Day of eats

I’ve been desperately wanting to share with you a “day of eats” in my life for a while now.

Having mono has seriously taken its toll on my appetite. I’ve been holding out on this post because I thought maybe I should ride this out until my stomach is, once again, back to ruling my life–as if it might be a better idea to wait until you can fully grasp the wrath of my stomach while I’m burning serious calories training and racing, ’til I’m back to “normal” eating practices.

But then I changed my mind. What I’m eating really hasn’t changed much at all. How much has. I then figured that for those readers who are interested in a healthy way of eating that doesn’t require hours and hours of working out, this is for you! This is the “sit on your duff” and do nothing diet healthy fuel.

My morning started with a glass of straight-up light soy milk.

Then I got busy in the kitchen. (For like 5 minutes…this is easy.) And made an omelet.

To recreate this culinary gem:

Crack open and whisk 1 organic egg and 3 whites.

Sautee some organic onions, mushrooms, and spinach with a mist of extra virgin olive oil. Then add a few sliced black olives.

Cook the eggs for a few. Add veggies and cook for a few more. Sprinkle on some rice shreds*, fresh organic basil, and cover to melt.

Fold in half, omelet-style, and dust with fresh ground pepper and sea salt.

Prep a few organic strawberries for the sideshow.

And enjoy!

*By the way, that’s not cheese (I can’t tolerate dairy very well). Instead I use “rice shreds,” the only cheese alternative I’ve found that actually melts and is delicious/non-rubbery. It’s not 100% non-dairy, but darn close. This is one of the lesser “clean” foods I eat, but only do so on rare occasions. By using fresh, flavorful seasonings and ingredients like basil picked right from a potted plant on my kitchen counter I even enjoy my omelets without added “cheese.”

And that concludes breakfast.

A couple hours later I proceeded to “melon up!”

Watermelon is one of the few exceptions where I applaud genetic engineering and food. Hooray for seedlessness.

I did happen to find one lonely black seed.

The watermelon was accompanied by dry roasted, unsalted almonds.

Lunch consisted of a HUGE salad (I went overboard and much of the romaine lettuce went uneaten). Also in the mix: sweet sweet mango, avocado, organic mushroom, juicy local tomato, organic red onion, organic oven-roasted chicken breast, black olives, fresh ground pepper, sea salt, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar.

And dessert.

4 scrumptious squares of intense mint dark chocolate.

This was eaten in an effort to maintain an unbiased representation of my eating. There is always some wiggle room for feel-good, chocolate endorphins and antioxidants.

And it wouldn’t be a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon without a glass of vino and a few good reads.

On the pile:

Jane Green’s Promises to Keep (Chick Lit)

Selene Yeager‘s Ride Your Way Lean

(I am reading the nutrition aspect of this book and avoiding teasing myself with all riding-related content since I currently can’t ride)

Better Homes and Gardens September 2010 issue

And my dinner. Almond butter, Strawberry Rhubarb Butter, and sliced peach on ezekiel bread.

To further your voyeuristic-viewing experience you can see the total nutritional breakdown of this “day of eats” here.

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