Two hard things for me to avoid are sugar and sodium, I am trying. Dried fruit is a sneaky little sugar carrier. You figure hey it’s fruit, it’s dried and it’s good for you. Dried fruit contains a lot of sugar as you can tell from the “Just Mango Slices” I picked up from Trader Joe’s. I also went through the trouble of getting the unsulfered and unsweetened which is more expensive. I guess if it doesn’t say sugar free than it still has sugar in it. Not so unsweet for me. Arrgh!!!

Instead of reinventing the wheel and due to time constraints .  I decided to just to copy and paste my LiveStrong daily food log here.

It looks like I actually burn more calories than I put in. Sodium still high, it is truly hard to stay away from salt.

Day two of keeping track of what I am eating. Downloaded a decent app to help me out with this Live Strong Calorie Tracker:$2.99
I give a 4 out of 5 star rating. It is missing the ability to input your own foods if it cannot be found. Besides my one pet peeve, it’s a great app.

Product Description:
The LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker application is the companion tool to The Daily Plate service, available for $2.99 at the iPhone App Store. The Daily Plate at LIVESTRONG.COM helps you determine a daily calorie target based on your weight and weight goal. Then you can search the extensive database of more than 525,000 foods for nutritional information including fat, sugar, carbohydrates, cholesterol and more. You can also search 2,000 fitness items and calculate how many calories you can burn with those activities. With a simple tap, you can track how many calories you can consume, burn and net on a daily basis.

Today’s Food that I have eaten.

Breakfast:
Quaker Oatmeal
Calories 150/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 0mg / Carbs 27gs / Sugar 1g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 5g

Coffee 16oz.
Calories -22  / Fat 1g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg / Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 0g

3 Sea Salt Bagel Chips
Calories 63/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 180mg / Carbs 9gs / Sugar 1.5g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 1.5g

3 tsp Cream Cheese
Calories 153/ Fat 15g / Cholesterol 48mg /Sodium 129mg / Carbs 0gs / Sugar 2.5g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 3g

0.5 Apple
Calories 45/ Fat .15 g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 0mg / Carbs 11.5gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g/ Protein 0g

0.5 Strawberries
Calories 36/ Fat .1 g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 2mg / Carbs 10.5gs / Sugar 5g/ Fiber 2.3g / Protein .45g

Think Thin Peanut Butter Carmel
Calories 230/ Fat 8g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 280mg / Carbs 26gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 20g

Lunch:
Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles:
Calories 572/ Fat 9.79g / Cholesterol 74.33mg /Sodium 78.29mg / Carbs 90.37gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 28.89g

Afternoon – Snack:
Muscle Milk Light
Calories 170/ Fat 6g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 105mg / Carbs 18gs / Sugar 9g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 15g

Raw Almonds
Calories 170/ Fat 6g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 105mg / Carbs 18gs / Sugar 9g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 15g

Dinner:

Wholly Guacamole Wholly Guacamole Classic
Calories 300/ Fat 24g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 450mg / Carbs 12gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 12g / Protein 6g

Kraft Mexican Style Taco Cheese
Calories100/ Fat 8g / Cholesterol 25mg /Sodium 220mg / Carbs 2gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 2g

Daisy Brand Pure & Natural Sour Cream
Calories 180/ Fat 15g / Cholesterol 60mg /Sodium 45mg / Carbs 3gs / Sugar 3g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 3g

Jennie-O Ground Turkey
Calories 550/ Fat 43g / Cholesterol 275mg /Sodium 213mg / Carbs 0gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 50g

Ortega Refried Beans
Calories 150/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 570mg / Carbs 25gs / Sugar 2g/ Fiber 9g / Protein 8g

Totals:

( New addition)
Calories Burned: 1,379

Calories Consumed 3,038 / Fat 166g / Cholesterol 487mg /Sodium 2,272mg / Carbs 247gs / Sugar 22g / Fiber 39g / Protein 158g

Calories for the Day: 1,659

Gotta watch the Sodium.

My first day of food log:

Breakfast:
Kashi – GoLean Crunch!
Calories 190  / Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 100mg /
Carbs 0g/ Sugar 13g/ Fiber 8g / Protein 10g

Coffee 16 oz no sugar
Calories -22  / Fat 1g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 0g

Lunch:
Trader Joe’s Three Layered Hummus
Calories 600  / Fat 18g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 960mg /
Carbs 70g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 12g / Protein 12g

Trader Joe’s Pita Chips
Calories -300  / Fat 9g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 720mg /
Carbs 45g / Sugar 3g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 9g

Afternoon – Snack:
Coffee 8 0z
Calories 32  / Fat 0g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 3mg /
Carbs 3g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein .28g

Think Thin bar
Calories 240  / Fat 8g / Cholesterol 5mg / Sodium 200mg /
Carbs 26g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 20g

Dinner:
Mesquite Chicken
Calories 160  / Fat 3.5g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 29g

Salad
Calories 100  / Fat 0g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 3g / Protein 0g

Total:
Calories 1,644  / Fat 42g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 1,983mg / Carbs 150gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 25g / Protein 80g

I can’t believe the amount of the Sodium I ate today! According to the Mayo Clinic
“Most recommend not exceeding the range of 1,500 and 2,400 milligrams (mg) a day for healthy adults. Keep in mind that the lower your sodium, the more beneficial effect on blood pressure.”

Talk to you tomorrow. N-