Today's diet was more typical of an average day. I've worked hard to get more fruits and vegetables into my diet, despite the fact that I struggle with the taste and texture of both. I try to eat a large salad every day which usually includes, lettuce, peppers, celery, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and mushrooms. Then I use enough fat free dressing to add the necessary slipperiness.
All hard fresh fruits (apples and pears) simply won't work for me. I try it again every 6 months or so but can't get through one without spitting it up. What I discovered that works well is frozen mixed fruit, and most days I have this as well. I mix it with fat free yogurt, and my favourite muesli cereal. That way I get my whole grains which are also very hard to swallow.
So here's the scoop for today.
Breakfast...raisin bran cereal 600cals, 135g carbs, 15g protein, 3g fat
skim milk 180, 26, 18, 0
Lunch....fruit, 180, 45, 3, 0
cereal, 400, 68, 10, 8
yogurt, 140, 20,16,0
Dinner
Mixed salad w/dressing 250, 60, 0, 0
PC pasta salad 740, 76, 58, 22
Snack
Banana. 100, 27, 1, .5
Skinny Cow, 100, 19, 3, 2
Total calories 2717, 71%carbs, 17% protein, 12% fat
And if this is a more typical day I find that data, very, very interesting.
Basement ride, 1.5 hours.
...and this one made me think...
"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom."---Clifford Stoll
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Peter
Skinny Cow, 100, 19, 3, 2
Total calories 2717, 71%carbs, 17% protein, 12% fat
And if this is a more typical day I find that data, very, very interesting.
Basement ride, 1.5 hours.
...and this one made me think...
"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom."---Clifford Stoll
Love
Peter
I think it's crappy that your dry mouth/lack of saliva still affects your ability to eat certain things and interferes with your diet - it would drive me crazy having to worry about that, and I'm sorry you've got those shitty side effects of the cancer treatment still being annoying.
ReplyDeleteWhy not try fruit smoothies? Throw all kinds of awesome fruits in a blender with yogurt or whatever- might make it more enticing for you and easier to consume enough servings of fruit (and vegetables) each day.
And there's plenty of less hard fruits! Peaches, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, bananas, etc - buy lots of the soft stuff, make smoothies, eat them in yogurt (I love to eat raspberries or blueberries mixed in with plain or vanilla yogurt). Also, AVOCADO! They're delicious, buttery soft, contain healthy fats, are good for muscle growth, and can be added to your salads! Or put into smoothies, or make easy guacamole (avocado, chopped tomatoes, lime juice, and salt & pepper) that you can have with other things that are harder to eat.
Just some thoughts!
Love,
Michael
Michael, come cook for me!
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