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.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
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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