A Week of Eats – A different kind of WIAW
Last week I participated in a science project for the amazing Leigha. She is doing a project in her biology class about the protein intake of different diets (vegan, vegetarian & omnivore) and asked us to track our food for a whole week. I thought that it would be interesting to take a look at a week’s snapshot of what I eat and I wanted to help Leigha out so I signed up right away! After looking through the log that I wrote for her and the pictures that I took throughout the week I thought that I would share the whole log as a different kind of What I Ate Wednesday post.
I went back and forth a little on whether or not to post this because people have all sorts of opinions of how we should eat as runners and I know I could be opening myself up to some scrutiny but I want to be as open as possible when it comes to all aspects of my running – training, workouts, recovery and food – so I’m going to march ahead.
I am a pretty normal eater mostly meaning that there’s nothing that I try to avoid, in fact I focus more on things that I want to make sure that I am eating that things that I try to exclude. I like to have a sweet treat once a day but I mainly focus on making sure that I’m eating fruits, vegetables, protein, fats and CARBS (<– so so so important for long distance runners!). But enough talking from me – let’s let the food do the talking. 🙂
Monday – 2/16
(9 miles easy)
Breakfast
Oatmeal w/ brown sugar and 2% milk
Banana
Coffee w/ 2% milk + a sprinkle of sugar
Lunch
Grilled Cheese Sandwich on whole wheat bread with tomatoes and sharp cheddar cheese
Cortland apple
Afternoon Snack
Chobani Almond Coco Loco Greek Yogurt
1 slice of my mom’s homemade honey oat bread + butter
Dinner
2 chicken tacos w/ lots of toppings, mexican rice, and sauteed bell peppers and onions
Dessert
1 slice of my sister’s homemade banana bread w/ peanut butter + a glass of 2% milk
Tuesday – 2/17
(11 mile speed workout)
Breakfast
2 slices of toast (made with mom’s homemade bread) + butter and raspberry preserves
2 eggs scrambled w/ a little bit of 2% milk
banana
Lunch
Chicken Wrap – rotisserie chicken + homemade peanut sauce + lettuce + avocado
baby carrots
Afternoon Snack
Cortland Apple
Sweet Chili Pistachios
Dinner
Breakfast for dinner for NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY! – Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes (w/ syrup) + bacon + hashbrowns + strawberries
Orange-Peach-Mango Juice
Wednesday – 2/18
(8 miles easy)
Pre-Run
1 Honey Stinger Waffle
Breakfast
Oatmeal w/ brown sugar and 2% milk
Banana
Coffee w/ 2% milk + a sprinkle of sugar
Mid-Morning Snack
A slice of banana bread with peanut butter
Lunch
Taco Soup w/ cheddar cheese and multigrain tortilla chips (Soup Group day at work)
Afternoon Snack
Strawberries
Cashews
Dinner
Butternut Squash Ravioli w/ homemade alfredo sauce
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Rotisserie Chicken
Roll w/ butter
Dessert
Chocolate ice cream w/ 2 oreos & sprinkles
Thursday – 2/19
(8 miles easy)
Pre-Run
1 Honey Stinger Waffle
Breakfast
1 slice of toast (made with mom’s homemade bread) + butter, cream cheese and raspberry preserves
2 eggs over easy
banana
cup of coffee w/ milk and sugar
Lunch
Leftover Chicken from last night
Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Afternoon Snack
Greek Yogurt + Strawberries
Dinner
White Rice + Peas + Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken + 3 Thai Shrimp Gyoza
Dessert
Coffee Chocolate Chip Gelato
Friday – 2/20
(1o mile run w/ 5 mile tempo)
Pre-Run
1 Honey Stinger Waffle
During-Run
a handful of Honey Stinger Pink Lemonade Chews
Breakfast
Leftover pancakes from Tuesday + peanut butter, cinnamon, chia seeds, maple syrup & a banana
Coffee w/ milk & sugar
Lunch
Mexican salad – romaine lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper, corn, avocado, sweet potato, pistachios, queso fresco w/ greek yogurt dressing + a whole wheat tortilla
Dinner
Breaded Chicken
Broccoli
Pan Fried Multi-Colored Potatoes
Saturday – 2/21
(6 miles easy)
Breakfast
banana
Oatmeal w/ brown sugar & milk
Morning Coffee Date
Latte
Lunch
Grilled Cheese Sandwich on whole wheat w/ tomatoes
Butternut Squash Soup w/ craisins
Afternoon Snack
Macintosh apple
Kind Bar
Dinner
Tacos for Travel Fundraiser – two tacos on flour tortillas w/ beef, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa & sour cream + rice
Dessert
2 chocolate chips cookies & a mini chocolate cupcake
Sunday – 2/22
(Long run day – 18 miles)
Pre-Run
1 Honey Stinger Waffle
During-Run
a handful of Honey Stinger Pink Lemonade Chews
Breakfast
Banana
Guacamole, 2 fried eggs, hot sauce + queso fresco on a toasted whole wheat bagel
Coffee w/ milk & sugar
Lunch
Leftover chicken from Friday night + broccoli + butternut squash soup
Afternoon Snack
Apple
Dinner
Date night out for pizza & wings (3 buffalo wings & 2 slices of Hawaiian BBW Chicken pizza)
Dessert
A blondie w/ a glass of milk
**Please keep in mind that this is just a snapshot of what I ate one week out of the year. It is not a nutrition recommendation on a guide on how you personally should eat. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at thefoodierunner@gmail.com