Eat Crap – Feel Like Crap

I learned a valuable lesson yesterday.

Want to know what it was?

Okay, here goes …

Eat crap – feel like crap.  Eat good – feel good.

Simple, right?!?

People have always told me that making bad lunch choices leaves a person feeling less then stellar in the afternoon.  Well I have a hard time believing what people say unless I experience it first hand.  Yesterday was the day I would experience this logic.

The last few lunches I’ve had have been on the healthy side and my body responded well to it.  I felt upbeat and energized during the afternoon.  However, today I ate greasy food which left me feeling sluggish and tired all night.  I really need to start listening to how my body responds when eating certain foods.

Looks like what people told me was spot on and I can now use this info in the future 😉

Breakfast

I didn’t have time to grab anything to eat for breakfast but around 11:00 am I was able to grab a Hot Caramel Apple Cider from Starbucks.  This is such a good drink!  I always order my cider without the whipped cream.  It’s helps cut down the calories and I don’t even miss it 🙂

Lunch

I’m pretty sure my lunch choice had something to do with the fact that I didn’t eat anything for breakfast.  It’s pretty much known that if I skip lunch I’m more likely to make poor lunch decisions.

Wednesday was no exception.  I stopped by McDonald’s and got some chicken nuggets which I dipped in buffalo sauce.

and I can’t go to McDonald’s without getting the fries.  They were very good!

Dinner

I tried to offset my unhealthy lunch by having a big salad for dinner.

In the Mix

• Romain lettuce
• Broccoli
• Spicy corn
• Carrots
• Celery
• Red pepper
• Bacos
• Black olives
• Red onion
• Light italian vinaigrette

A Limonata San Pellegrino on the side:

Exactly the meal I needed to end my day with.  Healthy, delicious and satisfying 😀

Question:

What foods makes your body feel healthy and energized?