Clean Eating Challenge: Day 39

Friday, June 29
Day 39

 

 

 

Breakfast – Oatmeal Pancake with Chocolate Chips and Fresh Strawberries

Lunch – Bento Veggie Rolls I saw these being made on my way out of the gym this morning and had to have them. I love spring rolls! So good. I didn’t eat the dip though, I think it was some kind of peanutty thing, but I was a little nervous, so I totally skipped it!

Snack – 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt and a 1/4 cup of Chocolate Love Crunch This is my new go-to snack…so good!

Dinner – Grilled Cheese Sandwich on Ancient Grains bread – too tired and too hot to cook…I guess that really just boils down to too lazy:(

Snack – Pumpernickel Flatbreads with Cheddar Cheese

Water Consumption:

9 glasses – much better today!

Sleep:

5.5 hours – another crappy night, could not fall back to sleep again. Boo!

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 35

Monday, June 25
Day 35

 

 

 

Breakfast – POM, Pineapple And Green Grape Green Smoothie

Ingredients:
1/2 cup POM juice
1 cup green grapes
1 cup pineapple
2 cups spinach
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp hemp hearts
2 tbsp ground flax

 

 

 

Lunch – leftover Pizza (1 slice of Toppers Deluxe sans mushrooms, add hot peppers, and 1 slice of Toppers Turkey Pepperoni Sensation)

Dinner – Refrigerator Oats – didn’t feel like cooking and this was leftover from Sunday morning. Happy to report, tastes just as good after an extra day in the fridge.

Snack – 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt with 1/4 cup Aloha Love Crunch.

Water Consumption:
6 glasses

Sleep:

6 hours…definitely. need. more.

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 14

Well it’s been two weeks since I started my 40 Day Clean Eating Challenge. I needed a little motivation, and something to hold me accountable for my eating, and I can honestly say, it’s working. Documenting my clean eating journey has definitely made me consider what I’ve been eating, has forced me to cook dinner (something I really don’t enjoy doing), and even caused me to give up Chai Latte (most most favourite warm drink ever)!

Monday, June 4
Day 14

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast – Green Smoothie #4 – Mixed Berry and Banana – Not a bad smoothie, but a little bitter.

Ingredients:

1 cup water
2 cups baby spinach
1 cup Europe’s Beat Frozen Mixed Berries
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
1/2 banana
1 tbsp hemp hearts
1 tbsp chia seeds

Morning Snack – 1 Eat Clean Chocolate Walnut Brownie

Lunch – leftover Eat Clean Spicy Sausage Hash Brown Pie

Dinner – leftover Eat Clean Buffalo Chicken Wrap and Salad

Evening Snack – Eat Clean Caramel Pudding Cake

Water Consumption:
8 glasses

Sleep:
8 quality hours…no walking up 🙂

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 13

Sunday, June 3
Day 13

Breakfast – Green Smoothie #3 – Banana-Berry – I totally thought this smoothie would be awesome…but it was actually kinda boring! Not sure what to add to jazz it up a little, but it definitely needs a little something….

Ingredients:
1 banana
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup pc organics unsweetened almond beverage
2 cups spinach

Morning Snack – Eat Clean Chocolate Walnut Brownie

lunch – leftover Eat Clean Spicy Sausage Hash Brown Pie – I wasn’t too sure how this would taste as leftovers, but I actually think it tasted better today than yesterday!

Afternoon Snack – Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips and Guacamole – So yummy, actually had seconds!

And then I had another brownie

Dinner – Buffalo Chicken Wraps – Eat Clean Style – Buffalo Chicken Wraps are a family favourite, but since we normally make them with store-bought chicken fingers and load them up with cheese and Ranch dressing, they really don’t fit into Clean Eating. Well, until today…when I made Eat Clean Chicken Fingers, used Whole Wheat Flax Tortilla Shells, and very little cheese. Pairing it with a tossed salad – made with fresh lettuce from our garden – with an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing, it was healthy and delicious meal.

Evening Snack(s) another 4 more Eat Clean Chocolate Walnut Brownies. Yep, I said FOUR! Holy pig!

So, after eating a total of SIX brownies today, I thought I’d check out just how bad it could have been…had I not been Eaton Clean. Here’s a comparison:

The Eat Clean Brownies had almost half the total number of calories than the regular Chocolate Walnut Brownie of the same size. They also had half the carbs, twice the protein, and 1/4 less fat.

I’m totally a sweets girl, always have been, always will be. At least I know that by Eating Clean I am definitely eating healthier, even when it comes to sweet and treats.

I have no idea why, but I was super hungry today…maybe it was the disappointing smoothie I had for breakfast that left me wanting more, or maybe it had a bit to do with boredom and the fact that it was ANOTHER crappy day out, and we’ve pretty much been stuck inside for 3 days…who knows…but what I do know is that those brownies are D.E.L.I.C.O.U.S.! You should definitely try them!

Water Consumption:
11 glasses

Sleep:
4 hours. Tanner woke at 3 and I’ve been up ever since…maybe I was all those brownies! I definitely see a nap in my future!

How is your Clean Eating Challenge going?
Have you tried any new recipes you can share?

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 12

Saturday, June 2
Day 12

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast – Green Smoothie #2. This recipe was one listed in Oatmeal in my Bowl’s 30 Delicious Green Smoothies list. Created by Ashley at (never home) maker, it contains

1 frozen banana – which I nearly froze my fingers off trying to peel!
2 large handfuls of spinach
2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk

It looked disgusting, but tasted pretty good. Maybe a little chocolatey for my taste – did I really just say that? What is the Clean Eating Challenge doing to me??

Morning Snack – just a Timmy’s Peppermint Tea. We were outside this morning watching Daddy rig up a Land Rover for a commercial shoot, and I needed a little something to warm me up afterward.

Lunch – leftover Eat Clean BBQ Chicken Deep-Dish Pizza

Afternoon Snack – one Eat Clean Chocolate Walnut Brownie and one piece of Eat Clean Caramel Pudding Cake… couldn’t resist, both still warm from the oven!

Dinner – Eat Clean Spicy Sausage Hash Brown Pie from Clean Eating Classic Comfort Foods 2012. This is another first for me, time-wise this one was ok, taste-wise…yummo! I love the spicy sausage!

Evening Snack – Kashi Roaster Almond Crunch Bar 1 package

Water Consumption:
6 glasses – need to drink more!

Sleep
7.5 hours with only a slight interruption to feed Tanner. I am definitely falling back to sleep a lot quicker after nighttime feelings. Yay!

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 11

Friday, June 1
Day 11

 

 

 

Breakfast – Green Smoothie #1 – The Easy First Timers Monster posted by Amanda at Run to the Finish

Ingredients:
1 cup PC Organics Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Beverage
2 cups Baby Spinach
1 Banana
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

Morning Snack – I was seriously still full from my smoothie this morning, so I just packed a couple of Eat Clean Lucky Ginger Spice Cookies to take with me to the gym for after my 11:30 workout.

Lunch – Veggies and Hummus – Again I was still feeling a little full from my smoothie, so I opted for veggies and hummus to start – I was going to have a slice of Eat Clean Deep-Dish Chicken Pizza with it, but the veggies seemed to be enough.

Afternoon Snack – 1 cup of Cherries and a 1/4 cup of Unsalted Mixed Nuts

Afternoon Snack #2 – It was such a cold, rainy day, Ryan and I decided we needed a little something to warm us up – normally I would have headed over to Starbucks and picked up a Chai Latte, but since I’m Eating Clean, and a Chai Latte has 43g of sugar in it!!! I decided to make us some homemade Eat Clean Hot Chocolate, super yummy and only 17g of natural, not refined sugars. You can find the recipe, as well as many other great Clean recipes over on my friend Meagan’s blog Megified.

Dinner – 1 serving of Eat Clean Deep-Dish Chicken Pizza

Evening Snack – 2 Eat Clean Lucky Ginger Spice Cookies theses have to be one of my favourite Eat Clean cookies so far. The are so chewy! I will definitely be making them again very soon, next time I think I will double up on the spices to give the cookies a little more ‘kick’!

Water Consumption:
7 glasses

Sleep:
7 hours of uninterrupted sleep! Now I just need to start getting to bed a little earlier!

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 10

Thursday, May 31
Day 10

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast – Plain Oatmeal Pancake with Fresh Strawberries

Morning Snack – 2 Eat Clean Lucky Ginger Spice Cookies

Lunch – leftover Pork Tenderloin with Snap Peas and Carrot Sticks

Afternoon Snack – This afternoon I had a couple of girlfriends over from work, we sat out on the deck, caught up and enjoyed some clean snacks. Organic Blue Corn Tostitos with Fresh Guacamole and Veggies with Hummus

Dinner – Eat Clean Deep Dish BBQ Chicken Pizza This was my first time making this recipe and it was a hit! It was quick, easy and delicious! We will definitely be having these again! Click here for the recipe.

Evening Snack – 2 more Eat Clean Lucky Ginger Spice Cookies

Clean Eating Challenge – Day 5

Saturday, May 26
Day 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast – leftover Clean Eating Waffles – pop them in the toaster and you’re good to go!

Morning Snack – 2 Chai Seed Peanut Butter Cookies

Lunch – after a busy morning out and about buying planks for out ‘veggie garden’ we had lunch at a local Mexican restaurant called Made in Mexico. If you live in the Newmarket Area, you should definitely eat here – its delicious! Trying to stick to my clean eating challenge, I opted for a Chicken Taco Salad….yummo! And to keep it clean, I didn’t eat the deep crisped bowl 🙂

Afternoon Snack – 2 Chai Seed Peanut Butter Cookies

Dinner – Eat Clean Sausage And Pepper Penne (from Clean Eating Comfort Foods 2012)

Evening Snack – 2 Eat Clean Caramel Coconut Chewy Bars

Water Consumption:
10 glasses

Sleep:
7 hours

Clean Eating Challenge – Day 3

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Day 3

 

 

 

 

Breakfast – Oatmeal Pancake with Fresh Strawberries

Morning Snack – Starbucks Protein Platter (I was not prepared to be out of the house as long as we were this morning, so I grabbed the healthiest on-the-go snack I could think of). It was really good, and was only $5.95 + tax….not much more than a chai latte…which I have not had since last Friday  …that’s gotta be a record!

Lunch – leftover Supperworks Black Bean and Brown Rice Wrap

Afternoon Snack – 12 almonds and a half cup of raspberries

Dinner – Eat Clean Chicken, Spinach and Ricotta Quesadillas – again this was another first for me, and although it tastes really good, it took FORVER to make! I ended up making something else for my daughter to eat since I didn’t actually finish making and baking these quesadillas until 8pm! Thankfully it made 8 extras which I’ve put in the freezer to pull out and bake in just 24 minutes!

Evening Snack – Eat Clean Caramel Coconut Chewy Bars – time to make a new treat, this one is super yummy, but I’m ready for something new!

Water Consumption:
10 glasses

Sleep:
7 hours…unfortunately my daughter has been waking up at 5:30 and coming into our room:( Definitely need to put a stop to that!

Clean Eating Challenge: Day 2

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Day 2

 

 

 Breakfast – Oatmeal Pancake

Lunch – leftover Eat Clean Turkey and Egg White Scramble

Afternoon Snack – 2 slices of Watermellon and 6 almond clusters

Dinner – Supperworks Black Bean and Brown Rice Wrap

Evening Snack – Eat Clean Caramel Coconut Chewy Bar

Water Consumption:
9 glasses

Sleep:
10:30-6:15 up to feed Tanner at 2am, but fell back to sleep quickly – which has been very rare lately…

Did you Eat Clean today?

How is your personal challenge going?