Today is Mike's day off so we get a hot breakfast, yay! We'll take advantage of some leftovers for lunch and make one of our favorite salads for dinner. Mike gets the credit for this salad which he made for me when we tried out the Atkins diet (which worked wonders, but they didn't last at all). Tossing the small amount of dressing with the whole salad rather than drizzling some on each individual plate leaves you with (surprisingly) plenty of dressing.
Keep in mind with these menus that I am not a doctor or a nutritionist. This is what we are eating, it may not be right for you. While I am doing my best to calculate accurate calories and grams of fiber I may not be exact; The smoothies for example change every day, but they are almost always under 200 calories and contain at least 3 grams of fiber. I also end up under rather than over calories. I do this so that if we feel like we want an evening snack or extra snack during the day, we have room to do so while still staying under our calorie budget.
Mike's 1,800 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
426 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
Smoothie
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
350 calories, 6 grams fiber
*We were out and about and actually skipped our afternoon snack, oops! Left us really hungry come dinner.
Dinner
4 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
496 calories, 12 grams fiber
Total = 1,856 calories, 50 grams fiber
Actual = 1,506 calories, 44 grams fiber
Elizabeth's 1,500 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
350 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
150 calories, 3 grams fiber
*no snack
Dinner
2 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
248 calories, 6 grams fiber
Total= 1,332 calories, 41 grams fiber
Actual = 1,182 calories, 38 grams fiber
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