Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals [#6]

Here is everything I ate this last Tuesday. We had a great meal prepping session on Sunday (very different from the Sunday before that when we lost Kevin). Donny wanted a bunch of veggies to grill for the week…. so I bought a bunch of veggies. We also picked up some cod fillets at Sam’s Club a few weeks ago and I’ve been enjoying those for a few meals each week. We are out now so looks like we need to make another trip! Well, here goes… here is everything I ate & drank Tuesday of this week.

4:30am Preworkout:

One liter of water, one scoop of Assault Pre-workout (fruit punch). 1 capsule BCAA pre-workout & 1 post-workout.

I had 1/4 cup 1% cottage cheese mixed with 1/4 scoop MusclePharm Isolate Protein (chocolate). I drizzled 1 gram on agave nectar over it. It looks kinda gross, but tastes awesome!

6:40am Meal #1:

My breakfast was 4 egg whites sprinkled with salt and cinnamon. I mixed 4 oz Greek yogurt with 1/2 scoop MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla) and cinnamon. I put a dollop of that on 1 homemade whole wheat waffle (made in bulk and frozen, then thawed and thrown in the toaster). 55 grams of chopped strawberries were sprinkled on top and 1 Tbsp raw almond butter was drizzled on top. Delicious. I love having frozen waffles available to each in the morning! I suggest making a big batch and freezing all leftovers.

9:45am Meal #2: 

My mid-morning snack this week was 1/5 cup rolled oats mixed with 1/2 Tbsp chia and cooked using unsweetened cashew milk (I made a big batch during meal prep which is why it is 1/5). 1/2 scoop of MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla) was mixed in and then it was topped with 23 grams sliced bananas and 3/4 Tbsp almond butter. I had a side of four egg whites.

12:25pm Meal #3:

Lunch was 4.8 oz cod (grilled on foil), 1/4 cup whole wheat cous cous, 100 grams zucchini & yellow squash, 50 grams red cabbage, and five small slices of yellow & orange bell pepper (grilled).

4:00pm Meal #4:

My afternoon snack/meal was 5 oz pork loin 3 oz Brussels sprouts, a few slices of grilled yellow bell pepper, & 1 ounce avocado. I also had a mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Larabar. I found these mini Larabars at Sam’s Club and they are awesome! They are 100 calories each and have very few ingredients. I have been using them as my carb/dessert for certain meals.

6:30pm Meal #5:

For dinner we decided to have burrito bowls with all the veggies and meat we’d prepped over the weekend. However, we thought it might be a good idea to use plates…..so not really a bowl. It was a fantastic dinner! 2 Tbsp dark red kidney beans, 3.5 oz sirloin tip roast, 3 oz sweet potatoes (cubed and grilled, 2 oz avocado, 100 grams zucchini, 24 grams yellow bell pepper, 1/4 cup 505 green chile, and 1/2 cup mixed greens. So simple and yet SO yummy! All of it was topped with Chalula. Chalula is a key topping in most of our meals.

That was it for today…..I consumed 1,689 calories according to MyFitnessPal. My macros were as follows: 178 grams protein (3 over my goal), 133 grams carbohydrate (2 over my goal), and 58 grams fat (right on my goal).

Let me know if you have any questions about my eating habits!