Thursday, June 19, 2008

Day Menu

Starting with breakfast:

Oatmeal with ground flaxseeds, ground almonds, blueberries and honey.  

Snack:

Guacamole and rice crackers

Lunch:

Chicken, pesto and spinach quesadilla with yams

Snack:

Cheese and hazelnuts

Dinner:

Green curry and red lentil soup with peas and chicken

Snack:

Smoothie with banana, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, plain yogurt, ground flaxseeds, hempseed oil, floravit and coconut milk.




Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A purpose!

Well, obviously I am not the journalling type.  But I have thought of a use for this space until I can think of a better one! 

I've decided to use this as a food journal of sorts...I have some information I'd like to store in an accessible format, so, I'll use this blog.

To kick it off, here are some RDI's (pregnancy and lactation).

Vit A 770 mcg

Vit B1 1.4 mg  (1.6 mg)
thiamin

Vit B2 1.4 mg  (1.6 mg)
riboflavin

Vit B3 18 mg
niacin

Vit B5 6 mg  (7 mg)
pantothenic acid

Vit B6 2.2 mg 
pyroxidine

Vit B12 2.6 mcg  (2.8 mcg)
cobalamin

Vit C  85 mg  (120 mg)
ascorbic acid

Vit D 200 IU
calciferol

Vit E 1o mg  (300 IU)
alpha tocopherol

Vit K 90 mcg
phylloquinone menadione

Calcium 1200 mg  (1400 mg)

Iron 30 mg  (18 mg)

Folate 400 mcg  (800 mcg)

Magnesium 320 mg

Zinc 15 mg   (11mg)

Biotin 30 mcg  (35 mcg)

Choline 450 mg  (550 mg)