Breakfast: Banana split! Sort of. Another great one for the kids. Think about a banana split, but with cottage cheese instead of ice cream, and berries instead of fudge topping. Of course the kids can make them with chocolate chips and cereal.

Lunch: I wanted a big burger, and settled for a sort of bunless double burger. Portabello mushroom with a turkey burger and the works: ketchup, mustard, pickle, lettuce, tomato, and onion. I didn’t have potato chips (well, maybe just a couple) or a bun. It was a knife and fork kind of burger, plus baby carrots.

Dinner: I made chili because it’s easy and it will give me leftovers for the coming week. Oh, and because I had the ingredients already, especially the ground turkey. Ground turkey, chili seasoning packet (yes, I take shortcuts!), canned tomatoes, and onions and celery. I had a big bowl with cheddar cheese for dinner. It’s good plain or next week I will probably have it as a topping on a sweet potato, or mixed with lettuce for a sort of warm salad.

A good day for eating, both for nutrition and for enjoyment. It was nice to have some time to make healthier and fun dishes for once.

How did your weekend end? How is your week looking?

B: homemade Greek yogurt with fresh raspberries

MS: coffee with half & half, coconut mango protein shake

L: corned beef with coleslaw mix, tzatziki sauce, and mustard on a Flat-Out Fold-It wrap

AS: homemade Greek yogurt

D: spiced beef/sweet potato/prune stew over cauliflower rice

ES: "shake" made with Quest Vanilla Milkshake protein powder, unsweetened cashew milk, and frozen strawberries

Breakfast: scrambled egg with bacon and cheese

snack: cold brew mocha coffee with chocolate premier protein drink

lunch: scrambled egg with bacon, cheese, and black beans refried

Dinner: turkey medallions with mushrooms and green beans

snack: 30g protein muscle builder drink ( drank way too fast and now I'm feeling it!...lesson learned)

Breakfast, whole wheat English muffin, soft goat cheese, coffe,lunch, plain Greek yogurt,raspberries and a teaspoon of honey,afternoon snack, 5 whole wheat crackers 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Supper four ounces steak,1/4 cup couscous,1/2 cup salad,snack skinny girl popcorn 3 years out so I eat carbs

Breakfast- GNC lean shake

Lunch- tuna pouch with protein chips

Snack- Greek yogurt

Dinner- deli turkey roll up with cheese, lettuce and tomato slice