what do you eat, Healthy ?

[iv-tecman]

Well, a decent chicken breast fillet is about £1.25, so that's £17.50 on chicken alone.

26p an egg for decent eggs, 4 a day, that's about £7 on eggs.

Cheap tuna is 50p a can, so another £3.50

So that's already £28 for the week, not including the fish and protein shake.

As much as I love chicken, it's just so damn expensive

Why not buy whole chickens and cut them up yourself? Two breast filliets per chicken, plus legs and wings... You can get deals on chicken, tesco has two for a fiver most weeks..

That's four chicken breasts for 80p, plus you've got legs and wings which you can oven cook and serve with rice etc....

 

[burtie]

Today will be oats for breakfast, omelette for mid morning snack and some nuts, chicken fillets and veg stir fry for lunch, peanut butter on toast later on, salmon and veg for tea

 

[Dogoid]

yeah i blame the coke, too much sugar and your body responds by sending out insulin to reduce your blood sugar levels, and this is the crash , you all of a sudden become lethargic , also hungry because this is your body wanting to raise its blood sugar level to normal.

also exercise. i think this is the MOST important aspect to high energy levels and general alertness.

 

[ssharp59]

protein shake costs so damn much.. Back in the days of the gym!

 

[dave1983]

ok update i had for lunch

small peices of french bread, with cheese and hot dog.

then i had some cucumba and salad with a yoghurt, i feel pretty good and full

also im investing in a cross trainer, used to have one at my parents and it saves your self going to the gym and work all your body, happy days.

 

[Lokai]

Why not buy whole chickens and cut them up yourself? Two breast filliets per chicken, plus legs and wings... You can get deals on chicken, tesco has two for a fiver most weeks..

That's four chicken breasts for 80p, plus you've got legs and wings which you can oven cook and serve with rice etc....

Buying a full chicken is a bit of pain, but like you say we buy the deals from asda each week usually something like 4 packs of chicken for a tenner. Doesnt cost too much.

Me and a colleague each put £80 a month towards all the food we need at work, so eggs, chicken, pitta, veg, rice etc

 

[gillywibble]

I tend to try and keep the fat content to a minimum.

Interestingly, since I've been doing so, I haven't had any indigestion.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I drink a couple of glasses of coke every day but it's diet, so it's only 1 cal per glass. Is that ok, or is diet coke just as bad as regular coke?

 

[dave1983]

I drink a couple of glasses of coke every day but it's diet, so it's only 1 cal per glass. Is that ok, or is diet coke just as bad as regular coke?

diet coke is ok, however it kills the calcium on your bones, the chemical in coke are bad, aspartime is one of them, even though there is no sugar there are still sweeteners amongst other things.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

I've completely changed my diet and spending habbits since being back at home.

Used to always buy my dinner when at work, and that would consist of a butty and pasty from the shop, a pack of crisps and a bottle of drink.

Now I don't spend any money at all during the week on dinners etc I get up in the morning, have some toast or a bagel with a brew, then I make some sandwiches at (usually ham with plenty of salad and mayo), take at least 4 pieces of fruit to munch on throughout the day, and also have a low fat yoghurt.


Definately seeing the improvements both financially and nutritionally. Not saying i'm shedding the pounds but I definately don't feel so cruddy at work Thumbs up from me!

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Me and a colleague each put £80 a month towards all the food we need at work, so eggs, chicken, pitta, veg, rice etc

That seems like an awful lot? £20 a week for dinners. So whats that £4 a day. Making your own sandwiches, taking some yoghurts and fruit doesn't cost £20 a week, that would be a weekly shop for ALL my food, not just dinners.

 

[Buffman]

Breakfast: oats+banana+whey powder blended
meal 2: Tuna mayonnaise on wholemeal bread, banana
post workout: Whey powder
Snack: Apple or 2, wholemeal yoghurt
Meal 3 ~5-6pm: Chicken or scrambled egg with salad
dinner ~7-8: Varies, usually with 2+ servings veg
before sleeping ~11/12: Cottage cheese

Sometimes I eat more, though usually I eat a bit less than all the above. Should get more green veg into my diet but apart from that I think its pretty good (better than 95% of students anyway ).

protein shake costs so damn much.. Back in the days of the gym!

No they don't , they're the cheapest price per g of protein around and if they weren't I probably wouldn't use them (although it is easy to neck one on the way from the gym to a lecture).

I drink a couple of glasses of coke every day but it's diet, so it's only 1 cal per glass. Is that ok, or is diet coke just as bad as regular coke?

It's got some nasty sweeteners in it and supposedly also makes you crave carbs. I've cut down completely to water unless I'm going out drinking (another fatal flaw in my diet ).

 

[Laney88]

After reading this post this morning i decided to not get a sausage and bean melt pastie from gregs today for my usual sub £1 dinner but instead got a vegetable pastie for 16p cheaper and its actually a lot nicer than the sausage and beans one lol

Great success

 

[Lokai]

That seems like an awful lot? £20 a week for dinners. So whats that £4 a day. Making your own sandwiches, taking some yoghurts and fruit doesn't cost £20 a week, that would be a weekly shop for ALL my food, not just dinners.

I dont think £4 a day is a lot really for three high protein meals a day at work, but i suppose it comes down to what your used to spending.

5 years ago when i used to work in the city centre i would spend around £10 a day or more on subways and the like, shocking when you add it up !

 

[Fuzz]

Think I'm doing OK with my diet now.
Not that I've ever been a big snack / processed crap eater anyway as the garden is mostly a veg garden and the poly tunnel is rammed to the rafters with stuff.

8.00 Porridge with a few added banana slices and some mixed nuts and glass of orange juice (fibre in the oats to offset the sugar rush from the orange juice)
10.30 Granary bread sandwich with chicken, lettuce, cucumber, onion, sweetcorn, water cress etc (half a sandwich) Cup of coffee with one sugar. Carbs in the bread keeping me going without crashing during the day.
12.30 Ryvita sandwiches with ham, mustard, lettuce and low fat mayo. The rest of the banana from breakfast, Bowl of mixed fresh fruit, Couple of glasses of water
3.30 The other half of the granary sandwich from the morning and a cup of tea or coffee.
6.30 Main evening meal, Roast dinner type affair usually, spuds, plenty of variation in steamed veg and a good few slices of either beef or chicken, easy on the gravy. Fruit of some sort for pud usually not fresh though
9.00 after training protein shake.

 

[AGD]

it is quite true that it does come expensive, if you go to somewhere like tescos ect... you see healthy living food to be a lot more expensive, whereas normal food you can get BOGOF deals, you end up spending an extra £10-£20they make it harder to eat healthly and it's stupid, the supermarkets i never see healthy living foods cheap, always bloody fatty food, and im on a low budget due to renting my own accomidation it doesn't come easy to spend that extra amount on cash.

I only shop in tescos. What are these "healthy living foods"? Do you mean ready meals? You don't need bogof on potatoes or carrots or frozen peas because they are already so damn cheap. It's easy to get a very filling, healthy meal for under £2. The pasta meals I have are only about a quid each time when you work it out.

Bottle of coke = 75p?
Fresh soup and a roll that lasts two days for lunch: £2

So easy.

I assume you are saying the junk food is bad value with that post? If so I agree!

 

[Dinomania]

Just can we note that several of these food diaries being posted up now are by people who have a training regime or are trying to build muscle!

They're all healthy but rely on a solid amount of exercise

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Just can we note that several of these food diaries being posted up now are by people who have a training regime or are trying to build muscle!

They're all healthy but rely on a solid amount of exercise

Was just going to say this. All for people who are training and 'bulking' up.

For the average human being who just wants to eat healthy, it's excessive.

 

[Aedus]

You're welcome

 

[Fuzz]

For the average human being who just wants to eat healthy, it's excessive.

Sat on your ass in an office is unhealthy, if you are in this career then you need to get some exercise along with your healthy meal plan.

For an active person I wouldn't have said anyones diet was excessive. Some just poor