Things I Eat (CHEESE)

I have had a lot of questions on what I eat on a daily basis.  The idea of eating a macro nutrient diet is that you can eat pretty much what you want as long as it lines up with your required number of fats, proteins and carbs within your allowed calories.  Now, with that being said, you could blow your entire macros on one trip to a fast food joint, or in my case one sitting with some chips and queso, but the point is to live a healthier life, and that just won’t get it done. 

First thing I do is cook a big batch of chicken breast over the weekend so I have it prepped and ready to go in the fridge for the week (my kids love it too, so that is a bonus).  I happen to love chicken, but if you prefer something else, like ground turkey, or flank steak, etc, by all means go with what you like (if it fits).  I cook about 8-10 chicken breasts by marinating them in a fajita type seasoning (try low sodium) and 2TBSP of olive oil.  I put all of it in a Ziploc bag and let it sit in the fridge anywhere from 30 min to 24 hours before grilling it. Here are a few of my go to meals that I eat on a weekly basis.

Alison’s Favorite Salad

Organic Romaine Hearts, 4 oz (about 2 cups)

Diced Tomato, 4 oz

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, 5.3 oz

Monterrey Jack Shredded Cheese, 1/4 cup (28g)

Baked Blue Corn Chips, crushed, 1 oz (28g/about 19 chips)

Sour Cream-Fat Free, 2 tbsp

Hass Avocado, 1 oz.

Mix lettuce, tomato, chicken, cheese and crushed tortilla chips.  In a separate bowl mash the avocado and mix with sour cream.  Toss salad in with the sour cream/avocado mixture.  Enjoy.

Here are your macros: 

Calories 508

Carbs 34g

Fat 21.7g

Protein 47g

Southwest Chicken Mix-up

Black Beans , 1/4 cup

Whole Kernel Sweet Corn (I used canned because it’s easy), 1/2 cup

Mild Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 1/4 cup (28 grams)

Grilled Chicken Breast, 150 g

Microwave Organic Brown Rice, 0.5 cup

Mix black beans and corn together and heat in microwave.  Add rice, cheese (can y'all tell I like cheese?) and chicken.  Eat it up!

**Salsa would be a good addition to this if you can fit it in your macros. 

Here are your macros:

Cal 551

Carbs 40g

Fat 17.7g

Protein 62g 

My current daily macros are

1745 Cal
175g Carbs
175g P
39g F

Again, it’s about eating what you like as long as you can make it fit.  Don't stress about it, take small steps and try to get within 5% of your numbers.  If you need more help with things to eat, check out one of the websites I love, www.rippedrecipes.com (thanks to my dear friend Abby for sharing it with me).  I will post my daily food diary soon to give you an idea of what I eat through out the day.  Good luck y’all and let me know how I can help you.

xo,

Alison