This week I continued to make improvements in my nutrition due to my Independent Learning Plan. Through the knowledge that I am gaining, I am making progress by implementing that knowledge into my eating habits. This week, I ate zero greasy, awful, double cheeseburgers! So, again, this week was a good week. This week I focused on the benefits of eating fruit, and I focused on bananas. Multiple sources agree that bananas are a great source of vitamin C, are good for your skin, and have a great amount of potassium that my body needs. I always knew bananas were pretty good for me because they are a fruit, but I did not know that the manganese found in bananas is good for my skin! Knowing this information, I trekked over to Walmart and got myself a bundle of bananas. As I said, I did not make any rash decision to splurge on a double cheeseburger meal. However, I did resort to snacking more throughout the days on mini snicker bars, granola bars, and Stax potato chips. I think this snacking helped curb my craving for a big greasy, bacon filled meal. I always added a big glass of chocolate milk with these snacks to make it feel like a meal in a way. I tended to eat less of the snacks because I felt full after drinking the whole glass of milk. I think this also helped because I got good sources of proteins and fats from the milk and less of the poor sources from the candy and chips. For most of my meals, I ate white rice and ground beef. I chose this combination because it is very easy to make, and contains the correct amount of macro-nutrients that I am looking for in each meal. The rice contains plenty of carbohydrates, and the ground beef has a good proportion of protein and fat. I season the ground beef very well and it turns into a delicious meal that I can eat over and over. I feel a bit healthier this week to be honest. I added more running into my exercise routine, and because of that, rewarded myself with a strawberry banana smoothie with whipped cream from Just Love. I am making improvements, while keeping a healthy yet enjoyable balance in my diet! Next week, I hope to make something more complicated than my previous meals with turkey or chicken breast!
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3/8/2020 07:24:21 pm
I'm happy to hear that you're making improvements with your nutrition. Great job on staying away from those greasy burgers! Knowing how beneficial bananas are makes me want to start eating them. I have never been a big fan of bananas due to the texture of them, but I might just need to stop being so picky to give them a try again!
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Brent
3/13/2020 08:02:12 am
Like you, I have liked other fruits more than bananas. I am a huge avocado, strawberry, and apple fan. However, bananas always catch my eye at the store and are cheap!
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Brent,
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Brent
3/22/2020 10:31:47 am
Your friend is definitely missing out!
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