It occurred to me on Wednesday night after speaking with the wonderful students at Providence College (more on that in my next training update) that I did not provide them with a very clear picture of my daily nutrition intake. And furthermore- "what do you eat?" seems to be a question I am asked often. As my training changes throughout the year, so do my nutrition needs and I am going to try to post at least once a week what a day's worth of calories looks like so there is a clearer picture of how I fuel as healthily as possible!
As I tell anyone who asks, I am mostly vegan. I will never eat another animal, or any poultry or any form of dairy (butter, milk, cream, whey, casein, etc) for the rest of my life for ethical reasons, health reasons and overall I personally feel I am doing better for the planet that way. When available, I will pick up some eggs from the hens that live down the street from me. In addition, on rare occasion, I transgress my own rules and eat tilapia or other MSC certified seafood. However, I am finding those situations less common given my concern for the levels of pollutants in our oceans these days :( Overall, I satisfy my protein requirements with plant-based protein.
That being said, here is my first "food blog"
Wed 1/29: Workout, 65 min LT trainer session, 1 hr masters swim, 30 min core sesh
Breakfast: Two cups of green tea, smoothie of: raw cacao powder, almond milk, frozen banana, spoonful of Earth Balance coconut and peanut spread, couple teaspoons of blackstrap molasses, maca powder, handful of spinach
Snack before swim: banana and Clif Bar
Post-workout meal: Giant salad with: avocado, carrots, snow peas, mushrooms, pistachio oil, balsamic, S&P, "chick'n" strips. Handful of apricots, big handful of unsalted, roasted nuts
Afternoon snack: rice cake with a smear of almond butter and generous handful of raisins squished on top :) "healthy" mojito: coconut milk, big handful of spinach, cup of frozen organic green grapes, one or two T of mint leaves, splash of coconut water, little squeeze off a fresh lime, blended to frothy deliciousness! Cereal bowl portion of Earth Balance cheddar popcorn with a Zevia cream soda
Dinner: spaghetti squash with lentil sauce (from Forks V Knives cookbook) and a GENEROUS salad.
In addition, I drank probably three or four 24 oz water bottles full of water