Is this healthy enough?

Question

over the last week i changed my diet completely, no more chips, no more fast food once or twice a week, no more coke. i never really ate sweets ever for the last 3 or 4 years, i changed everything in my life and it seems to make me happier and more awake throughout the day

for breakfast : special k plain cereal, sometimes i eat oatmeal. if im still hungry i eat quaker rice cakes, I've made a smoothie with mixed frozen fruits too with a tiny bit of orange juice and a dash of pom wonderful.

then snacks throughout the day, my snacks are : special k granola chocolate drizzle bar, rice cakes, Nabisco 100 calorie chips ahoy pack, bananas, sometimes i have another bowl of cereal, sometimes fruit.

for dinner : turkey meat, chicken cutlets, im starting with fish now.

is it good enough for a day?

does anyone have any suggestions a 16 year old would eat? not tuna or something gross like that lol =)

Answer 1

lay off the special k things

they arent that great for you.. nothing is whole grain in it.

and with dinner, make sure you fill the plate with veggies. and breakfast seems good, always have a carb and a fruit

what about lunch? chicken salad would be nice...

snacks sounds okay, but remember.. special k and those 100 cal. packets shouldnt be a everyday thing

no-fat yogurt would be a nice snack.

just fill up on fruit, an apple always satifies me, and its something you can take on the go. switch to skim milk, start drinking green tea... little changes like that... whenever you have bread, make it whole grain... oh and what you said about having oatmeal for breakfast, great! just dont add a lot of sugar to it.

good job on cutting out coke, it will help greatly.. and its alright to have fast food here and there.. ido it to, but usually get a salad. i have a day where i can have icecream and not feel guilty..

do you have an exercise program? if not... 25 min. of cardio 6 days a week will be good..

im 15 and i can do this so you can too :)

good luck

Answer 2

This seems healthy enough for me.. keep it up.. Make sure to do some exercise as well.. also, you should throw in some green veggies as well.. like a salad.. this has a lot of antioxidants to clean out your body.. and also keep the brain to function properly =)

Answer 3

yh im 16 :) 5`6 134lbs and im gonna play football

eat sum eggs, and uh red meat and salads

Answer 4

Good for you for changing your diet and focusing on eating healthy things.  A few things:  1)  Breakfast as you've listed it here is all carbs.  What happened to protein?  You will find that if you put some protein into your breakfasts, you'll not experience being "hungry again in 2 hours..." or those mid-morning munchies/slumps.  2)  What happened to lunch btw?  If you want lo-cal, eat a salad w/ some poultry, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, eggs, cheese or nuts on it.  It's an extremely long time from breakfast to dinner, and if you're going to skip a meal or short yourself on calories, better that you do so at the end of the day and load the beginnings of your day (breakfast and lunch) w/ lots of good, healthy foods.  3)  Perhaps you forgot to mention them, but I see a need here for LOTS more veggies and quite possibly fruits.  3)  As you are still very much growing (and if you were in my family, would be doing so until at least 22...), it's very important that you have enough calcium, and highly nutrient packed foods for optimal growth.  Things like nuts, yellow and green vegetables, fruits and veggies high in Vitamins A & C, proteins, like those found in meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, beans, nuts and seeds, and healthy sources of fats, like olive oil and fresh butter.  4)  Are you eating a whole grain at dinner time, and a salad and at least one really good serving of veggies, preferably two or three?  5)  Sorry, can't agree with you about the tuna, but if you don't like it, are you eating turkey, chicken, salmon, other fishes, eggs, beans, nuts, soy and seeds instead?  I eat and cook oftentimes by color.  If you eat foods of every color in the rainbow, you will find that you are automatically eating healthfully, as long as it's not Starbursts or other artificially colored "foodstuffs" we're talking about here.  Keep going!  You're doing better, and you're getting there!

Answer 5

it sounds fine but make sure you are exercising at least 3 times a week

Answer 6

Don't eat cereal bars, that's pure c**p.

Answer 7

Um...Lunch!!!