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

Original Post by sneakafreaka:

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". 

 okay. so i found it at 14carrot.net (which is a store here in our town) and for 8 oz. it is almost $9.  is that a normal price?  that seems very expensive for such a little container.

B: Cheerios w/ 1/2 banana & milk, Apple w/PB
S: Cereal
L: Chicken, grapes, applesauce, 1/2 hershey cookie & cream bar, crackers, 1 kitkat
D: Pizza, green beans, nilla wafers, marshmallows
S: Apple & PB

and for 8 oz. it is almost $9.  is that a normal price?

Sadly, yes. Although sometimes you can find a store-brand (like 365 at Whole Foods) that's around $7 instead - not much difference, but it's a little better at least. Almond butter is so much more expensive, but it IS delicious.

If you're simply looking for a PB substitute; try natural peanut butter. There are brands out there with no sugars, oils, or salt added at all. Look for one with a simple ingredient list: "peanuts".

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

Lucky. We don't have any "all-vegetarian" restauants around here, although ethnic places and upscale diners often have a pretty good selection of veg foods. If you can find it on the menu, I reccommend quinoa. It's a small, round-shaped grain and tastes amazing - not to mention it contains all the essential amino proteins. If you're into that. ^^

Original Post by zebulancherry:

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

Lucky. We don't have any "all-vegetarian" restauants around here, although ethnic places and upscale diners often have a pretty good selection of veg foods. If you can find it on the menu, I reccommend quinoa. It's a small, round-shaped grain and tastes amazing - not to mention it contains all the essential amino proteins. If you're into that. ^^

 i called yesterday for a menu, but they said they're menu changes everyday, so they don't have an "official" menu.  after doing some research, i read that it's like a blue plate diner where you pick a "meat" of course it's not real meat, but a protein choice, and three vegetable sides. 

have you ever tried any type of mock?  i read they have some of that there in different varieties.  i'll look for the quinoa.  i was curious as to what that was when i saw it in another forum somewhere. 

Original Post by yyonah:

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

 What kind of soy cheese do you use? I've seen a couple in supermarkets/health food shops but I'm not sure which ones are good. And that flapjack sounds to die for! mmm I love flapjack. (I'm not stalking your posts, I promise - you just eat the yummiest sounding foods!)

Breakfast: Cheerios w/semi milk (eaten in like 2 minutes flat as I was running like 1/2 hour late!)

Lunch: 3 oatcakes, Nature Valley granola bar, pear, apple and muller light yoghurt

Snack: A small cupcake

Dinner: Soup (lentil, tomatos, onion, pepper, potato, celery) wholewheat pitta bread and raw carrots

Snack: eeeekkk 8 chocolates (I don't mean bars, as in  chocolates from a box - and they were sooo good, but not healthy!)

brown_paper_bag: thank you :) its nice to know someone else shares the same tastes as me, my family think the stuff i eat is rancid ;)
try the organic/free from sections in tesco, morrisons and asda (youre from the UK? where about you from?) thats where i get all my stuff! they even sell dairy/gluten free oreos, YAY FOR ALLERGY RIDDEN TEENAGERS (like myself - not you - obviously ;))

if you want the flapkacks, try the section in holland and barrats where they keep all the snacks - theyre 500+cals each - im talking MEGA big flapjacks, really satisfying and only 69p :O! (good for my situation anyway...) and come in every flavour you could imagine.... banana, ginger and chocolate chip, yoghurt, cinnamon and apple, fruit, chocolate, fudge, brazil nuts in chocolate, cappucino.... seriously EVERYTHING!

i STRONGLY reccomend chocolate or yoghurt ;)

have you tried eat natural yoghurt and almond bars? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...... boy i could eat a million and one of those.

Thanks yyonah, I'll keep a look out for things in those sections! There is some really good stuff in those sections - have you tried the Alpro Soya chocolate or vanilla dessert pot things they are so yummy! And they have so many alternative sounding cereals in those sections too. Yoghurt coated flapjacks sound amazing! I'm going to need to get down to a Holland & Baratt pronto, they might just be my new post exam food for the coming weeks. And yes! I love the Eat Natural yoghurt and almond bars they are amazingly good - but pretty expensive like £1.99 for 3 I think.

p.s. I've sent you a PM telling you where I live, as I live in such a small place I'm a bit paranoid someone will recognise me!

BREAKFAST: honey bunches of oats with skim milk, an apple, and something small if im still hungry

LUNCH: special k protein bar

DINNER: usually fish or a small bowl of soup, salad, 3 servings of vegetables

& for dessert i'll have a chewy bar, more fruit, or a piece of cake.

B: banana, apple

S: luna bar

L: whole wheat wrap with hummus, tomato, and olives.; carrots and mustard; wheat thins and salsa

D: salad made at the whole foods salad bar with green and red pepper, tofu, peas, edamame, beets, etc. (can't remember what else i ended up putting in it! ha)

S: soy delicious ice cream sandwich

S: going out tonight= wine.

Original Post by brieo:

BREAKFAST: honey bunches of oats with skim milk, an apple, and something small if im still hungry

LUNCH: special k protein bar

DINNER: usually fish or a small bowl of soup, salad, 3 servings of vegetables

& for dessert i'll have a chewy bar, more fruit, or a piece of cake.

Brieo ~ A Special K Protein Bar is not a proper lunch and should be used as a snack. 

Your meals sound so small and low calorie.  Please make sure you are getting enough calories especially if you are active.  If you go through the other posts on this thread, you will see that so many of the members have healthy, well proportioned meals while still meeting an acceptable calorie range.  I'm sure you can find some great ideas for proper meals as well.  

B: Kashi golean

S: Orange

L: Fish sandwich

S: Kashi golean

D: Homemade chicken potpie

S: Strawberries ontop peanut butter & toast.

and for 8 oz. it is almost $9.  is that a normal price?

I got almond butter from costco, and you can also get it from sam's club, I bought a giant jar for only 9$

Breakfast:  Raisin bran, skim milk.

Lunch:  cauliflower, snap peas, overcooked pork, canned pears.

Snack:  1 whole pear.

Dinner:  Orange soda, cream corn, slice of roast beef, peas, 1 slice of pizza, angel food cake, chocolate cake (don't you love buffets?)

B-Nothing :(

L-Turkey Sanwich and a Mello Yello

D-McDonalds Double hambuger, McVaule frie and a small coke :(

S-a Mello Yello and Chocolate Soy milk

breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, toffee hot chocolate, banana and all bran.

Snack: bag of dried apricots, 2 weetabix, live yoghurt.

Lunch:soynut butter on a rasin and cinnamon bagel, an apple, an orange and a pear.

Snack:homemade apple, raisin and cinnamon muffin

Dinner:wholewheat spaghetti with soy mince and grated parmesan.

Snack: (dry) doves farm organic stars cereal.

Before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.

Yesterday:

 

Breakfast: Organic cheerio-type cereal with almond milk and fresh strawberries

Snack: Glenny's vegan marshmallow treat

Lunch: Roasted garlic hummus with pickles, pita, and baby carrots

Snack: Half of a almond butter and raspberry jam sandwich on whole wheat bread

Dinner: Herb roasted potatoes and a salad

Original Post by enia28:

and for 8 oz. it is almost $9.  is that a normal price?

I got almond butter from costco, and you can also get it from sam's club, I bought a giant jar for only 9$

 we don't have a costco here :( but we do have a sam's club...although i'm not a member.  (that is something i've been saying i'm going to join...so i guess i should get that done.) 

i don't know if you guys have a publix grocery store, but their organic/vegetarian section is pretty stocked, so i'll check that out there. 

breakfast: two kellogg's nutrigrain whole wheat waffles, a little squirt of syrup, two eggs cooked overeasy, a banana, and a cup of 1% milk.

lunch: whole wheat spaghetti, meatless spaghetti sauce with added mushrooms, onions, and fresh tomatoes, a side of steamed broccoli, and a piece of ghetto-mess garlic bread...(that is off tha chain.)

snack: granny smith apple, navel orange, and yo plus digestive strawberry yogurt.

dinner: we're hitting up "lamb's bread" (a vegan restaurant) tonight, so i'll probably have a veggie plate...and hopefully, i'll get to try some quinoa!

peace out, brown trouts.

Also, almond butter is SO worth the price, haha.  I am unfortunately coming to the end of my jar!!:(

I love love love almond butter...unfortunately, my jar was 9$ for an 11oz jar! My Mom wasn't to happy:/