Food Blog Day 6

Six days of healthier eating. Was very tired today again but eating smaller portions is definitely getting easier. Excited to get weigh in in two days!

Breakfast – Bagel with Honey and a Clementine

Nice easy breakfast that helps wake you up!

1 Bagel, 2 tsp Dandelion Honey and 1 Clementine

302 Calories; 1.3g Fat, 0.3g Saturated Fat, 64.4g Carbohydrates; 7g Natural Sugars and 15.7g Added Sugar; 3.6g Fibre; 8.1g Protein and 0.83g Salt

Morning Snack – Plum Tomatoes, Grapes, Babybel and a Cheese Triangle

80g Plum Tomatoes, 50g Red Grapes, 1 Babybel Light and 1 Reduced Fat Cheese Triangle

116 Calories; 3.9g Fat, 2.5g Saturated Fat, 11.3g Carbohydrates; 10.2g Natural Sugars and 1.1g Added Sugar; 1.2g Fibre; 8.4g Protein and 0.68g Salt

Lunch – Pork with Mixed Vegetables and Gravy

100g Pork including Tiny bit of Crackling, Steamfresh Mixed Vegetables Pack and 10g Gravy Granules mixed into Gravy

302 Calories; 11.1g Fat, 5.2g Saturated Fat, 21.9g Carbohydrates; 3.9g Natural Sugars and 5.5g Added Sugar; 3.9g Fibre; 31.8g Protein and 1.29g Salt

Afternoon Snack – Homemade Berry Ice-cream (Newer Recipe I created)

This is quite a big portion!

Home-made Berry Ice-cream with 100g Frozen Berries, 100g Reduced Fat Creme Fraiche and 1 tsp of Dandelion Honey plus squeeze of Lemon Juice

222 Calories; 15.2g Fat, 10.4g Saturated Fat, 16.5 Carbohydrates; 5.2g Natural Sugars and 9.1g Added Sugar; 3.2g Fibre; 3.8g Protein and 0.18g Salt

Evening Meal – Sweet Potato with Cream Cheese and Tuna

200g Cooked Sweet Potato, 30g Light Philadelphia and 1 Can of Tuna in Spring Water

331 Calories; 4.4g Fat, 2.6g Saturated Fat, 42.5g Carbohydrates; 23.2g Natural Sugars and 1.5g Added Sugar; 6.3g Fibre; 32.5g Protein and 1.45g Salt

Evening Snack – Proper Hot Chocolate

240ml Organic Full Fat Milk with 1 Cadbury’s Flake

258 Calories; 14.1g Fat, 8.8g Saturated Fat, 23.3g Carbohydrates; g Natural Sugars and 23.3g Added Sugar; 0.5g Fibre; 9.2g Protein and 0.54g Salt

Drinks – 2 Cups of Tea with 35mls of Milk Each and 3 Peppemint Green Teas and 1.25 Litres of Water

46 Calories; 2.4g Fat, 1.6g Saturated Fat, 3.6g Carbohydrates; 3.6g Natural Sugars and 0g Added Sugars; 0g Fibre; 2.2g Protein and 0.08g Salt

Day 6 Totals

1577 Calories; 52.4g Fat; 31.4g Saturated Fat; 199.8g Carbohydrates; 59.8g Sugars; 20.1g Fibre; 96g Protein and 5.03g Salt

Nutrition Breakdown (Green = On Target/ Yellow = Under or Over a bit and Red = Needs Looking At!)

1577 Calories (recommended 1550-1750 daily) TICK

52.4g Fat (Recommended up to 68g Fat) TICK

31.4g Saturated Fat (Recommended 19g) So hard to do! 12.4g or 65% Over

199.8g Carbohydrates (Recommended 175 to 204g) TICK

59.8g Added Sugars (Recommended up to 45g) It’s that Hot Chocolate that does it – Not beating on myself as this is a lifestyle change! 32.8% over

20.1g Fibre (Recommended 23g to 70g)

96g Protein (Recommended 97.5g) I will count this as a TICKish

5.03g Salt (Recommended 5g up to 7g maximum daily) TICK

So, not a bad day, still need to look at that pesky saturated fat and sugars! I can only imagine how bad it would have been before!

Day 7 Food Blog coming tomorrow morning and the first Weigh-in Results!

Write soon,

Hansi xx

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