This was the meal plan for August Week 4:
Brunch: Homemade version of a subway sandwich with French bread, cold cuts, mayo, mustard, and lettuce
Dinner: Another "subway" sandwich
Snacks/Desserts: Leftover Fruit salad (banana, kiwi, grapes, dates, cashews)
Daily Points Total: 6.25
Tuesday
Brunch: Another "subway" sandwich
Dinner: Baked breaded shrimp and leftover fries (from Saturday's burger meal)
Snacks/Desserts: Banana, crackers
Daily Points Total: 0
Wednesday
Brunch: Cold cuts sandwich, banana
Dinner: Sardines on toast; corn on the cob, papaya
Snacks/Desserts: Sesame crackers, regular chocolate (not 70% or above cocoa)
Daily Points Total: 3
Thursday
Brunch: Banana, peanut butter
Dinner: Salmon with onions and tomato,, fried potato, lettuce, cucumber
Snacks/Desserts: Papaya, sesame crackers
Daily Points Total: 3
Friday
Brunch: French bread and chicken curry
Dinner: Salmon with onions and tomato, wild rice mix, cucumber salad
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| Salmon with wild rice mix and cucumber |
Snacks/Desserts: Banana, tea/coffee biscuits, chili mango, lemonade
Daily Points Total: 2
Saturday
Brunch: Cereal and milk
Dinner: Sauteed chicken with onions and tomato, and wild rice mix
Snacks/Desserts: Mango, orange juice
Daily Points Total: 0
Sunday
Brunch: Milkrice, chicken curry, seeni sambol (curry powder, curry leaves, etc. = 3.25 points)
Dinner: Sauteed chicken, wild rice mix
Snacks/Desserts: Orange juice, mango
Daily Points Total: 3.25
Daily cup of tea = 1 [point
Weekly Plant Based Food Points Total = 18.50
Well, that wasn't a very good week for having a variety of plants in my diet! I didn't try very hard, I guess, as I didn't have the salads I was going to have!
Well, it's a new week and a new month! On to September Week 1:
Your salmon, rice and cucumber looks very tasty. I don't blame you wanting to have ice cream when the temperature is so high. Autumn has arrived here and although not cold it is very grey with lots of rain. Husband even suggested I make a stew although I'm not ready for winter meals just yet :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Our nights are getting cooler, but, the days are as sunny and warm as ever. I'm sorry the weather is so wet and grey over there. I hope you'll have some sunny days before it gets cold enough for stews and soups, etc.
DeleteIce cream sounds good :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in work today, so I've just made my lunch. I'm trying to eat healthier and increase my fruit and veg, so I've got a chicken and salad wholegrain wrap, banana and strawberries, and some flapjack. Xx
Enjoy being back at work, Jules. Your lunch sounds very good and nutritious. :)
DeleteIt's frustrating I think when you eat lots of veggies & plant based food - but you've already had them this week, so you can't count them!! I managed 36 last week. So far, I think I've managed 10, but then I've had lots of repetitions! Love FD xx
ReplyDeleteYes, it is difficult to get the variety in when there's a lot of repetition. You did really well to get 36, last week!
DeleteOverall, do you think counting plant points is changing the way you eat? Well, maybe not this week, but overall?
ReplyDeleteThat's a very good question, June. Keeping track of it is helping me to see just how unadventurous I am when it comes to eating a variety of produce! But, adding that variety means I need to change my shopping and meal prep habits and I haven't been doing that! For example, I'd have to buy one each of at least 7 different fruits and 14 different vegetables for the week for the variety and then, supplement that with nuts, seeds, whole grains, spices, and legumes, etc., to get me up to 30 different plant based food for the week. That's hard to do when you are meal prepping for one. Not impossible, but, difficult. So, the answer to your question is "No, it's not changing the way I eat, but, it is making me more aware of the shortcomings in my diet!"
DeleteYour salmon looks more interesting than mine, with the tomato and onions. I tend to put butter, a drizzle of birch syrup and a drizzle of lemon juice and then bake it in parchment paper. But one gets tired of the same thing!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever had birch syrup!
DeleteI saute the onions and tomatoes with a little garlic (or garlic powder) in oil and then, add the salmon and saute it, too, turning it over a couple of times to make sure it's cooked through. The onions and tomato become a sort of sauce. I used the black tomato that M gave me, which I had frozen, earlier. And I added some teriyaki sauce to the salmon.
I *barely* made it to 30.5 points last week. Good luck to both of us this week!
ReplyDeleteYou did great! 30.5 is good! Yes, good luck to us both, this week! :)
DeleteLots of Subway sandwiches for Bless. My husband really likes cold cuts. My sister is coming for a visit and she likes sandwiches so I think we will be having our own Subway Sandwiches here on the east coast.
ReplyDeleteI was on a subway sandwich kick, wasn't I? :D I really like French bread with just about anything - cold cuts, cheese, curry, seeni sambol, etc. Enjoy your sister's visit and your own Subway sandwiches! :)
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