Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals posts are intended to show you that healthy, clean eating meals don’t have to be crazy or weird or gross. I eat simple, whole foods throughout the day and I find them delicious! Hopefully you can take a few tips here and there or try a combination of foods here or there to start incorporating clean eating foods into your diet.
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4:30am – Pre-Workout:
My day started with a liter of water. Half the liter I mixed with 1 scoop of MusclePharm Assault (a pre-workout supplement) and the other half I drank plain. I took 1 BCAA capsule pre-workout and 1 post-workout.
I need a little something I my belly before a workout, but I don’t want to eat TOO much so I had part of a banana (32 grams).
6:45am – Meal #1:
Breakfast was an egg white scramble with 1 large egg, 4 egg whites, 2 Tbsp 1% cottage cheese and 50g broccoli. I also had 1 slice Ezekiel bread topped with 1oz avocado. I also had 1 1/2 cups of coffee (black).
Calories: 315
9:30am – Meal #2:
My mid-morning meal was 6oz 2% Greek yogurt mixed with 1/3 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla). I had 1/4c blueberries and 1/4 of a container of blackberries (1.5oz) on the yogurt, then sprinkled 1/2Tbsp hemp hearts and 1 Tbsp pepitas on top before eating. Yum! So easy to make and one of my favorite snacks.
Calories: 265
12:30pm – Meal #3:
Lunch was 1/2c Farro Harvest Salad, 4oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs and 100 grams broccoli. I am loving this Farro Harvest Salad. The dried cherries add sweetness while the celery and Brussels sprouts add a nice texture. Check it out if you haven’t yet.
Calories: 350
4:00pm – Meal #4:
My mid-afternoon meal was 4oz ground beef (93% lean), 1 cup cooked cabbage, 3oz green beans and 50 grams carrots. I love the combination of cabbage and ground beef! It is a great low carb option and cabbage has minimal calories!
Calories: 270
5:30pm:
So I haven’t been feeling so hot lately. My throat gets scratchy and I feel like I am on the verge of getting sick…. I am trying my hardest to fight it off though! I came home from work and decided to have some hot tea. I picked out the Honey Vanilla Chamomile from Celestial Seasonings. It is one of my favorites!
6:30pm – Meal #5:
For dinner Donny made us beef in a slow cooker! He took stew meat and mixed it with 505 Green Chile, 505 Salsa, smoked paprika, garlic salt, sea salt, beef broth and some other ingredients (not entirely sure) and let that cook on low in the slow cooker. It turned out pretty tasty! I had a little over 2oz of that mixture, 3oz Brussels sprouts and 1/2c brown rice.
Calories: 265
8:00pm – Meal #6:
Not really a meal, but I still had some protein to get in for the day and a couple carbs. I had 3/4 scoop MusclePharm Combat protein (chocolate peanut butter) for “dessert”. I love this stuff (most likely because it is chocolate and peanut butter flavors).
Calories: 100
Well that is everything in terms of what I ate for Mel’s Meals this week. I ended the day eating 1,621 calories, including 159g protein, 118g carbohydrate and 57g fat. The only goal I went over according to My Fitness Pal was fat, which was most likely due to the stew meat at dinner!
If you have any questions about Mel’s Meals or how I prepared something then check out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Week 28 post. You can also email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com, comment below or send me a Facebook message!
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