Tuesday, March 8, 2016

NEWEST CHICAGO WHOLE FOODS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE

I have a few favorite supermarkets: Hy-Vee, Mariano's, Kroger, Fresh Thyme, and Whole Foods. So many people who I speak to always tell me how difficult it must be for me to eat on the road. It can be difficult. However, during the past 15 months I have discovered that there are plenty of places to make a great salad - and it is these types of markets that offer that option. The newest Whole Foods that will open some time in 2017 is finally starting to take shape at the triple corners of Ashland/Lincoln/Belmont Avenues in Chicago. This two story structure will be the second largest Whole Foods in Chicago. Basically, it is moving across the street from a much smaller store which has been in the neighborhood since 1996. A few months back this blog posted a photo of the empty lot. Things are finally starting to take shape (literally).

This is what Chicago's newest Whole Foods looks like now

This is what Chicago's newest Whole Foods will look like in one year

The first time I spoke of this new location was Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The title of that blog post was:
TWO THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2017. Aside from looking forward to a new Whole Foods in 2017, I was speaking about how I was looking forward to a new President in 2017 as well. If Donald Trump gets the nomination for the Republican Party - I will no longer be looking forward to the Presidential Election at all. A November general election between two progressive Democrats will not make me very enthusiastic.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
2 Egg Omelette With Ham and Cheese, 1 Omelette	383	2	21	32	810	2
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 6 slices	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
Homemade - Egg and Cheese Sandwich, 1 sandwich	260	28	11	14	550	2
	883	30	50	64	2,410	4
L U N C H
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 85 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	20	0	0	2	65	0
Louis Kemp - Crab Delights Leg Style, 3 legs (85g)	70	11	0	6	430	1
Roundy's - Sliced Beets, 1/2 cup	40	8	0	1	250	6
Hard Boiled Egg, 1 Large Egg (50 g)	78	1	5	6	62	1
DRIED MANGO SLICES	220	56	0	4	2	40
	428	76	5	19	809	48
D I N N E R
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce	320	84	2	14	0	0
	320	84	2	14	0	0
S N A C K S
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters	240	48	3	6	420	18
YOGURT PRETZELS	190	28	0	2	180	19
ORGANIC SOY NUTS ROASTED & SALTED	300	21	17	23	105	3
	730	97	20	31	705	40

Totals	2,361	286	76	128	3,924	92
Your Daily Goal	5,753	719	191	288	2,300	215
Remaining	3,392	432	114	160	-1,623	123
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,823 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	40	636
PRECOR AMT (ADAPTIVE MOTION TRAINER)	125	2,241
Walking, 5.0 mph	17	638
Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace	17	176
Walking, 5.0 mph	9	137
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-5


Daily Total / Goal	209 / 30	3,823 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	209 / 210	3,823 / 4,130

total calories consumed 2361 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 3828 calories

total net 1467 calorie defecit

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fitbit day 187

30134 steps
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I have been talking about it for weeks now... While I have continued to congratulate myself for maintaining a rigorous adherence to a workout schedule - I have definitely 'dropped the ball' when it comes to curbing my appetite. One problem is that it true that one who works out, increases one's one appetite which can negate the whole point of working out in the first place. But here's the thing. At one point, I will get it together.... and....

It might be a few days before I get this 'bitmoji' thing out of my system....!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

HY-VEE SALAD BAR

Hy-Vee is a regional chain of supermarkets. Hy-Vee operates more than 230 retail stores in eight Midwestern states, including Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Yesterday for dinner I visited a Hy-Vee to sample their salad bar. Since I have learned which foods are both healthy and low calorie I was able to create a salad which was quite a delicious meal. I don't know precisely how many calories it was - so I have conservatively picked 300 calories which is a high number. The greens of the salad were spinach leaves and they are very low in calorie. I added mushrooms, onions, tomatoes. I also added some imitation crab, some chicken, ham and turkey. There are all fairly low calorie foods. For salad dressing I used my zero calories salad dressing that I travel with. So even though, I had a large portion of salad, it hard to imagine that the calorie content would have exceeded 300 calories. Before I leave Madison, Wisconsin today, I intend to stop again and make another of these delicious salads.

TUESDAY MENU
breakfast cup steel cut oatmeal w/prune, two poached eggs, two slices turkey 'bacon' 505 calories
lunch JIMMY JOHN'S BOOTLEGGER UNWICH w/Pickle, 28 ALMONDS
spinach salad w/beets, tomato, mushrooms, hearts of palm 509 calories
dinner HY-VEE salad bar spinach, tomato, mushroom, onion, imitation crab,
turkey, ham, chicken with Zero Calorie Dressing 300 calories

TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 1314 CALORIES

calories burned
MADISON YMCA elliptical 40 minutes 420 calories

TUESDAY NET CALORIES 894 CALORIES