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Everything I ate in a day as a model,realistic version.

Lisa Asowata · posted 3 Oct 2026 · Day of eating

Calories
2,621
Protein
96 g
Carbs
319 g
Fat
108 g
Fibre
14 g

A silent 'what I eat in a day as a model (realistic version)' video, Nigerian-style, with on-screen time labels. At 8am they drink a mug of lemon water. Breakfast at 9am is two eggs, seasoned and scrambled in oil, served over pan-toasted white bread. At 10am they have a mug of lemon tea. Lunch at 2pm is a plate of jollof rice, fried rice, fried beef and a creamy coleslaw-style salad. The 4pm snack is a bowl of fresh pineapple chunks. Dinner is a large plate of jollof rice with a piece of chicken and cucumber slices, plus a glass of zobo (hibiscus drink).

Original caption

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Meal by meal

Morning drink: lemon water

Good 5 kcal

First up, a big mug of water with a few fresh lemon slices floating in it.

Hydration first, with zero added sugar. Clean start.

“Fancy water, but we respect the citrus commitment.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Lemon water1 glass mug, about 400 ml, with 2–3 lemon slices · 400 g
Why this estimate

Bottled water over lemon slices; on-screen text '8am Lemon water'. No sweetener shown.

0:02 5 02 00

Breakfast: bread and egg

Mixed 467 kcal

Breakfast is seasoned scrambled eggs cooked in oil, served over pan-toasted white bread.

Solid egg protein, but the white bread brings refined carbs.

“Bread and egg: the breakfast that never needs a menu.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Scrambled eggs with seasoningAbout 2 eggs scrambled in about 1 tbsp oil · 115 g
Why this estimate

About 2 brown eggs whisked with about 1 tsp orange seasoning powder (bouillon/curry blend) and a pinch of salt, cooked in about 1 tbsp vegetable oil (included).

0:18 272 132 240
Pan-toasted white breadAbout 2 slices, cut into 4 pieces · 70 g
Why this estimate

Nigerian-style white bread, toasted in the pan with charred edges; no added fat seen. Text: 'Bread and egg'.

0:18 195 636 32

Mid-morning: lemon tea

Good 4 kcal

Mid-morning brings a mug of tea with lemon slices, no milk or sugar in sight.

Gentle caffeine and no added sugar. Easy win.

“Lemon, round two. The citrus budget is thriving.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Lemon tea1 mug, about 280 ml, tea bag with lemon slices · 280 g
Why this estimate

On-screen text '10am Lemon tea'. No sugar or milk shown, so counted as unsweetened.

0:20 4 01 00

Lunch: jollof, fried rice and beef

Mixed 1,075 kcal

Lunch is jollof rice and fried rice side by side, with fried beef and a creamy coleslaw.

Beef brings protein, but double rice and frying stack refined carbs.

“Why choose between jollof and fried rice when diplomacy exists?”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Jollof rice (lunch)2 molded scoops, about 1.25 cups · 250 g
Why this estimate

Nigerian jollof cooked in tomato-pepper base with oil (included in values).

0:21 410 765 132
Nigerian fried rice1 large molded scoop, about 1 cup · 180 g
Why this estimate

Yellow curry-seasoned fried rice with peas and mixed veg; cooking oil included.

0:21 305 650 92
Fried beefAbout 2–3 golf-ball-sized chunks · 100 g
Why this estimate

Boiled-then-fried Nigerian-style beef; frying oil included.

0:21 270 261 180
Coleslaw-style saladAbout 1/2 cup · 60 g
Why this estimate

Shredded cabbage and carrot in a creamy mayonnaise/salad-cream dressing (included).

0:21 90 17 71

Snack: fresh pineapple

Good 125 kcal

The afternoon snack is a bowl of freshly cut pineapple chunks.

Real fruit with fibre and vitamin C, sweet without added sugar.

“Nature's candy, pre-cut. Somebody already did the hard part.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Pineapple chunks1 small bowl, about 12 chunks (~1.5 cups) · 250 g
Why this estimate

Fresh pineapple cut from whole fruit; 4pm snack. Only the served bowl counted.

0:26 125 133 04

Dinner: jollof rice and chicken

Mixed 945 kcal

Dinner is jollof rice with a piece of chicken, some cucumber slices, and a glass of zobo.

Chicken brings protein, while the zobo sneaks in some added sugar.

“The cucumber slices are bravely running the whole vegetable department.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Jollof rice (dinner)Large heap covering most of a 25 cm plate, about 2 cups · 380 g
Why this estimate

Nigerian jollof; cooking oil included.

0:29 627 1199 203
Chicken piece (fried/stewed)1 piece, thigh or drumstick size · 100 g
Why this estimate

Browned chicken with skin, typical Nigerian boiled-then-fried style; grams are edible meat. Oil included.

0:29 230 252 140
Cucumber slicesAbout 5 thick round slices · 50 g
Why this estimate

Raw cucumber garnish on the plate.

0:29 8 02 00
Zobo (hibiscus drink)1 tumbler, about 225 ml · 225 g
Why this estimate

Assumed lightly sweetened homemade zobo (sugar and/or fruit), typical of Nigeria.

0:29 80 020 00

Whole video2,621 kcal Protein 96 gCarbs 319 g Fat 108 gFibre 14 g

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