I just wasn't in the mood for oatmeal this morning, so I had a banana ($0.15) with my coffee ($0.13), and made a peanut butter sandwich mid-morning (bread $0.03; PB $0.05). Before I went to the gym I had a slice of wheat bread ($0.03). So breakfast was basically $0.39.
I worked from home in the morning, so I was able to bake some sweet potatoes. These took longer than I expected - about 70 minutes - but when they were finally done, they were excellent. I sprinkled just a bit of cinnamon and sugar on top and ate it right out of the skin (12.6 oz, $0.44, plus about $0.01 for the cinnamon and sugar).
I had a side of the southwest macaroni salad (that recipe made a lot) - 6 oz for $0.21.
While I was teaching in the afternoon I had a banana ($0.15) as a snack.
Dinner was nice -I had bought a second plantain ($0.44) last week, and it was still good, but starting to turn, so I chopped it up and fried it in a teaspoon of canola oil ($0.01).
In the evening I had some yogurt (6 oz, $0.37) a pickle ($0.14), and some tea ($0.02). I forgot to take my supplement.
Reflecting on the day's nutrition, I felt like I had done a pretty good job incorporating some affordable fruits and vegetables. I'm starting to see how I could plan for the higher cost of those ingredients later in the day. Something simple for breakfast like oatmeal or a peanut butter sandwich, and save the fresh stuff for later.
Total cost for the day: $2.69
Total calories for the day: 1,816
Rounding out the Triad -
Exercise: Stairmaster for about 35 minutes and 457 cal, elliptical for about 22 minutes or 255 cal, and as I was walking out of the gym I saw my boss on the treadmill, so I got up on the treadmill next to him and we had a walking/jogging meeting for about 25 minutes or 145 cal. Total calorie burn for the day: 857
Sleep: Good - about 7 hours.
I worked from home in the morning, so I was able to bake some sweet potatoes. These took longer than I expected - about 70 minutes - but when they were finally done, they were excellent. I sprinkled just a bit of cinnamon and sugar on top and ate it right out of the skin (12.6 oz, $0.44, plus about $0.01 for the cinnamon and sugar).
I had a side of the southwest macaroni salad (that recipe made a lot) - 6 oz for $0.21.
While I was teaching in the afternoon I had a banana ($0.15) as a snack.
Dinner was nice -I had bought a second plantain ($0.44) last week, and it was still good, but starting to turn, so I chopped it up and fried it in a teaspoon of canola oil ($0.01).
Frying them really brings out the sugar. I served it with some left over brown rice ($0.05) and a bratwurst ($0.50).
Reflecting on the day's nutrition, I felt like I had done a pretty good job incorporating some affordable fruits and vegetables. I'm starting to see how I could plan for the higher cost of those ingredients later in the day. Something simple for breakfast like oatmeal or a peanut butter sandwich, and save the fresh stuff for later.
Total cost for the day: $2.69
Total calories for the day: 1,816
Rounding out the Triad -
Exercise: Stairmaster for about 35 minutes and 457 cal, elliptical for about 22 minutes or 255 cal, and as I was walking out of the gym I saw my boss on the treadmill, so I got up on the treadmill next to him and we had a walking/jogging meeting for about 25 minutes or 145 cal. Total calorie burn for the day: 857
Sleep: Good - about 7 hours.
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