[EllaC]

I need to be stricter with myself when it comes to food. Recently I haven't been eating enough. Sometimes I only eat twice a day, and not much at either meal. Part of it is I'm very worried and stressed and I like to forgo eating to feel in control.

I'm going to try to make myself stick to a specific meal plan so I know automatically what to go for. This is what I'm going to try to eat:

Breakfast: A piece of fruit, a green smoothie with protein powder in it, oatmeal sweetened with agave nectar, green tea

Lunch: A piece of fruit, a salad or veggies dipped in hummus and extra virgin olive oil, a sweet potato with extra virgin olive oil and plain greek yogurt, green tea

Snack: Carrot sticks, this yummy trail mix that I found that has nuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and raisins in it, and a piece (or 2) of Ghirardelli 60% cacao dark chocolate

or

2 celery stalks with peanut butter and raisins

Dinner: Whatever I cook for the family, heavy on whatever veggies I make on the side (I cook a wide range of different dishes; for instance, yesterday it was bbq beef sandwiches with greens and unsalted oven fries, and tonight I'm making salmon, sweet potatoes, and pasta salad with red peppers), green tea

That's easy enough. I'm also reading up on the Mediterranean diet because I want to start my mom eating that way, and I'm going to join her for support. So I might be tweaking this later.

I thought it was chicken for breakfast/lunch AND dinner

(jokes)

Id like to eat more mediteranian too. Just trying to find decent cook books. I want to keep my family healthy too. I feel guilty when they get sick (like now) and feel like its my fault cause I'm in charge of feeding them