I have two of the “granola” type ones but I haven’t tried them yet.