Yesterday's menu had a definite ethnic feel to it. I was feeling uninspired, so I went back in time via this blog for some inspiration. Fortunately, I found some dishes I wanted to make again, so I went to the store and was thrilled to find an avocado on sale for $.50 and a pint of grape tomatoes for $.99.
Just a note, my son doesn't eat raw on Wednesday. He had veggie burgers, soup, salad and sugar free banana bread topped with chocolate frosting. ( more on the delicious frosting recipe I created tomorrow! )
Breakfast: Green Smoothie
Lunch: 5 Spice Lettuce Wraps with Tomatoes and Avocado
Dinner: Daikon Spicy Noodles and Thai Coconut and Vegetable Soup
Calories: 1847
Fat: 85 grams ( way way too much in my opinion )
Carbs: 226 Grams
Fiber: 91 grams ( too much of a good thing? I am OK eating this much, but most people would probably have a stomach ache)
Protein: 71 grams ( thanks lentil sprouts!)
According to Fitday, I was deficient is Vitamin D and B-12. I had 50% of Vitamin E and 72% of Calcium. Selenium was lacking at 63%.
I take a multi vitamin that covers all of these, so I'm not too concerned about the vitamins. What I am concerned about is that fat intake. That is just way too much. Next week I am going to do better. I plug the food into Fitday AFTER I have eaten. Next week I will plan my menu the day before and try to keep the fat under 50 grams. I'd also like to get the calories down a bit.
I almost forgot, since I'm sure someone will ask, here is the spiralizer I used for the daikon noodles.
If you want to spend less money, a julienne peeler is great tool for the frugal kitchen.
I'm taking requests for Frugal Raw Recipe Makeovers for next week. Leave a comment or email me ( my address is on my profile ) with the meal you would like me to feature on Raw Wednesday!
I am very excited about that bread recipe! I have some bananas on the counter just begging to turn into banana bread.
ReplyDeleteAll your food looks so enticing and colourful to eat! But I can't pretend, I'm really excited about the prospect of that peanut butter frosting recipe!!! (n_n)
ReplyDeleteAll of the food looks great to me!
ReplyDeleteAll of the food looks great to me!
ReplyDeleteI just happened up on you blog and love it! Your food looks yummy and the cake sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteDaikon noodles is a wonderful idea, especially with an Asian-style dish. All of it looks absolutely fabulous. So colorful, and I feel like I can almost "see" the flavors.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if fitday accounts for the smoothie fiber being broken down a bit. It's a lot easier to take in fiber that's been blended.
ReplyDeleteYeah raw can get to be a lot of fat sometimes. Do you think it was from the coconut?
Bitt, I'm sure Fitday doesn't factor in blending. I certainly don't have an issue eating this much fiber a day because I eat a lot every day!
ReplyDeleteThe coconut added fat, plus I made the 5 spice raw filling out of walnuts and I had avocado and sesame seeds in the same dish! And then again for dinner I ate multiple fats.. I don't feel bad eating that way, but I just don't think it's wise to do all the time. I know that when I was raw for 30 days I did not feel very good and I ate a lot of fat.
Chocolate peanut butter frosting??!! I can't wait ... looking forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be a lot easier to get the calcium and iron you need with more greens (like a lot more!), but I don't know how that would work for your budget. Beautiful pics, as always!
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Hey! I just came across your blog, and I love it!!!! I can't wait to see that sugarfree banana cake :)
ReplyDeleteCherie, You are so right about the greens. I ate less than I usually do on my raw days.. I normally don't have an issue getting all of the calcium I need through greens. Iron isn't a problem, especially with the sprouted lentils.
ReplyDeleteGreens rock!
I thought I was the only one whose body did just fine with 80-100g of fiber a day! Glad to know I'm not alone :) Hmm, raw recipes to frugalize...anything with coconut, heh.
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