Whole-Grain Holdout

by Laura

Since my life is now only somewhat insane, I’ve resolved to take better care of myself.  Despite the risk of catching swine flu, making a series of appointments at campus health has allowed me to take full advantage of my over-priced insurance and get off on the right foot.

It is unfortunate that visiting campus health involves seeing a bunch of people with face masks. Rather unpleasant, in fact.  But, then I can count my dash through the lobby towards my exercise for the day. Not easy to do while holding your breath and desperately searching for a hand sanitizer station. 

This week I met with a nutritionist and we had a conversation that went something like this:

Me: Hi.  Here’s my food diary.  Sunday was my birthday so that doesn’t count. Also, I’ve been eating like crap for the past 10 years.  Ideas?

Nutritionist:  Um…stop eating like crap?

In actuality, she gave several helpful suggestions to help me recover from my stint as a take-out noshing New Yorker on-the-go.

Below are the rules we’ll be following in our household.  Harold thinks these will last about a week, but just because we had queso dip two nights in a row does not mean I lack in commitment to healthy eating:

  1. Always eat breakfast.
  2. Incorporate fruit into both breakfast & lunch.
  3. Bring a water bottle along for the day.  Limit sugary drinks, alcohol, and caffeine.  
  4. Incorporate veggies into both lunch and dinner. 1/2 the plate at dinner should be veggies, 1/4 protein, 1/4 starch.
  5. Homemade meals should only use whole-grain carbs.
  6. Reduce eating out to about 1/3 of the week.
  7. Plan meals ahead of time, instead of grabbing on the go.
Picture 1Screenshot of our new eating plan. You may not be surprised to learn that I am a list person. Unfortunately not always batting 1000 on converting lists to action, but I have high hopes for this one!

So, let the cooking begin. If you have any Harold-friendly recipe ideas, feel free to send them our way! I’m looking forward to coming home to find him barefoot in the kitchen.

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