Hey guys!
I don’t know why I took so long to write about something you guys ask so much, which is what I eat on a typical day in isolation.
I will also record a video for my channel tomorrow, but I thought I’d also write this post in case you prefer to read instead of watch.
7:30-8am: Breakfast
When I’m not doing intermittent fasting (which I try to do 2x a week), I usually have a celery juice first thing in the morning to ‘cleanse’ my system, and follow with breakfast at around 8 am. As someone whose life was changed by Kelly Leveque’s book ‘Body Love’, I strongly believe in having a power meal in the morning to only have something else on lunchtime and avoid snacking.
For that reason, I try to incorporate good fats, fibers, greens, and proteins as much as I can – with minimal amounts of carbs to reduce insulin peaks. So here’s the recipe of my morning green smoothie:
- 1/2 banana
- 1 tbsp Almond Butter (I prefer the ones without added palm oil, here’s the one I use)
- 1 scoop of protein powder (I use Orgain’s plant-based protein in the Chocolate Fondant flavor)
- 1 GG Cracker
- 1 handful of baby spinach
- 1 cup of unsweetened plant-based milk
- A few cacao nibs to top it
So this basically keeps me full from 8 am to 1 pm, which is when I have lunch. If I work out in the morning, I’d only use 1/2 a scoop of protein powder in the smoothie, so I can have the other half after my workout.
I’ll also OBVIOUSLY have my morning latte right after my smoothie. Sometimes I don’t feel like having milk again, so I just have coffee. When I have my latte, though, I make sure I froth the milk so it’s extra elaborated! Here’s the link to my milk frother.
1 pm: Lunch
For lunch, I always start by filling half of my plate with spinach leaves. I also try to grill some vegetables in the oven 30 mins prior to lunchtime. I usually put some broccoli, onions, and cauliflower in a parchment paper, spray coconut or avocado oil on them and take them to the oven.
I also try to follow a pescatarian diet 90% of times, so I usually have fish as my protein and prefer salmon because of its healthy fats. So, for my plate…
- Handful (or more) of baby spinach
- Oven-roasted broccoli, onions and cauliflower
- 1 portion of salmon
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coconut aminos (for the spinach)
- Nutritional Yeast to taste (I sprinkle it over the salad)
The fats in both the avocado, the salmon and the olive oil will make you feel satisfied for 4-5h, so you don’t have to snack so much. I try to get as much water intake as I can during those hours.
5 pm: Afternoon snack
This is the time I use to make me a little treat! So, most of the days, I’ll make my healthy banana cocoa pancake:
- 1 banana
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
For the topping, I use 1 tsp of protein powder and mix with just a little bit of water for consistency. I sometimes also top it with blueberries or strawberries.
8:30 pm: dinner time!
I love to have some comfort food in the evening. I don’t go too crazy on the carbs or fats, but I just like to cook something hearty. Here’s my favorite (and super quick and practical) dish:
- Approx. 50g of chickpea or bean pasta (I use Banza’s spaghetti or penne)
- 1/3 of a Beyond Meat ground beef package
- onions and garlic to taste
- Tomato sauce (I use Rao’s Homemade)
- Handful of Spinach
- Salt and pepper
I just cook the pasta, and, in the meantime, I sautee the ‘meat’ with the onions and garlic in a pan. When they’re cooked, I’ll add the tomato sauce, salt, and spinach. And voilà! If there’s any vegetable left from lunch, I’ll also add those to my plate.
After dinner, I usually don’t eat anything else for the day! If I feel like snacking, I try and have a ‘sweet’ tea to satisfy my cravings! Rooibos tea really works for me, for example.
So, that was a short one, but I hope you guys could get an idea of what my day to day diet during quarantine is like, and hopefully get some inspiration for yours too!
xoxo
What do you think?