Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Day 0 Healthier Eating

Today is February 11, 2015 and it is what I call DAY 0. It is DAY 0 because not until almost 5pm did I decide to go on this adventure but I did think it would be important to look at the foods I ate today and see what my diet was looking like.

Please be nice to me, as I know my diet wasn't healthy, but as I pulled out the foods that I ate today and  looked at the sugar content it almost gave me a heart attack by how unhealthy I am eating.

Breakfast                                        Calories                   Sugars                       GI
Cinnamon Toast Crunch                 130                            9g                           probably above 70
Milk   2%                                        130                           12g                          41
Corn Dog                                         230                           8g
Simply Orange Juice                       110                           23g                         50        
tomato ketchup                                20                             4g
ripe banana                                      105                           14g                          62
Kempswich-ice cream                     320                            23g
Snack size Skittles                          61                              11g

Total for now: Calories=1106
                        Sugar=     67g                (not including banana or orange juice= no added sugar)
                    Sugar Goal= 25g

Overall I can say that I definitely need to look at labels more closely and stop eating processed foods and treats. I will also be removing high sugar juices from my diet. Although they seem healthy, I don't think that such a high concentration of sugar from a fruit juice without the fiber benefits of eating the actual fruit is a healthy decision. So I will shy away from juices and opt for fresh or frozen fruit instead.

Tonight we eat a meal someone else prepared, so I wont know all the nutritional information. But I think that making healthier choices as often as I can is what is really going to make a difference.

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