As I stated in part one and two, my SMART goal is: I will eat three servings of organic fruits/vegetables each day for the next three weeks. For the last week, I fell short of my goal two days, while exceeding the 3 serving goal for the other 4 days. I had two full days of class and internships on the days I missed, and it helped me understand how people would want to grab the quickest thing they can when they need to eat during a busy day.
One thing that I have loved doing lately, and had taken for granted growing up, was a having a serving of vegetables with dinner. In keeping with the time of year this week, I have made stuffing and corn with some of my regular meals of chicken. I love making my meals into combinations and two of my favorite things are corn and stuffing. I kind of made a 'famous-bowl' of stuffing, corn, and bbq chicken for dinner at work tonight.
As I said before I feel better knowing how my food is grown and contributing to the local economy, but it comes at a monetary price. I still believe as long as I have the means to pay for it, it is worth it.
This week I learned how a busy schedule can keep you from meeting your dietary goals. It can be hard to get the kind of food you want when you only have 10-15 minute in between getting to the places you need to be.
I will keep doing this goal for the following week. I have exceeded the goal on some days, and fallen short on others. This makes me feel like I have found somewhat of a balance. I think that overall my average of organic fruits and vegetables is about 3 per day. So I feel like even though I have failed some days, I have succeeded overall.
Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 3 hosted by Amy@Amy in the Rain
I also seem to struggle with getting a healthy meal in during a busy day. It's not always easy. Seems like you are doing an OK job battling this with preparing ahead of time.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it helps to have fruit cut up and put in little baggies so if you want a snack it's easy to grab. Good luck with next week!
ReplyDeleteIts hard to make the adjustments, but it seems like you are doing a good job. I like to bring fruit with me or put some frozen vegetables on the stove to cook when I get home. They are very affordable and taste great.
ReplyDeleteWe all seem to hit similar snags with these food related goals. My biggest problem with meals is that I am not hungry during the day when I have the time to eat, then when I am finally starving it is at the busiest time of the day.
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