Here's today's menu:
Post Workout
1 scoop whey
creatine
water
Ingredients:
whey (whey protein isolate, lecithin, natural flavor, whole oat flour, whey protein concentrate, guar gum, cellulose gum, salt, oat fiber, evaporated cane juice powder, honey powder)
creatine monohydrate
Breakfast
Oatmeal with pumpkin, almond milk, milk and egg protein, Stevia, walnuts and cinnamon
water
Ingredients:
oatmeal
pumpkin
cinnamon
walnuts
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
milk and egg protein (protein blend [calcium caseinate, egg white, whey protein isolate], vitamin and mineral blend [calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, salt, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, ascorbic acid, ferric orthophosphate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, d-calcium pantothenate, ergocalciferol, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, biotin, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin], natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin, papain, bromelain, sucralose)
unsweetened vanilla almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
Lunch
Chicken Barley Stew, minneola, 2 small plums
Ingredients:
chicken breast
pearled barley
black eyed peas
potatoes
carrots
red onion
garlic powder
sea salt
black pepper
reduced sodium fat free chicken broth (chicken stock, salt, flavoring, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, celery juice concentrate, carrot juice concentrate, onion juice concentrate)
minneola
plums
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
yogurt with whey protein, strawberries, blueberries, walnuts, and Stevia
water
Ingredients:
plain nonfat yogurt (cultured grade A nonfat milk, pectin)
strawberries
blueberries
walnuts
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
whey protein powder (whey protein isolate, salt, lecithin, sucralose, natural and artificial flavor, carbogen, Enzyme Matrix™ [lactase, lipase, bromelain, glucoamylase, invertase, alpha-galactosidase, Protease 3.0, peptidase, amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase], aminogen [Patented Bioactive Polypeptide enzyme system])
Dinner
Pork loin with apple butter, broccoli, muskmelon, and fingerling potatoes baked with olive oil and spices
Pork loin* (Solution Ingredients: pork broth, potassium lactate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cornstarch, sodium phosphates, autolyzed yeast, salt, sodium diacetate)
broccoli
muskmelon
potatoes
olive oil
sea salt
garlic powder
onion powder
paprika
black pepper
apple butter (ground apples, white grape concentrate, lemon juice, cinnamon, allspice, salt)
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
*I rinse the pork loin and remove the visible fat, but I probably don't get all of this solution out of the pork loin, unfortunately. Need to start shopping around for a better pork loin. I don't remember seeing anyone with pork at the farmer's market, but then again, I haven't been looking specifically for pork.
Snack
Homemade peanut butter cup
Ingredients:
Recipe coming this Wednesday, but it's made with 6 ingredients. Four of them are Whole foods, one is On the Fence, and one is Other. Come back Wednesday for the recipe! :)
Whole foods (foods with ONLY 1 ingredient): 32
Other foods (foods with more than 1 ingredient): 5
On the fence foods (natural, but more than 1 ingredient): 9
Percentage of foods this week that are whole/natural foods is 80% on the dot! Whoo-hoo - I made my goal!!
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Menu Monday
So what do we all think about Menu Monday? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? It's probably kind of boring to read, I confess. But, it's nice to see how things add up, you know? I think I will give it a couple more weeks...and then might give it a rest. :)
Today's Menu
Post Workout
Whey protein, creatine
Ingredients:
chocolate whey protein (whey protein isolate, salt, carbogen, lecithin, cocoa, natural and artificial flavor, sucralose, Enzyme Matrix™ [lactase, lipase, bromelain, glucoamylase, invertase, alpha-galactosidase, Protease 3.0, peptidase, amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase], Aminogen [patented bioactive polypeptide enzyme system])
creatine monohydrate
Breakfast
Ezekiel cereal with pumpkin, almond milk, milk and egg protein, Stevia, and cinnamon
Ingredients:
pumpkin
cinnamon
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
Ezekiel cereal (organic sprouted whole wheat, organic malted barley, organic golden flax seeds, organic sprouted whole barley, organic sprouted whole millet, organic sprouted whole lentils, organic sprouted whole soybeans, organic sprouted whole spelt, filtered water, sea salt)
milk and egg protein (Protein Blend [Calcium Caseinate, Egg White, Whey Protein Isolate], Vitamin and Mineral Blend [Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Ferric Orthophosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Ergocalciferol, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin], Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Papain, Bromelain, Sucralose)
unsweetened vanilla almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
Lunch
Banana taco, salad
Ingredients:
banana
strawberries
peanut butter (peanuts, salt)
whole grain tortilla (whole wheat flour, water, oat fiber, soy bean flour, cold pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil, contains 2% or less of the following: baking powder [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate], sea salt, yeast, xanthan gum, guar gum, citric acid, sorbic acid, calcium propionate [to maintain freshness])
mixed greens (I don't know what kind they are)
spinach
tomato
cucumber
egg
organic french dressing (canola oil, water, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, sugar, sea salt, xanthan gum, garlic powder)
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
yogurt with whey protein, strawberries, walnuts, and Stevia
Ingredients:
plain nonfat yogurt (cultured grade A nonfat milk, pectin)
strawberries
walnuts
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
chocolate whey protein (whey protein isolate, salt, carbogen, lecithin, cocoa, natural and artificial flavor, sucralose, Enzyme Matrix™ [lactase, lipase, bromelain, glucoamylase, invertase, alpha-galactosidase, Protease 3.0, peptidase, amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase], Aminogen [patented bioactive polypeptide enzyme system])
Dinner
Bhoona with brown rice and a plum
Ingredients:
bison stew meat
tomato
pineapple
garlic
onion
rice vinegar (water, rice)
olive oil
garam masala (salt, spices, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, red pepper)
chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, silicon dioxide [to make free flowing], garlic)
organic coconut milk (organic coconut, water, less than 1% guar gum)
brown rice
plum
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
I confess, I wanted something decadent tonight. This is what I came up with. It wasn't the best choice for "whole foods" but it hit the spot.
Banana Fudge Vitatop with peanut butter, cottage cheese and a sprinkle of cinnamon and almonds
Ingredients:
Vitatop (water, whole wheat flour, egg whites, chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin as an emulsifier, vanilla], maltitol, organic evaporated cane juice, erythritol, cocoa [processed with alkali], soy protein isolate, soy fiber, oat fiber, inulin, banana puree [bananas, ascorbic acid], leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], soy flour, lecithin, natural flavors, cinnamon, xanthan gum, sea salt, dried honey, fruit juice, natural grain dextrin, vitamin A, itamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin, iron, zinc, pantothenic acid, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, maltodextrin)
peanut butter (peanuts, salt)
cottage cheese (cultured pasteurized grade A skim milk, whey, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, salt, potato maltodextrin, calcium phosphate, artificial color, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3)
cinnamon
almonds
Whole foods (foods with ONLY 1 ingredient): 23
Other foods (foods with more than 1 ingredient): 16
On the fence foods (natural, but more than 1 ingredient): 7
Since my total number of food varies from week to week, I decided to look at percentages. The first Monday I counted foods, I ate:
65.4% whole foods
11% on the fence foods
23.6% other foods
(76.4% whole/natural foods)
The second Monday I counted foods, I ate:
50% whole foods
15.2% on the fence foods
34.8% other foods
(65.2% whole/natural foods)
This week, I ate:
53.6% whole foods
17.1% on the fence foods
29.3% other foods
(70.7% whole/natural foods)
So I did the best during week one, and haven't improved much. LOL
Next week I am going to make an effort to have 80% whole/natural foods.
Today's Menu
Post Workout
Whey protein, creatine
Ingredients:
chocolate whey protein (whey protein isolate, salt, carbogen, lecithin, cocoa, natural and artificial flavor, sucralose, Enzyme Matrix™ [lactase, lipase, bromelain, glucoamylase, invertase, alpha-galactosidase, Protease 3.0, peptidase, amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase], Aminogen [patented bioactive polypeptide enzyme system])
creatine monohydrate
Breakfast
Ezekiel cereal with pumpkin, almond milk, milk and egg protein, Stevia, and cinnamon
Ingredients:
pumpkin
cinnamon
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
Ezekiel cereal (organic sprouted whole wheat, organic malted barley, organic golden flax seeds, organic sprouted whole barley, organic sprouted whole millet, organic sprouted whole lentils, organic sprouted whole soybeans, organic sprouted whole spelt, filtered water, sea salt)
milk and egg protein (Protein Blend [Calcium Caseinate, Egg White, Whey Protein Isolate], Vitamin and Mineral Blend [Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Ferric Orthophosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Ergocalciferol, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin], Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Papain, Bromelain, Sucralose)
unsweetened vanilla almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
Lunch
Banana taco, salad
Ingredients:
banana
strawberries
peanut butter (peanuts, salt)
whole grain tortilla (whole wheat flour, water, oat fiber, soy bean flour, cold pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil, contains 2% or less of the following: baking powder [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate], sea salt, yeast, xanthan gum, guar gum, citric acid, sorbic acid, calcium propionate [to maintain freshness])
mixed greens (I don't know what kind they are)
spinach
tomato
cucumber
egg
organic french dressing (canola oil, water, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, sugar, sea salt, xanthan gum, garlic powder)
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
yogurt with whey protein, strawberries, walnuts, and Stevia
Ingredients:
plain nonfat yogurt (cultured grade A nonfat milk, pectin)
strawberries
walnuts
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
chocolate whey protein (whey protein isolate, salt, carbogen, lecithin, cocoa, natural and artificial flavor, sucralose, Enzyme Matrix™ [lactase, lipase, bromelain, glucoamylase, invertase, alpha-galactosidase, Protease 3.0, peptidase, amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase], Aminogen [patented bioactive polypeptide enzyme system])
Dinner
Bhoona with brown rice and a plum
Ingredients:
bison stew meat
tomato
pineapple
garlic
onion
rice vinegar (water, rice)
olive oil
garam masala (salt, spices, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, red pepper)
chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, silicon dioxide [to make free flowing], garlic)
organic coconut milk (organic coconut, water, less than 1% guar gum)
brown rice
plum
Diet Pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
I confess, I wanted something decadent tonight. This is what I came up with. It wasn't the best choice for "whole foods" but it hit the spot.
Banana Fudge Vitatop with peanut butter, cottage cheese and a sprinkle of cinnamon and almonds
Ingredients:
Vitatop (water, whole wheat flour, egg whites, chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin as an emulsifier, vanilla], maltitol, organic evaporated cane juice, erythritol, cocoa [processed with alkali], soy protein isolate, soy fiber, oat fiber, inulin, banana puree [bananas, ascorbic acid], leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], soy flour, lecithin, natural flavors, cinnamon, xanthan gum, sea salt, dried honey, fruit juice, natural grain dextrin, vitamin A, itamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin, iron, zinc, pantothenic acid, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, maltodextrin)
peanut butter (peanuts, salt)
cottage cheese (cultured pasteurized grade A skim milk, whey, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, salt, potato maltodextrin, calcium phosphate, artificial color, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3)
cinnamon
almonds
Whole foods (foods with ONLY 1 ingredient): 23
Other foods (foods with more than 1 ingredient): 16
On the fence foods (natural, but more than 1 ingredient): 7
Since my total number of food varies from week to week, I decided to look at percentages. The first Monday I counted foods, I ate:
65.4% whole foods
11% on the fence foods
23.6% other foods
(76.4% whole/natural foods)
The second Monday I counted foods, I ate:
50% whole foods
15.2% on the fence foods
34.8% other foods
(65.2% whole/natural foods)
This week, I ate:
53.6% whole foods
17.1% on the fence foods
29.3% other foods
(70.7% whole/natural foods)
So I did the best during week one, and haven't improved much. LOL
Next week I am going to make an effort to have 80% whole/natural foods.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Menu Monday - What Is A Whole Food?
Since one of my goals for this contest is too eat more whole foods, I was thinking I would post an ingredient journal on Mondays. That way I could keep an eye on things and see (actually see, visually, in the length of the ingredient list) how I am doing. For each meal, I'll list the "menu" followed by all of the ingredients. If you don't want to look through all the ingredients today, please skip to the bottom to discuss what constitutes a whole food.
Today's Menu
Post Workout
whey protein powder
creatine
water
Ingredients:
Whey Protein Isolate, Salt, Lecithin, Sucralose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Carbogen, Enzyme Matrix™ (lactase, lipase, Bromelain, Glucoamylase, Invertase, Alpha-Galactosidase, Protease 3.0, Peptidase, Amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase), Aminogen (Patented Bioactive Polypeptide enzyme system)
creatine monohydrate
Breakfast
pumpkin oatmeal
water
Ingredients:
oatmeal
pumpkin
walnuts
cinnamon
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
milk and egg protein (Protein Blend [Calcium Caseinate, Egg White, Whey Protein Isolate], Vitamin and Mineral Blend [Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Ferric Orthophosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Ergocalciferol, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin], Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Papain, Bromelain, Sucralose)
unsweetened almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
Lunch
Bhoona over brown rice (from Eat Clean Diet for Men), fresh muskmelon, diet pepsi
Ingredients:
bison stew meat
tomato
pineapple
garlic
onion
rice vinegar (water, rice)
olive oil
garam masala (salt, spices, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, red pepper)
chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, silicon dioxide [to make free flowing], garlic)
organic coconut milk (organic coconut, water, less than 1% guar gum)
brown rice
muskmelon
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
plain yogurt with berries, diet pepsi and water
Ingredients:
yogurt (cultured grade A nonfat milk, pectin)
strawberries
raspberries
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Dinner
Tomato pie, corn on the cob, fresh pineapple, diet pepsi
Ingredients:
flax seeds
almond flour (blanched almonds)
egg white
salt
tomatoes
basil
oregano
olive oil
Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, vinegar, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices)
Gruyere cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, enzymes, and salt)
sweet corn
pineapple
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
homemade berry cobbler, small scoop of fat free, sugar free vanilla ice cream
Ingredients:
coconut oil (100% raw organic unrefined cold-pressed extra-virgin coconut oil)
agave nectar (100% pure agave nectar)
spelt flour
oatmeal
flaxseeds
vanilla extract (vanilla bean, extractives in water, alcohol [35%], corn syrup)
almond extract (water, alcohol, almond oil)
cinnamon
sea salt
ginger
baking powder (corn starch, bicarbonate of soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, acid phosphate of calcium)
blackberries
cherries
blueberries
unsweetened vanilla almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
ice cream (nonfat milk, maltodextrin, sorbitol, whey, polydextrose, whey protein concentrate, glycerine, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, cornstarch, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, sucralose, vitamin A palmitate)
So here's the tally for today:
Whole foods (foods with ONLY 1 ingredient): 36
Other foods (foods with more than 1 ingredient): 13
On the fence foods (natural, but more than 1 ingredient): 6
The numbers above include the food each time it is used. For example, today I had tomatoes in 2 recipes, so I get 2 whole foods. Conversely, I had 3 cans of diet pepsi, so that's 3 "other" foods. I am not counting water, because I drink that throughout the day, and not just where I've noted it here. Also, I am putting things like spelt flour, cinnamon and oatmeal in the whole foods group, even though they are technically processed. I'm not grinding my own grain or spices. :) Unless they have other ingredients added to them (such as the garam masala), then they become "other" foods.
So What Is A Whole Food?
I was a little torn on items like the cheese, yogurt and rice vinegar. If I follow my own rules, they are an "other" food. But the cheese is made with pasteurized milk, culture, enzymes, and salt. Is cheese a "whole food"? How should I define whole food?
I want the food to be close to it's natural state. Take the yogurt for example - made with just milk and pectin. Two natural foods, but I should I put it under "other" because it has more than one ingredient? We could argue that the milk is processed, but let's not. :) And the Stevia packet - inulin and Stevia - whole food or not?
These thoughts created the third catagory - "on the fence" foods.
Anyone have an opinion on how I should add things up?
Today's Menu
Post Workout
whey protein powder
creatine
water
Ingredients:
Whey Protein Isolate, Salt, Lecithin, Sucralose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Carbogen, Enzyme Matrix™ (lactase, lipase, Bromelain, Glucoamylase, Invertase, Alpha-Galactosidase, Protease 3.0, Peptidase, Amylase, Protease 4.5, Protease 6.0, Protease AM, CereCalase), Aminogen (Patented Bioactive Polypeptide enzyme system)
creatine monohydrate
Breakfast
pumpkin oatmeal
water
Ingredients:
oatmeal
pumpkin
walnuts
cinnamon
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
milk and egg protein (Protein Blend [Calcium Caseinate, Egg White, Whey Protein Isolate], Vitamin and Mineral Blend [Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Ferric Orthophosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Ergocalciferol, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin], Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Papain, Bromelain, Sucralose)
unsweetened almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
Lunch
Bhoona over brown rice (from Eat Clean Diet for Men), fresh muskmelon, diet pepsi
Ingredients:
bison stew meat
tomato
pineapple
garlic
onion
rice vinegar (water, rice)
olive oil
garam masala (salt, spices, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, red pepper)
chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, silicon dioxide [to make free flowing], garlic)
organic coconut milk (organic coconut, water, less than 1% guar gum)
brown rice
muskmelon
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
plain yogurt with berries, diet pepsi and water
Ingredients:
yogurt (cultured grade A nonfat milk, pectin)
strawberries
raspberries
Stevia packet (inulin fiber, Stevia)
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Dinner
Tomato pie, corn on the cob, fresh pineapple, diet pepsi
Ingredients:
flax seeds
almond flour (blanched almonds)
egg white
salt
tomatoes
basil
oregano
olive oil
Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, vinegar, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices)
Gruyere cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, enzymes, and salt)
sweet corn
pineapple
diet pepsi (carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor)
Snack
homemade berry cobbler, small scoop of fat free, sugar free vanilla ice cream
Ingredients:
coconut oil (100% raw organic unrefined cold-pressed extra-virgin coconut oil)
agave nectar (100% pure agave nectar)
spelt flour
oatmeal
flaxseeds
vanilla extract (vanilla bean, extractives in water, alcohol [35%], corn syrup)
almond extract (water, alcohol, almond oil)
cinnamon
sea salt
ginger
baking powder (corn starch, bicarbonate of soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, acid phosphate of calcium)
blackberries
cherries
blueberries
unsweetened vanilla almond milk (purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, D-alpha-tocopherol [natural vitamin E])
ice cream (nonfat milk, maltodextrin, sorbitol, whey, polydextrose, whey protein concentrate, glycerine, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, cornstarch, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, sucralose, vitamin A palmitate)
So here's the tally for today:
Whole foods (foods with ONLY 1 ingredient): 36
Other foods (foods with more than 1 ingredient): 13
On the fence foods (natural, but more than 1 ingredient): 6
The numbers above include the food each time it is used. For example, today I had tomatoes in 2 recipes, so I get 2 whole foods. Conversely, I had 3 cans of diet pepsi, so that's 3 "other" foods. I am not counting water, because I drink that throughout the day, and not just where I've noted it here. Also, I am putting things like spelt flour, cinnamon and oatmeal in the whole foods group, even though they are technically processed. I'm not grinding my own grain or spices. :) Unless they have other ingredients added to them (such as the garam masala), then they become "other" foods.
So What Is A Whole Food?
I was a little torn on items like the cheese, yogurt and rice vinegar. If I follow my own rules, they are an "other" food. But the cheese is made with pasteurized milk, culture, enzymes, and salt. Is cheese a "whole food"? How should I define whole food?
I want the food to be close to it's natural state. Take the yogurt for example - made with just milk and pectin. Two natural foods, but I should I put it under "other" because it has more than one ingredient? We could argue that the milk is processed, but let's not. :) And the Stevia packet - inulin and Stevia - whole food or not?
These thoughts created the third catagory - "on the fence" foods.
Anyone have an opinion on how I should add things up?
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