Tuesday:
Breakfast
1 slice sprouted-grain bread, toasted
Yogurt Parfait:
1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1/2 cup sliced mango
2 Tbsp sliced almonds
Grated lime zest, to taste
1. In a glass bowl or tall glass, alternate layers of yogurt and fruit. Top with almonds and a sprinkle of lime zest.
Lunch
Tuna Salad Wrap:
3 oz canned water-packed tuna, drained
1 tsp light mayonnaise
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 whole-grain wrap
1 handful mixed greens
1. In a small bowl, combine the tuna, mayo, mustard and celery. Place tuna mixture on wrap and top with greens.
1 medium apple
Afternoon snack
1 cup cantaloupe chunks
Dinner
No more boring chicken!
Chicken with Cilantro & Lime:
1 Tbsp olive or canola oil
1 Tbsp honey
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
4 oz chicken breast
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, honey, lime juice and cilantro. Pour this mixture over the chicken breast and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
2. Discard marinade. Grill or broil the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes per side until it’s cooked through.
1 cup steamed spinach
Total daily nutrition: 1,144 cal, 74 g pro, 150 g car, 23 g fiber, 28 g fat (4 g sat fat), 1,145 mg sod
I am especially excited about the dinner- cilantro and lime? My favourites!! Why didn't I ever think of combining those with a chicky? My mouth is already watering.
Also, I would like to add that I'm pretty sure I achieved some sort of 'hero of dieting' status this morning. Kaitlyn woke up at 5:20am, so I promptly got up (okay, there was a little grumbling involved), went to the kitchen, and started preparing our packed lunches and healthy breakfast. That's right, folks. By the time 6:45 rolled around, lunches were packed, lattes' were made (skinny of course!), and we were chowing down on scrambled eggs and toast.
Here goes hoping Diet Day 2 is just as successful- although I am really hoping for a later wake-up call tomorrow...5:20 is just not cool.
Bring a travel mug into your neighbourhood Starbucks this Earth Day, Thursday April 15, and they'll fill it with complimentary freshly brewed coffee.
