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06 May 2007

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Could you do it?

Of course you could, if you had to. But could you do it knowing your personality? I think I could do it.

My meals would be:

Breakfast -- Oatmeal, yogurt, orange.
Lunch - Turkey on wheat with lettuce, tomato, a little mayo and mustard, cup of Minestrone soup, apple.
Dinner - Chicken breast, broccoli, great northern beans, and a mixed green salad with balsamic vinagrette.

If I am going to do it, I'm going the healthy route and hopefully drop some pounds along the way.

Dinner would be the toughest. Chicken breast gets old quickly. If I seriously did do it, I would alternate fish and chicken. Or is that cheating?

It's a wacky question, but I'm feeling wacky.

What would your meals be?

post by: LoriFLA at: 21:35 | 15 comments

breakfast: bloody mary, bagel with lox & capers, eggs benedict, hash browns, coffee
lunch:pastrami reuben sandwich(no russian, Nance's sharp & creamy mustard instead), fries, beer.
dinner: crab cakes, porterhouse rare, au gratin potatoes, creamed spinach, banana cream pie, beer, irish coffee

posted by jonmc 06 May | 21:44

Breakfast: Fresh fruit
Lunch: Stir fried veggies with chicken
Dinner: Pad Thai

posted by arse_hat 06 May | 21:52

Yum to both.

If I were going the decadent route:

Breakfast: Two eggs, fried over-medium, French bread toasted, tomato slices, coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice.
Lunch: Chicken Cesar salad, another hunk of French bread, French onion soup, Iced Tea with lemon.
Dinner: Filet mignon, baked potato with butter and sour cream, fresh peas, salad, and coconut creme pie. Two Amstel Lights.

The question should read every day, not everyday. I'm sure it's not my only mistake.

posted by LoriFLA 06 May | 21:57

Breakfast: Eggs Benedict, bacon, bowl of granola with strawberries, lots of coffee, orange juice.
Lunch: creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese.
Dinner: orange duck, rice pilaf, steamed veggies. Lots of beer.

posted by backseatpilot 06 May | 22:01

Breakfast: Fiber One with Almond Clusters, Blackberries, Orange Juice, Milk (not on the cereal, never!)
Pre-Lunch Snack: Edamame, Water
Lunch: Stewed Chicken Enchiladas, Black Beans & Rice, Pear, Water
Afternoon Snack: Jamba Juice All-Fruit Smoothie
Dinner: Chicken Broccoli Cheese Casserole, Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinagrette, Water

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 06 May | 22:03

If we're being serious (and not eating steak every night for dinner)

Breakfast: All bran with skim milk, half a cup of each, and tea. (it's what I eat for breakfast every single day now)
Lunch: mixed greens with avocado, goat cheese, tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and a diet soda (pretty much what I eat every day)
Afternoon snack: grapes and water
Dinner: chicken breast baked with shitakes, onions and carrots. wilted spinach. brown rice. Glass of wine.

If I didn't have mr. gaspode to think of for dinner, I'd probably eat this menu at least 20 times a month.

posted by gaspode 06 May | 22:10

Could I do it? Yes, of course. I'd be ready to stick forks in my eyes by Day 20, though, and quite possibly sooner than that.

posted by bmarkey 06 May | 22:35

I pretty much did this while I was weight training, I ate about the same thing every day for a couple years. Mainly chicken breasts, oatmeal, canned tuna and peanut butter. I did eventually get sick of the oatmeal though.

posted by puke & cry 06 May | 22:54

In a slightly different interpretation of the question, if I had to eat the same thing every day for 30 days, garbanzos would be my choice because I like them and the stuff you can make with them (mainly Middle Eastern - falafel, hummus, and curries like chana masala I guess) enough to eat that every day. For sheer versatility (if not taste appeal, in my case anyway) tofu could also work for 30 days.

posted by PY 07 May | 05:13

Breakfast: Microwaved oatmeal with some unflavored yogurt and dried fruit and nuts mixed in. And a banana and a cup of really strong black coffee with honey.

Lunch: A large tuna salad on thick slices of toasted rye with extra mayo, tomatoes and lettuce, black olives, red onion, pepperoncini slices and capers, plus a bowl of gumbo -- the kind with andouille, chicken, scallops and shrimp, okra, tomatoes, corn, and bits of potato.

Dinner: A bowl of instant beef ramen and a Granny Smith apple, followed by a large glass of inexpensive red wine -- maybe a Charles Shaw Shiraz.

posted by PaxDigita 07 May | 06:38

Breakfast: Kashi Golean Crunch, banana

Lunch: Pad Thai, fruit

Dinner: Steak, boiled okra, baked potato, salad, rocky road ice cream

posted by bunnyfire 07 May | 07:32

Breakfast: Coffee, milk, yogurt with Kashi cereal mixed in.
Lunch: Two small chicken soft tacos on 1/2 wheat tortillas with tomato, cheese, yogurt topping, salsa, and lettuce, and a green salad.
Dinner: 'Greek' salad of Grilled chicken, tomatoes, feta, cucumber, onion, romaine or mixed greens, pepperoncini, and green pepper, in lemon-and-olive-oil dressing, perhaps with a slice of chewy focaccia or ciabatta.
Dessert: Dark chocolate and raspberries.

I'm almost there already, just add a teeny bit more variety.

posted by Miko 07 May | 08:11

Breakfast: meth
Lunch: meth
Tea: meth
Dinner: meth
Midnight snack: meth

posted by NucleophilicAttack 07 May | 08:36

For a month? Easy. I'm practically 2/3 of the way there:
Breakfast: 1 Cup low-fat cereal with a banana and non-fat milk
Lunch: 2 slices low-fat deli meat with 2 slices of "lite" cheese on "lite" bread with mustard, 10 oz sugar free Jell-O, 1 fat-free Yoplait
Dinner: varied as all get out.

I could easily withstand 1 entree for a month of dinners.

posted by plinth 07 May | 09:37

Yeah, in January I pretty much only ate fried eggs, beef jerky, and trail mix.

posted by small_ruminant 07 May | 12:01

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