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This week is the last push to eat clean before the holidays. Next week, Christmas cookies and holiday traditions will beat out healthy whole food choices more often than not. And I'm okay with that. I fully intend to enjoy the holidays and for me, a big part of the holidays is the food. Because we worked hard on clean eating and regular workouts the rest of the month, we can "afford" to sit back and soak up Christmas.
For us, this week is still lots of fresh fruit and veggies (aiming to get at least 5 servings a day) and lots of lean protein. Since I only cook for two people lately, one 12 oz block of tofu will go in two meals: the Thai spaghetti squash and also the Hawaiian Tofu Salad (recipe coming soon). Chicken, chicken sausage, the last of the turkey burgers, and cheap easy eggs make up the rest of this week's protein. Portion control is still important. Just because it's healthy doesn't give permission to overeat. As my honey likes to say: "never hungry, never full."
Day 1:
Breakfast: chocolate protein powder overnight oats with berries
Lunch: turkey and spinach on thin bun, cottage cheese and grape tomatoes
Snack: apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Thai Spaghetti Squash Noodles (I make a version of this recipe: minus the fish sauce -gross- and add the soy sauce/garlic/ginger-marinated-then-baked tofu.)
Day 2:
Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: soup and reduced fat grilled cheese sandwich
Snack: pretzels and grape tomatoes
Dinner: Italian chicken and veggies
Day 3:
Breakfast: chocolate protein powder overnight oats with berries
Lunch: chicken salad on greens
Snack: carrots and hummus
Dinner: Black bean, spinach, chicken quesadillas
Day 4:
Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: veggie burger and steamed veggies
Snack: pretzels and cottage cheese
Dinner: Curried lentils and butternut squash
Day 4:
Breakfast: cereal with milk and banana
Lunch: left over curried lentils and carrots and cucumber
Snack: celery and peanut butter
Dinner: Turkey burgers with pesto and feta
Day 5:
Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: baked sweet potato topped with sautéed veggie chop
Snack: Greek yogurt with sliced banana
Dinner: Hawaiian Tofu Salad
Day 6:
Breakfast: chocolate protein powder overnight oats with berries
Lunch: egg salad sandwich on thin bun and fruit salad
Snack: carrots and hummus
Dinner: Chicken sausage and sweet potato shepherd pie
Day 7:
free day :)