Earlier today, I went to see a chiropractor, as I'd fallen off my mountain bike last weekend. He fixed a number of issues, however, 2 of them were diet related:
- Potentially too many nuts in my diet
- Not enough manganese in my diet, due to an injured AC ligament, a result of the mountain bike fall
As a result, I've decided to write a food diary for a week, to monitor what I'm was eating.
The key to writing a food diary is to be honest with yourself about what you're eating. If you're not honest, it's only yourself that you're cheating.
Day 1:
Breakfast (6.30am)
- home made granola; oats, dried raisins, mixed nuts, flax seed with almond milk, 1 banana
- beetroot Juice
Snack (10.30am)
- homemade shake; almond milk, oats, 1 banana, cocoa, peanut butter
- orange and cranberry tea 450ml
Lunch (1pm)
- tabbouleh; tomatoes, cucumber, mint, parsley, red onion, quinoa, rocket
- tortilla
- cottage cheese
- nakd bar
- 2 x piece of dark chocolate
- blackberry tea 450ml
- 1 date
Dinner (7.30pm)
- roast beef, sweet potato, roasted parsnips & swede, peas, broccoli
- homemade beetroot brownies, with strawberries, blueberries and greek yoghurt