Eat With Me: 1/12/10

Another day. Another glorious 1,700 calories:

5:45 A.M.
Pre-workout scarf down:
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1 slice of whole wheat bread
24 oz of water

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8:15 A.M.
Breakfast:

Banana Protein Shake

1 cup skim milk
1 scoop Whey Protein Powder
1 small banana
1 scoop ground flax seed

Somebody wants a taste.

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10:45 A.M.
Mid-morning snack:

Pure Protein Bar

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1:00 P.M.
Lunch:

Salad

1 1/2 c spinach
1 1/2 c romaine lettuce
1/3 of an apple
1/4 c grapes
1/2 cup garbanzo beans
1 Tb chopped pecans
1 oz goat cheese
1/4 of an avocado

Drizzled with 1 Tb light Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing.

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4:00 P.M.
Mid-afternoon snack:

1 cup fat free plain yogurt
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
2 packets of Stevia

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6:00 P.M.
Dinner:

Salmon burgers (the kids had the whole wheat buns, I passed on them)
Salad with Italian dressing (see recipe below)
Italian baked squash (I need to perfect this recipe before I pass it on. I liked it, but -- let's just say I had the entire dish to myself)

Italian Salad Dressing
Adapted from www.allrecipes.com

Dry Italian Seasonings Mix:

1 Tb garlic salt
1 Tb onion powder
1 Tb white sugar
2 Tb dried oregano
1 t ground black pepper
1/4 t dried thyme
1 t dried basil
1 Tb dried parsley
1/4 t celery salt

In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients.

For a dressing, whisk together 1/4 apple cider vinegar, 2/3 cup canola oil, 2 T water, and 2 T of the dry Italian mix.

Do you see that cute little salad dressing mixer on the left? It was a gift from my dear friend Amy. Take a good look at it, because it's the last time you'll ever see it. The Doc was having a ball whisking the dressing away, dropped it, broke it, and I was lucky to get a tablespoon of the dressing. All in a day's work. May the cute salad mixer R.I.P. (and Amy -- I'M SO SORRY!).

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8:45
I'm still hungry and have some extra calories:

1 cup skim milk
1 slice of whole wheat bread
1 Tb apricot fruit spread