Anonymous wrote:Not enough veggies and fruits or protein. Too many carbs.

I found this Yoplain yogurts that is super high in protein.

This is what I do:

breakfast one HB egg, Yoplait Yogurt (16 grams of protein) and a banana.

Lunch (today) Progresso soup, Mediterranian Lentil 24 grams of protein. I add a cup of peas to it for volume and some green. Kiwi, blueberries.

Snack - 1/4 cup almonds (7 grams of protein)

Dinner: baked salmon, and farro salad (I cook it in chicken stock and add cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, artichokes, edamame, parsley and lemon).

No desert.

What? Are you one of those crazies who considers apples, carrots, potatoes, and bananas to be "carbs?"

Ran this through my app

Breakfast: black coffee and 1 hardboiled egg = 158 cal / 13g protein

Snack: 2 apples and 3tbs peanut butter = 444 cal / 12 g protein

Lunch: 1 whole wheat + flax pita, with 1/2 cup hummus, 1/2 avocado and 1 cup spinach = 570 cal / 20g protien

Dinner: Lentil veggie stew (lentils, spices, carrots, potatoes, etc) = ~300 cal / 15g protein

Dessert: homemade chocolate chip banana bread = ~300 cal / 5g protein

Daily total = 1775 calories / 65 g protein

I am NOT an expert but if you are asking for random people on the internet to weigh in then I will agree with others that your protein is low, and a pattern of this could lead to muscle loss over time. I should note that your fiber intake was great!... but you were lacking in a lot of vitamins FWIW (Iron, Calcium, Vit C, folate, and potassium were all at around 60-70% of daily targets).

Not enough veggies and fruits or protein. Too many carbs.

I found this Yoplain yogurts that is super high in protein.

This is what I do:

breakfast one HB egg, Yoplait Yogurt (16 grams of protein) and a banana.

Lunch (today) Progresso soup, Mediterranian Lentil 24 grams of protein. I add a cup of peas to it for volume and some green. Kiwi, blueberries.

Snack - 1/4 cup almonds (7 grams of protein)

Dinner: baked salmon, and farro salad (I cook it in chicken stock and add cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, artichokes, edamame, parsley and lemon).

No desert.

Anonymous wrote:Nowhere near enough protein

Not OP, but I see an egg, peanut butter, chickpeas and lentils on that menu. Depending on OP's size and needs, this could be more than enough protein.

Anonymous wrote:Breakfast: black coffee and 1 hardboiled egg

Snack: 1-2 apples and peanut butter

Lunch: whole wheat + flax pita, with hummus, avocado and spinach

Dinner: Lentil veggie stew (lentils, spices, carrots, potatoes, etc)

Dessert: homemade chocolate chip banana bread

Clearly, we are not related.

Nowhere near enough protein

Anonymous wrote:Critique it for what? It’s relatively healthy. I probably wouldn’t lose weight on it, but your body isn’t mine and you didn’t tell us anything about portions.

Right. Not enough information, OP.

Critique it for what? It’s relatively healthy. I probably wouldn’t lose weight on it, but your body isn’t mine and you didn’t tell us anything about portions.

You are consuming a lot of carbs. Ditch the pita or the potatoes or the hummus. How about just a salad with spinach, avocado, and roasted tofu with green goddess dressing. Then do the lentil soup at dinner. Throw in almonds or walnuts as a snack. Skip the choco chip cookie and eat some dried fruit or fruit leather instead.

A lot of this depends on portion sizes. I would probably eliminate dessert and add back in those calories as whole grains in the morning. A bowl of steel cut oats with raspberries perhaps. But maybe you don't have much appetite in the morning.

Anonymous wrote:That seems like not enough food unless you’re sedentary or very very small.

?!

It's like 1800 calories. I exercise 6 days a week, including heavy weights + strength twice a week and 3-4 days of jogging/running. I am 5'2", however.

That seems like not enough food unless you’re sedentary or very very small.

Do you feel sated? I would feel hungry but thats why I'm 150lbs and not 140.

^ to add, I'm not a vegetarian, but I just don't eat a lot of meat

Breakfast: black coffee and 1 hardboiled egg

Snack: 1-2 apples and peanut butter

Lunch: whole wheat + flax pita, with hummus, avocado and spinach

Dinner: Lentil veggie stew (lentils, spices, carrots, potatoes, etc)

Dessert: homemade chocolate chip banana bread