All Kale!

I made a kale salad for lunch today.  I've never had kale before and read an excellent tip online about massaging the kale before eating to help smooth or soften it.  Works great, and tastes great too!  I mixed in some trail mix (almonds, dried cranberries and cherries, and a few pieces of granola), cheese, and croutons.

I'm about to eat a late dinner.  Going to have spaghetti leftovers.  I made up the rest of the angel hair pasta so my husband could have some spaghetti, but he opted for canned baked beans while the noodles cooked. Looks like I'm going to have to eat leftover spaghetti for a while now.  Maybe lunch and dinner tomorrow?  We'll see.

I consumed about 2 servings of meats

about 2 servings of dairy

2-3 servings vegetables

 less than one serving fruit

3 servings grains

I could do much better!

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Cups of Water: 5

Today's Total Calorie Intake:  1403  I'm surprised I've been able to reach my goal calorie intake. I think my past stomach issues were the culprit of my problem.  I can eat full portions now.  Need to work on eating healthier yet.

Today's Total Fat Intake:  51g  About 3-4% of total calories for the day

Today's Total Carbohydrates Intake:  196.5g  A little high again today  

• 78g from sugars  Pretty high again today :/
• 15.5g from dietary fibers   A little low

Today's Total Protein Intake: 43.5g  Just shy, not bad!

Today's Total Cholesterol Intake:  77.5mg  Great!

Today's Total Sodium Intake:  2097mg  Holy hell, Batman!  Horrible!  Nearly 1000 more than I should be getting!

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Daily Food Consumption

Cups of water:  2
1 cup 2% Kroger milk - 120 Calories, 5g Fat, 20mg Cholesterol, 120mg Sodium, 12g Carbohydrates, 11g Sugar, 8g Protein
packet rich milk chocolate carnation instant breakfast - 130 Calories, 0.5g Total Fat, 90mg Sodium, 19g Sugar, 5g Protein, 230mg Potassium, 27g Carbohydrates, <1g dietary fiber, <5mg Cholesterol
1 slice banana bread - 242 Calories, 6g Fat, 45g Carbohydrates, 17g sugar, 5g dietary fiber, <1g Protein, <1g Sodium
1 tbsp butter spread - 50 Calories, 5g fat, 5mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium
2 cups kale - 33 Calories, 29mg sodium, 7g carbohydrates, 1g dietary fiber, 2g protein
2 servings croutons - 60 Calories, 2g fat, 150mg sodium, 10g Carbohydrates, 1g sugar, 1g protein
1 serving trail mix - 150 calories, 8g fat, 40mg sodium, 18g carbohydrates, 5g dietary fiber, 9g sugar, 4g protein
1 serving colby cheese - 100 calories, 8g fat, 30mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, <1g carbohydrates, 7g protein
1 serving raspberry vinaigrette - 50 calories, 3.5g fat, 240mg sodium, 5g carbohydrates, 5g sugar
2 pieces orange chocolate -  95 Calories, 6.5g Fat, 2.5mg Cholesterol, 7.5mg Sodium, 11.5g Carbohydrates, <1g dietary fiber, 8.5g Sugar, 1.5g protein

Tomato Sauce - 20 calories, 310mg Sodium, 5g Carbohydrates, 1g dietary fiber, 3g sugar, <1g Protein

1 serving angel hair pasta - 200 calories, 1g fat, 42g carbohydrates, 2g dietary fiber, 2g sugar, 7g protein

Parmesan cheese to top - 45 calories, 1.5g fat, 480mg sodium, 3g Carbohydrates, 3g protein

One meatball - 108 calories, 4g fat, 370mg sodium, 10.5g Carbohydrates, 2.5g sugar, 0.5g dietary fibers, 4g protein, 16mg cholesterol
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Recommended Daily Amounts of (based on 1000-1500 calorie diet):
Carbohydrates (starches, not sugar) is 125-175g 
Fat is less than 30% of total calorie intake
Protein is 44-60g.
Cholesterol is less than 300mg a day.
Dietary Fiber is 20-35g 
Sugar is less than 40g a day
Sodium is 1,100mg