Happy Friday! Life got in the way of blogging, but not in the way of living in the nineties. So here’s the big news: Mitchell and I each weighed in the morning of Day 1, before having anything to eat. On Day 3’s weigh-in, I’d lost 1.8 pounds, and Mitchell had lost 2.8 pounds. This morning, Day 5, I’d lost another two pounds, as had Mitchell. Remember, the experiment is not being done for weight loss, but it sure is a nice benefit!
Day 3 began without a banana for the Post Shredded Wheat (NuVal 91). I used a little artificial sweetener and it was good. I’ll continue eating it next week when we begin adding the eighties. I worked from home and was sure to drink a lot of water and snack on fruit. Lunch was a protein shake with two tablespoons of Nasoya Silken Tofu (100), about a half-cup of Lowes Foods skim milk (91), blueberries and strawberries (both 100), and one banana (91). I blended it all together with lots of ice and it was really good. It made about two eight ounce servings, so Mitchell and I split it. Our meeting was canceled, but we stayed at the restaurant to have dinner, which could have been a disaster. I had planned on a house salad at the restaurant and, planning ahead, I had a baked potato (93) before we left the house. I was happy to see a ‘build your own’ salad on the menu (Whew!): lettuce (not iceberg; that’s only an 82) and spinach (both 100s), green peppers (94), tomatoes (96), cucumbers (I don’t know the score yet), and salsa as the dressing.
Yesterday is when life really got in the way. I was unable to have breakfast and didn’t have anything to eat until 12:30 in the afternoon. Panera has a large fruit bowl (honeydew, cantaloupe (93), and grapes (92)). (Seems like there's something else, but I can’t remember.) I had a large house salad, which was mostly lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber, and the side was an apple (96). For dinner, I made the Barilla Plus pasta (91) and homemade sauce (tomatoes, onion (93), and spices. It was pretty good! This morning was, once again, Post Shredded Wheat, a banana, and Lowes Foods skim milk (all 91s). I had some leftover pasta for lunch. Tonight’s dinner was prepaid (and preplanned) – Boy Scout barbecue (without the bread)! How can anyone resist?
Pound for pound
An interesting, and surprising, fact about the Lowes Foods brand is that the NuVal score tended to be higher than the name brand. In some cases, the scores were the same. I had to find out why. Many people think that the store brand is made by the name brand. In some instances that’s true. Oftentimes, the name brand simply packages the store brand’s product. So, when you’re looking at NuVal scores and comparing product to product, don’t snub the store brand simply because it’s the store brand. Make the decision based on score. Price is another factor to consider, though. Case in point: Smart Balance skim milk has a NuVal score of 100. The Lowes Foods skim milk is 91. But, the Smart Balance was almost $4.00 for a half gallon, while the LF brand was $3.79 for the gallon.
Bringing in the big hair
On Sunday I’ll be shopping for foods in the eighties. I’ll only be adding eighties foods to the nineties I’m eating now. I’m really looking forward to going grocery shopping and will be back then to share my grocery list.
Next time, I'll provide information for foods that are often considered 'healthier' - fat free, sugar free, organic, etc. Once again, don't be fooled by the label.
Day 3 began without a banana for the Post Shredded Wheat (NuVal 91). I used a little artificial sweetener and it was good. I’ll continue eating it next week when we begin adding the eighties. I worked from home and was sure to drink a lot of water and snack on fruit. Lunch was a protein shake with two tablespoons of Nasoya Silken Tofu (100), about a half-cup of Lowes Foods skim milk (91), blueberries and strawberries (both 100), and one banana (91). I blended it all together with lots of ice and it was really good. It made about two eight ounce servings, so Mitchell and I split it. Our meeting was canceled, but we stayed at the restaurant to have dinner, which could have been a disaster. I had planned on a house salad at the restaurant and, planning ahead, I had a baked potato (93) before we left the house. I was happy to see a ‘build your own’ salad on the menu (Whew!): lettuce (not iceberg; that’s only an 82) and spinach (both 100s), green peppers (94), tomatoes (96), cucumbers (I don’t know the score yet), and salsa as the dressing.
Yesterday is when life really got in the way. I was unable to have breakfast and didn’t have anything to eat until 12:30 in the afternoon. Panera has a large fruit bowl (honeydew, cantaloupe (93), and grapes (92)). (Seems like there's something else, but I can’t remember.) I had a large house salad, which was mostly lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber, and the side was an apple (96). For dinner, I made the Barilla Plus pasta (91) and homemade sauce (tomatoes, onion (93), and spices. It was pretty good! This morning was, once again, Post Shredded Wheat, a banana, and Lowes Foods skim milk (all 91s). I had some leftover pasta for lunch. Tonight’s dinner was prepaid (and preplanned) – Boy Scout barbecue (without the bread)! How can anyone resist?
Pound for pound
An interesting, and surprising, fact about the Lowes Foods brand is that the NuVal score tended to be higher than the name brand. In some cases, the scores were the same. I had to find out why. Many people think that the store brand is made by the name brand. In some instances that’s true. Oftentimes, the name brand simply packages the store brand’s product. So, when you’re looking at NuVal scores and comparing product to product, don’t snub the store brand simply because it’s the store brand. Make the decision based on score. Price is another factor to consider, though. Case in point: Smart Balance skim milk has a NuVal score of 100. The Lowes Foods skim milk is 91. But, the Smart Balance was almost $4.00 for a half gallon, while the LF brand was $3.79 for the gallon.
Bringing in the big hair
On Sunday I’ll be shopping for foods in the eighties. I’ll only be adding eighties foods to the nineties I’m eating now. I’m really looking forward to going grocery shopping and will be back then to share my grocery list.
Next time, I'll provide information for foods that are often considered 'healthier' - fat free, sugar free, organic, etc. Once again, don't be fooled by the label.
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