I'm
a bit of a YouTube addict and I love watching food, nutrition
and recipe videos. Some of my favourites are What I Eat in a Day
videos – I like to see what other people are eating to stay healthy
and get tips and ideas for new recipes from them.
Afternoon Snack
Late
night snack
I
thought it would be a nice idea to do a What I Eat in a Day in
blog form so you can get an idea of what a nutrition
blogger typically eats. Here's what I had yesterday:
Early
Morning
I
start every day with a detoxifying lemon water, which is so easy to
make. Just squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a glass of lukewarm
water and chug! Then I have a cup of
coffee made with soya milk (I'm not lactose intolerant or anything, I
just can't stand the taste of cow's milk).
Breakfast
It
really is the most important meal of the day. I usually don't eat
breakfast until I've been up for about an hour because I never feel
like eating as soon as I wake up. Almost every single day I have two
scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast, followed by a smoothie. I also
take a multivitamin when I remember.
To
make my favourite smoothie, blend raspberries, mango chunks and
sliced banana (preferably all frozen) with some coconut water and a
teaspoon of honey. Sooo delicious! For this one I also had some ripe blackcurrants in the garden so I added them in too and they made it taste even better.
Mid
Morning Snack
To
keep me going from breakfast until lunchtime I need to eat something
in between. Yesterday I had a handful of Marmite flavoured cashew
nuts. Seriously, if you like Marmite, you HAVE to try these! I don't
like plain cashews but could happily eat these all day – whoever
thought of covering them in Marmite is a genius. I also had a cup of
Twinings apple & pear flavoured green tea.
Lunch
I only eat meat with one meal a day and it's usually dinner. For lunch I had quinoa and roasted Mediterranean vegetables sprinkled with some feta cheese and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.
I only eat meat with one meal a day and it's usually dinner. For lunch I had quinoa and roasted Mediterranean vegetables sprinkled with some feta cheese and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.
Afternoon Snack
I'm
eating again! I normally have a piece of fruit around this time but
yesterday I had some homemade baked tortilla chips and houmous (find
the recipe for both in my previous blog post) and another cup of
green tea. I love me some green tea!
Dinner
My favourite meal of the day! I always make sure I get plenty of protein, some complex carbs and piles of veg. Yesterday was hot so I had a Tuna Nicoise salad with tuna, new potatoes, eggs, green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, red onion, olives and anchovies (get the recipe from this blog post). I then had my last cup of green tea about an hour after dinner.
We're
warned not to eat too close to bedtime – however a small snack is
ok and I can't fall asleep if I go to bed hungry. I had a cherry
Activia yoghurt about half an hour before I hit the sack.
As
well as all this food, I always have a bottle of water on the go to
keep me hydrated throughout the day.
So
that's what I eat in a day! As you can see, healthy eating doesn't
mean deprivation - there's an abundance of amazing foods you can eat. I tend to eat little and
often as opposed to three great big meals a day with nothing in
between as that's what works best for my body and energy levels.
How
much do you eat? Either leave me a comment with the list of foods you
munch on in a day or write your own blog post and link me to it in
the comments – I love this kind of stuff!