Time for my most recent Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals post, where I share with you everything I ate and drank for an entire day. If you have questions about how I prepared some of these foods then feel free to ask. Also refer to my post Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Week 5.
I think my favorite meal from Monday was my mid-morning snack. Yogurt parfaits are my “thing” right now. I go through different stages where I eat the same foods all the time. I get on an egg-kick, then an oatmeal-kick, etc. Right now I am on a yogurt-kick. 2% Greek yogurt is where it’s at too…. I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to nonfat.
4:30am Pre-workout:
I started the day with 1 liter of water. I drank the first half by itself, then mixed the other half with 1 scoop MusclePharm Assault (fruit punch). I also had 1 BCAA capsule pre-workout and one post-workout.
Along with my pre-workout I had 1/4 cup 1% cottage cheese mixed with 3 grams MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla). I topped that with 24 grams of banana and cinnamon.
6:30am – Meal #1:
For breakfast I had a chicken-veggie scramble that had 50 grams broccoli and 50 grams Brussels sprouts (both cooked previously), plus 2 oz canned chicken. We made pizza the week before and I had mistakenly opened up a can of shredded chicken. I didn’t want to throw it away so I put it in a baggie and decided to use it randomly throughout the week.
The scramble also had 2 egg whites then salt and pepper. I topped the scramble with one large egg cooked sunny-side up. I had 1 slice Eureka Top Seed Organic Bread with 1 oz mashed avocado (sprinkled with salt). This was a fantastic breakfast! I didn’t get a picture of it, but I sprinkled everything with a little red pepper flakes and Cholula. On the side I had two cups of coffee (one while preparing breakfast and one while eating breakfast) and I sweetened it with a partial packet of Stevia.
I got the idea of eating chicken in my scramble from Fit Men Cook. He has an awesome blog and will make frittatas or scrambles with leftover chicken or other foods. I thought it was weird, but now that I’ve tried it I’m hooked. It is actually really good!
9:45am – Meal #2:
My mid-morning snack this week was bomb-digity. I mixed 6 oz 2% Greek yogurt with 1/3 scoop MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla). I then topped that with 25 grams pineapple, 25 grams strawberries, and 25 grams banana. I chopped up 1/2 oz dry roasted, unsalted peanuts and sprinkled that on top just before eating. My idea was that it would taste like a banana split and it did! I should have made some chocolate “protein icing” and drizzled that on top, but there is always next week! I definitely enjoyed this all week.
12:15pm – Meal #3:
Lunch consisted of 4.5oz cod, 50 grams broccoli, 30 grams carrots, 20 grams bell peppers, and 1 oz avocado. Simple and delicious.
I left my grandparents house early so I could run a few errands. After I got back to the office I had a Coconut Cashew Energy Bite as an after-lunch “dessert”. These silly things are SO good! If you haven’t made them yet then do so….
3:45pm – Meal #4:
My afternoon meal was 5 oz pork tenderloin, 3oz Brussels sprouts, 30 grams carrots, 2oz green beans, and 1/4 cup sweet corn. Again, easy yet delicious.
6:45pm – Meal #5:
Dinner was a gigantic vegetable salad with 1 cup spring salad mix, 1 oz broccoli slaw, 2 Tbsp green peas (all I did was thaw out frozen peas), 30 grams grape tomatoes, and 35 grams bell pepper. I drizzled a little balsamic vinegar glaze on top. I made pesto-chicken by mixing 1/2 Tbsp homemade pesto with 4oz chicken thighs (heated in the microwave). We made homemade French fries using russet potatoes and a little olive oil and Donny actually grilled them. I had 2.5 oz potato (weighed after cooking). It was a really good dinner! We needed to use up a couple potatoes so this was perfect. I love grilled potatoes!
That was everything for today. I had about 5 liters of water. One first thing, then four throughout the workday.
In terms of my macros, I was 3 over protein (163 grams), 4 over carbs (124 grams), and I was short 3 for fat (50 grams). Remember, these numbers are unique to me and my goals. You could set your numbers to allow more carbs or you could be going low carb. It is all individual to each person. If you want to know more about how I get my values then let me know. I’m happy to help!
