Breakfast: Spinach and sweet potato coddled eggs with Provolone. My favorite egg breakfast so far, probably because it's all my favorite ingredients!
Snack 1: Vegetarian black bean chili. Yum. Creamy and yet light at the same time.
Lunch: Braised brisket of beef 'bourguinon' with shallots, mushroom and quinoa pilaf. I wish they would add mushrooms to more dishes, this one was great.
Snack 2: Beluga lentil and feta salad. The feta seemed a bit too pungent for the rest of this salad.
Dinner: Seared Tilapia with market veggies. This fish was mushier than expected, maybe it's out of season and they've been preparing frozen meats?
Friday, December 2, 2011
Day 16
Breakfast: Buttermilk waffles with summer vanilla roasted pears and turkey bacon. I usually like my waffles crispy, so microwaving it made it chewy and soggy. I added strawberry yogurt and it was great.
Snack 1: Caponata, Italian eggplant salad. Plain, but eggplant wasn't bad.
Lunch: Beef Bolognaise with baby zucchini and linguini. The beef was good, but the pasta is always this mushy mess.
Snack 2: Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. This was more like a muffin with cream in the middle and some strawberries. The cake was dry, but not in a way you'd expect for a shortcake. It tasted more like a dry muffin.
Dinner: Poached Atlantic Salmon with brown rice. This tasted really fishy. I told my mother and she told me it was probably not fresh. I'm not sick from it though!
Snack 1: Caponata, Italian eggplant salad. Plain, but eggplant wasn't bad.
Lunch: Beef Bolognaise with baby zucchini and linguini. The beef was good, but the pasta is always this mushy mess.
Snack 2: Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. This was more like a muffin with cream in the middle and some strawberries. The cake was dry, but not in a way you'd expect for a shortcake. It tasted more like a dry muffin.
Dinner: Poached Atlantic Salmon with brown rice. This tasted really fishy. I told my mother and she told me it was probably not fresh. I'm not sick from it though!
Day 15
I'm back! After a holiday hiatus, I'll catch up on posting. Hope y'all had an amazing Thanksgiving!
Breakfast: Steele Cut Oats with grilled pineapple and turkey bacon. Good good as oats usually are.
Snack 1: Smoked Salmon Mousse on a piece of pita. I accidentally left this out for an hour before eating it, I think it tasted better that way.
Lunch: Chicken Scaloppini with snap peas, asparagus and green olive compote. One of my favorites, prob because it didn't have the al dente veggies. Chicken with green olives made it flavorful and moist.
Dinner: Stuffed Loin of Pork with black rife pilaf. This was the dryest piece of pork I've ever had. I'm not even sure what they stuffed it with, but it was absolutely terrible!
Breakfast: Steele Cut Oats with grilled pineapple and turkey bacon. Good good as oats usually are.
Snack 1: Smoked Salmon Mousse on a piece of pita. I accidentally left this out for an hour before eating it, I think it tasted better that way.
Lunch: Chicken Scaloppini with snap peas, asparagus and green olive compote. One of my favorites, prob because it didn't have the al dente veggies. Chicken with green olives made it flavorful and moist.
Dinner: Stuffed Loin of Pork with black rife pilaf. This was the dryest piece of pork I've ever had. I'm not even sure what they stuffed it with, but it was absolutely terrible!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Day 14
Breakfast: Meat and Cheese burrito. Yum! This was also tiny, like 2 bites, or 1/10 of the size of a Chipotle burrito haha.
Lunch: Grilled Shrimp over veggies. Decent sized shrimp, with enough herbs and fresh lemon juice.
Dinner: Seared Striped Bass. Once again, like any other white fish...
Lunch: Grilled Shrimp over veggies. Decent sized shrimp, with enough herbs and fresh lemon juice.
Dinner: Seared Striped Bass. Once again, like any other white fish...
Day 13
Breakfast: Vegetarian Minestrone Stew. This was great, it was like a thicker version of the soup.
Snack: Mocha Cheesecake. Something about their cheesecake is always too tart for me. It was like tart cheese, a hint of mocha, more tart cheese flavor.
Lunch: Chunky sweet maine lobster with roasted veggies. Can never complain about having lobster. Didn't have to work for it either.
Dinner: Herb Seared Trout. I have a difficult time telling the difference between all the white fish served...
Snack: Mocha Cheesecake. Something about their cheesecake is always too tart for me. It was like tart cheese, a hint of mocha, more tart cheese flavor.
Lunch: Chunky sweet maine lobster with roasted veggies. Can never complain about having lobster. Didn't have to work for it either.
Dinner: Herb Seared Trout. I have a difficult time telling the difference between all the white fish served...
Day 12
Breakfast: Steel cut oats with strawberry and mango. My love for oatmeal continues...
Snack 1: Tabouleh, middle eastern cracked wheat salad. This was extremely hard and chewy with crunch veggies like celery and undercooked string beans. Not a favorite.
Lunch: Swedish meatballs with brussel sprouts and black rice pilaf. One of my favorites so far! Though, the gravy doesn't compare to Ikea, the sides were my favorites!
Dinner: Herb Seared Atlantic Salmon with white beans and ratatouille. Standard salmon. Ratatouille was a new side. :)
Snack 1: Tabouleh, middle eastern cracked wheat salad. This was extremely hard and chewy with crunch veggies like celery and undercooked string beans. Not a favorite.
Lunch: Swedish meatballs with brussel sprouts and black rice pilaf. One of my favorites so far! Though, the gravy doesn't compare to Ikea, the sides were my favorites!
Dinner: Herb Seared Atlantic Salmon with white beans and ratatouille. Standard salmon. Ratatouille was a new side. :)
Day 11
Breakfast: Buttermilk Waffle with roasted apples and turkey bacon. This was a mini waffle, like smaller than a dinge. Like 2 delicious mini bites!
Snack: Crostini of Smoked Salmon Mousse. This was on a piece of pita bread in reality. Hints of salmon, but was more like a scoop of creamy cheese.
Lunch: Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf with baby patty pan squash and black beans. Beans were a bit undercooked, otherwise meatloaf was flavorful (herbed but not salted enough) and of a good consistency.
Dinner: Grilled White Meat Chicken with asparagus and barley pilaf. Kind of dry. I need to maybe change my preferences to remove chicken.
Snack: Crostini of Smoked Salmon Mousse. This was on a piece of pita bread in reality. Hints of salmon, but was more like a scoop of creamy cheese.
Lunch: Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf with baby patty pan squash and black beans. Beans were a bit undercooked, otherwise meatloaf was flavorful (herbed but not salted enough) and of a good consistency.
Dinner: Grilled White Meat Chicken with asparagus and barley pilaf. Kind of dry. I need to maybe change my preferences to remove chicken.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Day 10
Breakfast: Almond pancakes with turkey bacon. Pancakes were kind of chewy this morning.
Snack 1: Strudel of wild mushroom and cabbage. Surprisingly good. The cabbage was a nice touch.
Lunch: Grilled white meat chicken with roasted fennel and barley pilaf. They really need to work on flavoring their chicken, it was so bland.
Dinner: Seared Mahi-mahi with market vegetables and black rice pilaf. I love the chewyness of black rice. Having had fresh mahi-mahi from Hawaii, this was obviously the frozen kind.
Snack 1: Strudel of wild mushroom and cabbage. Surprisingly good. The cabbage was a nice touch.
Lunch: Grilled white meat chicken with roasted fennel and barley pilaf. They really need to work on flavoring their chicken, it was so bland.
Dinner: Seared Mahi-mahi with market vegetables and black rice pilaf. I love the chewyness of black rice. Having had fresh mahi-mahi from Hawaii, this was obviously the frozen kind.
Day 9
Snack 1: Crepe of herbed chicken, apple and swiss cheese. Best crepe snack so far!
Lunch: Beef meatloaf with market veggies and cracked wheat. I've had better meatloaf, this was also about 2 bites of meat, which made me sad.
Snack 2: Chocolate Cake. This was after my parents brought me delicious chocolate cake from the Palm, so of course this snack couldn't compare.
Dinner: Roast loin of park with asparagus. Kind of dry. Hopefully will be having more pork dishes in the future though!
Lunch: Beef meatloaf with market veggies and cracked wheat. I've had better meatloaf, this was also about 2 bites of meat, which made me sad.
Snack 2: Chocolate Cake. This was after my parents brought me delicious chocolate cake from the Palm, so of course this snack couldn't compare.
Dinner: Roast loin of park with asparagus. Kind of dry. Hopefully will be having more pork dishes in the future though!
Day 8
Breakfast: Steel cut oats with roasted pears and raspberry. I need to remove the fruit before I microwave, cause having fruit warm and mushy is not to my liking. I do have a new appreciation for oatmeal thanks to the Zone diet.
Snack 1: Savory zucchini muffin with Monterey jack. I've had zucchini bread before, but the cheese adds just the right amount of creamy deliciousness.
Lunch: Sweet Maine Lobster with roasted veggies and linguini. I think they give you the equivalent of like 2 oz of lobster, but it's lobster so I really can't complain. The linguini was too mushy for my al dente tastes.
Snack 2: cherry and mango crisp. always served with this amazingly sweet cream.
Dinner: Seared Herb Stuffed Atlantic Salmon with asparagus and couscous. Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies. The couscous was the really big ones, it wasn't my favorite but went with the salmon very well.
Snack 1: Savory zucchini muffin with Monterey jack. I've had zucchini bread before, but the cheese adds just the right amount of creamy deliciousness.
Lunch: Sweet Maine Lobster with roasted veggies and linguini. I think they give you the equivalent of like 2 oz of lobster, but it's lobster so I really can't complain. The linguini was too mushy for my al dente tastes.
Snack 2: cherry and mango crisp. always served with this amazingly sweet cream.
Dinner: Seared Herb Stuffed Atlantic Salmon with asparagus and couscous. Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies. The couscous was the really big ones, it wasn't my favorite but went with the salmon very well.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Day 7
Breakfast: Tomato and Spinach omlet. Never disappoints. Grape tomatoes.
Snack 1: Fruit and Cheese platter. Apparently, the zone diet thinks that 1 piece of cheese, 8 grapes, 1 piece of pita and lots of celery/string beans = fruit and cheese platter. haha
Lunch: Turkey meatballs with linguini and roasted veggies. The meatballs were surprisingly good, though a bit dry.
Snack 2: Lemon Cheesecake. This was incredibly sour, very tart, like it had gone bad. When I complained they told me "we make all meals fresh daily. we will add this to your dislike list." Like, what if the cheese had gone bad? Can't believe they dismissed my complaint.
Dinner: Seared hake with kamut and acorn squash. Bland fish. The sauce made up for it though. No carbs for dinner here.
Snack 1: Fruit and Cheese platter. Apparently, the zone diet thinks that 1 piece of cheese, 8 grapes, 1 piece of pita and lots of celery/string beans = fruit and cheese platter. haha
Lunch: Turkey meatballs with linguini and roasted veggies. The meatballs were surprisingly good, though a bit dry.
Snack 2: Lemon Cheesecake. This was incredibly sour, very tart, like it had gone bad. When I complained they told me "we make all meals fresh daily. we will add this to your dislike list." Like, what if the cheese had gone bad? Can't believe they dismissed my complaint.
Dinner: Seared hake with kamut and acorn squash. Bland fish. The sauce made up for it though. No carbs for dinner here.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Day 6.5
Lunch: Roasted free range chicken with asparagus and barley pilaf. Very tender juicy chicken breast and asparagus is always my favorite- even if it's only two stems.
Dinner: Herb Seared Flounder with asparagus and brown rice pilaf. There were more lentils than rice really. The flounder was good, even though it was herbed it lacked salt. I think all the meals are low-sodium.
Dinner: Herb Seared Flounder with asparagus and brown rice pilaf. There were more lentils than rice really. The flounder was good, even though it was herbed it lacked salt. I think all the meals are low-sodium.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Day 6!
Breakfast: Spinach and sun-dried tomato coddled eggs. Perfect balance of all ingredients.
Snack 1: Strawberry Mousse. Tasted like sweet cream mousse with 3 strawberries on top. Not a favorite.
Lunch: Seared Florida Grouper with brussel sprouts and lentils. I've never had grouper before, but it reminded me of halibut. White fish, lacking in flavor. Brussel sprouts are always a win though.
Snack 2: Black Rice pudding. Absolutely genius, its a bit al dente and 100% delicious.
Had sushi for dinner, will update tmrw!
Snack 1: Strawberry Mousse. Tasted like sweet cream mousse with 3 strawberries on top. Not a favorite.
Lunch: Seared Florida Grouper with brussel sprouts and lentils. I've never had grouper before, but it reminded me of halibut. White fish, lacking in flavor. Brussel sprouts are always a win though.
Snack 2: Black Rice pudding. Absolutely genius, its a bit al dente and 100% delicious.
Had sushi for dinner, will update tmrw!
Day 5
Breakfast: Coconut pancakes with papaya and turkey bacon. Didn't taste the coconut and they were a bit rubbery, but still a nice breakfast!
Snack 1: Penne pasta and grilled vegetable salad. Okay, there were 5 pieces of penne and lots of veggies in a pesto sauce. Ah, lite carbs.
Lunch: Grilled Chicken Scaloppini with navy beans and truffle mushroom relish. The thinnest piece of chicken I've ever had, but nicely herbed. Navy beans got a bit starchy after 4 bites.
Snack 2: Apple cinnamon crepes. Granted, I had it after it had been in the fridge for awhile, this was just kind of weird. The pieces of apple were too big.
Dinner: Crusted Atlantic Salmon with brussel sprouts and black rice. Salmon and black rice never disappoint!
Snack 1: Penne pasta and grilled vegetable salad. Okay, there were 5 pieces of penne and lots of veggies in a pesto sauce. Ah, lite carbs.
Lunch: Grilled Chicken Scaloppini with navy beans and truffle mushroom relish. The thinnest piece of chicken I've ever had, but nicely herbed. Navy beans got a bit starchy after 4 bites.
Snack 2: Apple cinnamon crepes. Granted, I had it after it had been in the fridge for awhile, this was just kind of weird. The pieces of apple were too big.
Dinner: Crusted Atlantic Salmon with brussel sprouts and black rice. Salmon and black rice never disappoint!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Day 4
Breakfast: Portobello and Tomato Omelet with Wisconsin cheddar. This was great! Only one egg and full of flavor.
Snack 1: Hummus with Curdites of Veggies. Zone does not know how to properly make hummus. Or maybe it's just cause it's "healthy hummus," def was not up to par.
Skipped lunch.
Snack 2: Strawberry and Almond Muffin. Tasted like bran and they gave you frosting to dip!
Dinner: Herb seared Tilapia with market veggies and quinoa pilaf. I'm sick of quinoa and couscous. 2 Pieces of fish filled me right up tho! :)
Snack 1: Hummus with Curdites of Veggies. Zone does not know how to properly make hummus. Or maybe it's just cause it's "healthy hummus," def was not up to par.
Skipped lunch.
Snack 2: Strawberry and Almond Muffin. Tasted like bran and they gave you frosting to dip!
Dinner: Herb seared Tilapia with market veggies and quinoa pilaf. I'm sick of quinoa and couscous. 2 Pieces of fish filled me right up tho! :)
Day 4 (Monday)
Breakfast: Roasted Vegetable and Goat Cheese fritatta. The goat cheese made it especially savory. I'm not sure if it's in their prep, but the outsides always seem a bit overdone - rubbery and too browned.
Snack 1: Salad of Wheatberry, orange and grapes. Hands down the worst salad I've ever had haha. I don't know what a wheatberry is, but it's too chewy, has no flavor and reminded me of eating seeds. Added to the 'please never serve to me again' list.
Lunch: Chef's salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Standard salad, with 2 bites of chicken and 1 pieces of cheese. The string beans were undercooked but everything else was fresh.
Dinner: Seared Atlantic Salmon with coucous and market veggies. This was very good! Surprisingly the biggest piece of fish I've had so far :)
Hunger level: Was really hungry till dinner, the was completely satisfied.
Snack 1: Salad of Wheatberry, orange and grapes. Hands down the worst salad I've ever had haha. I don't know what a wheatberry is, but it's too chewy, has no flavor and reminded me of eating seeds. Added to the 'please never serve to me again' list.
Lunch: Chef's salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Standard salad, with 2 bites of chicken and 1 pieces of cheese. The string beans were undercooked but everything else was fresh.
Dinner: Seared Atlantic Salmon with coucous and market veggies. This was very good! Surprisingly the biggest piece of fish I've had so far :)
Hunger level: Was really hungry till dinner, the was completely satisfied.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Day Three
I split this meal up across the weekend and wanted to finish everything before blogging about it. Here goes:
Snack 1: Chicken Mole Enchilada. This was surprisingly good. One of the best I've had, even if it was just two bites!
Lunch: Seared white meat chicken with green curry. More like bland chicken. Couldn't even taste the curry.
Snack 2: carrot cake with orange frosting. Cake was a bit dry, orange frosting is an interesting take. I think regular cream cheese would have been better.
Dinner: Herb Grilled Monkfish with brussel sprouts, cipollini and lentils. Gourmet fish! Delicious with a pesto kind of sauce.
Snack 1: Chicken Mole Enchilada. This was surprisingly good. One of the best I've had, even if it was just two bites!
Lunch: Seared white meat chicken with green curry. More like bland chicken. Couldn't even taste the curry.
Snack 2: carrot cake with orange frosting. Cake was a bit dry, orange frosting is an interesting take. I think regular cream cheese would have been better.
Dinner: Herb Grilled Monkfish with brussel sprouts, cipollini and lentils. Gourmet fish! Delicious with a pesto kind of sauce.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Day two!
Today was a great day! I cheated though, went to an alum event in the city with open bar and a dessert bar. Oopsie.
Breakfast: Steel cut oats with mango and turkey bacon. I'm not usually a fan of oatmeal, but this was a thicker less liquidy kind. It had a delicious sweet cream on top of it and the complements made it extra delicious.
Snack 1: Strudel of Beluga Lentils and Goat Cheese. This was a gourmet snack for sure! The goat cheese was creamy and the pastry made this snack seem not very diet-y at all.
Lunch: Beef meat loaf with market vegetables and bulgur wheat. This entire meal was kind of bland. The veggies weren't cooked all the way.
Snack 2: Strawberry Panna Cotta. Panna cotta was less flavorful but a nice snack overall.
Dinner: Rosemary infused roast free range chicken with butternut squash and quinoa pilaf. The chicken was very tender for breast meat, didn't taste the rosemary though (it's one my favorite herb). Didn't love the quinoa since it was just by itself.
Breakfast: Steel cut oats with mango and turkey bacon. I'm not usually a fan of oatmeal, but this was a thicker less liquidy kind. It had a delicious sweet cream on top of it and the complements made it extra delicious.
Snack 1: Strudel of Beluga Lentils and Goat Cheese. This was a gourmet snack for sure! The goat cheese was creamy and the pastry made this snack seem not very diet-y at all.
Lunch: Beef meat loaf with market vegetables and bulgur wheat. This entire meal was kind of bland. The veggies weren't cooked all the way.
Snack 2: Strawberry Panna Cotta. Panna cotta was less flavorful but a nice snack overall.
Dinner: Rosemary infused roast free range chicken with butternut squash and quinoa pilaf. The chicken was very tender for breast meat, didn't taste the rosemary though (it's one my favorite herb). Didn't love the quinoa since it was just by itself.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
First Day!!
I was glad to finally get my delivery today! The breakfast was disappointing, but things got better as the day progressed. Hunger level - I cheated with a side of potatoes from last night. Otherwise, I was pretty hungry in the afternoon. I think need to have my first snack before lunch.
Breakfast: Broccoli and cheddar frittata and a side of pineapples. The frittata was bland and spongy, the cheese also made it kinda bitter. I was hungry an hour after this breakfast.
Lunch: Spanish sweet Maine Lobster Salad with Orange-Cilantro Vinaigrette. This was amazing. The chick peas made it so much more filling!
Snack 1: Vegetarian "Minestrone" Stew. This was my favorite dish so far. Veggies with a bit of cheese on top. A small portion, but I guess it was suppose to be a snack.
Dinner: Braised Brisket of Beef with veggies and black rice. I think there was 1/2 a teaspoon of black rice here haha. It was also a teeny tiny portion of beef, which was extremely tender but kind of bland.
Snack 2: Cappuccino Mousse with 2 strawberries. Totally satisfied my sweet tooth!
Overall, a good first day! :)
Breakfast: Broccoli and cheddar frittata and a side of pineapples. The frittata was bland and spongy, the cheese also made it kinda bitter. I was hungry an hour after this breakfast.
Lunch: Spanish sweet Maine Lobster Salad with Orange-Cilantro Vinaigrette. This was amazing. The chick peas made it so much more filling!
Snack 1: Vegetarian "Minestrone" Stew. This was my favorite dish so far. Veggies with a bit of cheese on top. A small portion, but I guess it was suppose to be a snack.
Dinner: Braised Brisket of Beef with veggies and black rice. I think there was 1/2 a teaspoon of black rice here haha. It was also a teeny tiny portion of beef, which was extremely tender but kind of bland.
Snack 2: Cappuccino Mousse with 2 strawberries. Totally satisfied my sweet tooth!
Overall, a good first day! :)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Start of Something New.
My Zone Diet meal delivery starts tomorrow. I'm a twenty-something law school student, with little time to cook healthy and nutritious meals. For the next month, I'll be using this blog to rate and review the food. With an allotted 1400 calories per day, I'm excited to see what the Chefs over at the Zone Diet will whip up daily. Happy Dieting!
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