Young Calorie Counters

I'm kind of copying the oh so popular topic found in the food forum. This is different, though: for teens! I think it's pretty interesting to see what we teenagers eat, and this will kind of give the chance for teens to see what other healthy foods they can add to their diet.. I sure know that my diet needs improvement XD

Oh, and the same rules as the one in the other forum applies.. especially do not post if you are not eating enough. Nobody wants to see it, and you're only hurting yourself in the long run; believe me, I found out the hard way.

I'll start!
breakfast: cheerios, a yogurt, & and orange
lunch: a turkey sandwich (i love low carb bread! really.) an apple, another yogurt, &wheat thins
after school: a peanut butter sandwhich on whole grain & an orange
dinner: probably light soup & a salad or something!

don't be shy XD

zebulancherry: i got it from a shop called 'rainbow wholefoods' but i live in the UK and it was manufactured in London so that probably explains it!
yakakakaka I totally back you up :)
TEENS STOP POSTING IF YOURE STARVING YOURSELF, its not cool or clever and noone envies you, infact i think people feel sorry for y'all....

 

 

Breakfast: Oatmeal made with skim. milk, sliced banana, rice crispies and a toffee hot chocolate mixed in.

Snack: A handful of dates, dried apricots, raisins and mango crisps.

Lunch: wholewheat toasted sandwich with soynut butter and mashed banana (microwaved for melted perfection ;))
an apple, an orange and a pear.

Snack: homemade cheesecakey tasting thing (grapenuts and a crushed digestive for the base, vanilla bio yoghurt on top of that, then topped with fresh strawberries and frozen.

Dinner: 2 grilled Quorn sausages in wholewheat wraps, with steamed tomatoes, onion and wholegrain mustard, green beans, butterbeans and baked courgettes.

Snack: doves farm, organic, gluten free chocolate stars cereal and 2 instant hot chocolates. 

Original Post by zebulancherry:

but here it says that you ate 96% lean ground beef.  sine when do vegetarians eat ground beef?

I was still making the switch. I would only have meat like that on occasion, even back then. I think that a more gradual switch to vegetarianism helps you stay motivated, and it also helps you get used to adding in new foods and trying new cusines.

I'm fully vegetarian now, and have recently gone lacto-vegetarian.

 i think that's awesome.  i've been reading your posts for a while now in several different forums.  i think you're like my vegetarian role model!  =)

Original Post by nadanjl:

Everyone seems to just have set meals, i have a hard time taking little bites of things and not necessarily filling up on meals:

B-two cups coffee

L-lettuce salad and all fruit smoothie

S-pb cookie

1/4 c applesauce w/ pb

1/2 c pudding

1 twizzler

D-lettuce salad x 2

S-1/4 c pudding

 

the total calories add up to about 1400. tell me what you think about this, i really need some feedback on my eating habits.  thanks!

 

 you definitely need more protein, more vegetables, and more fruit.  lettuce salad??  what is that?  just lettuce?  plain iceberg lettuce has like absolutely no nutritional value in it.  you need to beef that up a little bit. 

try healthier snacks.  instead of pudding and cookies, try yogurt and fresh fruit, or granola, nuts, raw veggies. 

i don't know HOW that equals 1400 calories, but even so, you need more calories than that. 

Original Post by yyonah:

 wholewheat toasted sandwich with soynut butter and mashed banana (microwaved for melted perfection ;))

That sounds absolutely perfect right now.  Imagine it with a couple chocolate chips.......I'm drooling.

breakfast: 1 cup vanilla rice krispies, 1/2 cup activia yogurt, 1 cup all bran strawberry medley

snack: 1/2 banana with almond butter and gronola

lunch: apple with almond butter, 1/4 cup chili lime soy nuts, ancient grain crackers with strawberry jam, tlc honey sesame crackers with jam and almond butter

dinner: salad with shredded skim milk cheese, croutons, mung sprouts and flax seeds

snack: vanilla pomegrante yogurt with granola, mocha yogurt

Breakfast: cranberry/blueberry muffin with a glass of homemade elmonade

snack: protein shake

lunch: 1/2c cottage cheese

snack: glass of lemonade

3rd meal: 1c sweet peas + protein shake

snack: 12lg strawberries

for dinner: salad with romain lettuce, vine tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar

 

does that sound like a good eating plan?? it all adds up to 1266 calories today plus i did weightlifting for 45 minutes and ran for 10 minutes

Breakfast: Nature's Valley granola bars

Lunch: Salad with a bunch of mixed veggies and chickpeas

Snack: Luna bar and apple

Dinner: Baked sweet potato and roasted brussel sprouts with walnuts

Snack: Puffins cinnamon cereal with a bit of ricemallow creme:)

 i think that's awesome.  i've been reading your posts for a while now in several different forums.  i think you're like my vegetarian role model!  =)

Oh, *blushes* thank you so much! I guess I didn't notice you were vegetarian too; are you? =D

Breakfast - Homemade museli with oats, wheat berries, wheat germ, bran, flaxseed, unsweetened coconut, dash of plain soymilk, chopped almonds, and nonfat plain yogurt; strawberries on the side.

Lunch - Broccoli, green peas, kidney beans, green beans, homemade falafel cooked in olive oil, salad with tomatoes and balsamic.

Snack - Homemade vegan wheat bagel with almond butter, baby carrots, and nonfat organic yogurt.

Dinner - Romaine salad with balsamic vinegar (again), green beans, and an Amy's vegan Black Bean Enchilada meal. (I was in a big hurry!)

ginawhite,

If you are going to be active, esp with lifting weights you should be eating at least 1800calories, if not more. Right now 1200calories is very low, if you are a teen (which I am assuming you are) you should be eating 1800calories daily, and on days where you are more active (for example doing cardio or weight lifting) you should be eating 2000cals. You don't want to start loosing muscle, I would suggest more carbs and protein, like chicken, nuts, fish, tofu.

breakfast- big bowl of oatmeal w/ fiber one mixed in, coffee

snack- apple and sweet iced tea

lunch- three-bean and tomato stew with boiled cabbage

snack- cream of wheat with jelly, apple

dinner- pb&j sandwich, baby carrots

snack- air popped popcorn

Breakfast- Egg omlet

Snack- Apple

Lunch- Turkey Sandwich

Snack- Oatmeal

Dinner- Tuna cakes, warm red wine cabbage & tomato slices

Snack- Blueberry & Peanutbutter sandwich

Original Post by sneakafreaka:

Original Post by nadanjl:

Everyone seems to just have set meals, i have a hard time taking little bites of things and not necessarily filling up on meals:

B-two cups coffee

L-lettuce salad and all fruit smoothie

S-pb cookie

1/4 c applesauce w/ pb

1/2 c pudding

1 twizzler

D-lettuce salad x 2

S-1/4 c pudding

 

the total calories add up to about 1400. tell me what you think about this, i really need some feedback on my eating habits.  thanks!

 

 you definitely need more protein, more vegetables, and more fruit.  lettuce salad??  what is that?  just lettuce?  plain iceberg lettuce has like absolutely no nutritional value in it.  you need to beef that up a little bit. 

try healthier snacks.  instead of pudding and cookies, try yogurt and fresh fruit, or granola, nuts, raw veggies. 

i don't know HOW that equals 1400 calories, but even so, you need more calories than that. 

 thanks for replying!  What usually happens is i just don't eat a lot for meals, and then just load up on calories by snacking. But if i have healthier snacks, i wont have to worry about my main meals. Thanks again :)

B:  kashi golean crunch with 2%milk

S: peanut butter and an apple

L:  greek yogurt and sf jam, salad with hummus and cucumber, carrots

S:  oatmeal with pb mixed in

D:  whole wheat pasta and tomato sauce with some chicken and mushrooms

S:  pretzels

Breakfast: cottage cheese with cinnamon and splenda. Multigrain crackers. bread. pineapple.

Lunch: carrots, ounce of chicken, 1 slice of bread, sugar free jello

Snack: 90 calorie special k bar and apple

After workout snack: okara and uso peanuts

Dinner: chicken and okara

Breakfast: Bowl of Oatmeal + Knudson Cottage Cheese Yogurtwith Pineapple Topping + Cup of 2% milk

Snack: KFC sides - Mac and Cheese

Lunch: Cheese on a stick from HotDog on a Stick + half of 10" thin pizza + Chicken + Pork and Veggies Stew + apple

Snack: Planters Roasted Salted Peanuts, KFC Sides - Coleslaw

Dinner:  Chicken + Pork and Veggies Stew + V8 vegetable Juice + subway 6" terriyaki sub + 3" White Grapefruit

 

the KFC stuff is from the combo meal #2, and i gav away my chicken drumstick and chicken breast b/c i dislike fried chicken :]

weight gained right after meal: 3lbs!

(current height and weight =5'4" + 103lbs)

nicole11288: i drool at the smell of it ;)

 

Breakfast: 2 weetabix topped with oatmeal (made with skim. milk, chopped banana and a toffee hot chocolate sachet)

Snack: 1 slice of homemade banana and rasin bread with 1 T. soy nut butter.

Lunch: toasted wholewheat sandwich with veggie bacon, lettuce and tomatoes.

Snack: an apple, an orange and a pear.

Dinner: homemade pizza (lentil and tomato sauce, grated soy cheese, olives, pepper, mozzarella and quorn chicken style pieces)
green beans and peas on the side.

Snack: half a honey and maple syrup flapjack (i only had half coz theyre huge) with vanilla bio yoghurt, strawberries, raspberries and mango.

Before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates

Original Post by zebulancherry:

 i think that's awesome.  i've been reading your posts for a while now in several different forums.  i think you're like my vegetarian role model!  =)

Oh, *blushes* thank you so much! I guess I didn't notice you were vegetarian too; are you? =D

Breakfast - Homemade museli with oats, wheat berries, wheat germ, bran, flaxseed, unsweetened coconut, dash of plain soymilk, chopped almonds, and nonfat plain yogurt; strawberries on the side.

Lunch - Broccoli, green peas, kidney beans, green beans, homemade falafel cooked in olive oil, salad with tomatoes and balsamic.

Snack - Homemade vegan wheat bagel with almond butter, baby carrots, and nonfat organic yogurt.

Dinner - Romaine salad with balsamic vinegar (again), green beans, and an Amy's vegan Black Bean Enchilada meal. (I was in a big hurry!)

 i'm not REALLY vegetarian.  i tried it for a while, but i think i just wasn't eating enough.  i'm gradually making the switch now, although i rarely eat meat.  when i do, it's only poultry or fish.  i can't even remember the last time i had red meat.  my stomach would probably collapse if i even attempted it at this point.

i'm going to a vegan restaurant friday night...and i'm really really excited about it....

i'm not a teen, i'm 24, but the adult forum doesn't keep up with theirs the way you guys do and i check this one out every day, so i hope that it's okay if i join in with you guys. 

breakfast: all natural chunky peanut butter and banana sandwich on nature's own double fiber whole wheat bread (then i ate the rest of the banana)

lunch: sliced tomato and roasted garlic hummus on nature's own double fiber whole wheat bread.  (then i ate the rest of the tomato)

snack (1): banana
snack (2): granny smith apple, navel orange

dinner: i haven't decided, but it's probably going to be whole wheat spaghetti with meatless sauce, a dash of feta, a side of broccoli, and some ghetto-mess garlic bread. (i.e., sub rolls with a little bit of margarine and garlic powder)

now.  help me out here.  what is almond butter and soy butter?

holllerrr.

Sneakafreaka, ohhh ALMOND BUTTER is the best substitute to peanut butter, it tastes better and its all natural, so you don’t get all the preservatives!

breakfast: 1 cup vanilla rice krispies, vanilla pomegrante yogurt, 1/3 cup activia yogurt

snack: organic vanilla hazelnut coffee, mixed berry juice

lunch: smoothie; 1/2 cup frozen mangoes, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 tsbp almond butter, 1 scoop whey protein, 1/4 cup activia yogurt, 1/2 banana

snack: apple, 1/4 cup soy nuts, pineapple

dinner: 1/2 cup rolled oats, made with rice milk, 1/2 tbsp almond butter, cinnamon, water and flax seeds

snack: pear, and ancient grain crackers

Original Post by enia28:

Sneakafreaka, ohhh ALMOND BUTTER is the best substitute to peanut butter, it tastes better and its all natural, so you don’t get all the preservatives!

breakfast: 1 cup vanilla rice krispies, vanilla pomegrante yogurt, 1/3 cup activia yogurt

snack: organic vanilla hazelnut coffee, mixed berry juice

lunch: smoothie; 1/2 cup frozen mangoes, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 tsbp almond butter, 1 scoop whey protein, 1/4 cup activia yogurt, 1/2 banana

snack: apple, 1/4 cup soy nuts, pineapple

dinner: 1/2 cup rolled oats, made with rice milk, 1/2 tbsp almond butter, cinnamon, water and flax seeds

snack: pear, and ancient grain crackers

 and where might i find this almond butter?  where i live, there aren't very many "whole food stores".