Day of eating by Cecilia Perrina

Cecilia Perrina · posted 5 Oct 2026 · Day of eating

Calories: 2,731
Protein: 164 g
Carbs: 344 g
Fat: 79 g
Fibre: 28 g

Protein 24% Carbs 50% Fat 26%

A high-protein 'what I eat in a day' video with no speech, just on-screen labels. Breakfast is oatmeal topped with blueberries and an iced coffee with milk, with supplements on the side. After a workout she has Medjool dates as a snack. Her post-workout meal is beef bulgogi with japchae-style glass noodles and vegetables. Next comes a chocolate-glazed cupcake for a chocolate craving, then a pan of shrimp orzo with broccoli, spinach and cherry tomatoes as a late lunch. Dinner is a bowl of seasoned ground beef over white rice in an orange broth with scallions.

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Meal by meal

Breakfast: blueberry oatmeal

Good 341 kcal

She kicks things off with a warm bowl of oatmeal topped with fresh blueberries and a big iced coffee with milk.

Whole grains and fruit pile on the fibre for a strong start.

“Oats and iced coffee, the official uniform of having it together.”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Oatmeal with fresh blueberriesAbout 1.5 cups cooked oats (about 60 g dry, assumed made with water) topped with about 1/2 cup blueberries · 425 g Why this estimate Oats assumed cooked in water with no sweetener. Blueberries about 75 g. Milk, protein powder or nut butter mixed in would add calories and protein.	0:04	271	8	51	4	8
Iced coffee with milkAbout 16 oz glass, assumed about 120 ml of 2% milk and no syrup · 470 g · low confidence Why this estimate The light-brown colour suggests coffee with milk. The kind of milk or creamer and any sweetener are unknown.	0:04	70	4	6	2	0

Post-workout snack: Medjool dates

Good 200 kcal

Straight after the workout, she grabs a few big sticky Medjool dates from a little container in the car.

Fast natural carbs plus fibre, nature's own recovery candy.

“Car snacks have never looked this wholesome.”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Medjool dates3 large dates · 72 g Why this estimate Taken from the small blue-lid container in the car.	0:07	200	1	54	0	5

Post-workout meal: beef bulgogi

Mixed 580 kcal

Next up is a proper meal of marinated beef bulgogi with japchae glass noodles, carrots and mushrooms.

Loads of protein, but the sweet soy marinade brings sugar and sodium.

“Post-workout meal, or a Korean barbecue night that started early?”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Beef bulgogi with japchae glass noodles (carrot, mushroom)About 170 g cooked marinated beef plus about 1 cup glass noodles with vegetables · 320 g Why this estimate Includes the soy, sugar and sesame-oil marinade and the oil from stir-frying the noodles. Fat depends on the cut of beef.	0:09	580	40	52	24	2

Snack: chocolate cupcake

Bad 180 kcal

Then the chocolate craving hits, so she reaches for a chocolate-glazed cupcake with that iconic frosting swirl.

Pure added sugar and refined carbs, fun but not fuel.

“The cupcake said one swirl, and she listened.”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Chocolate-glazed cupcake (Hostess-style)1 cupcake · 50 g Why this estimate On-screen text says she was craving chocolate. Values are for a packaged Hostess cupcake. A bakery-size or homemade one could have about twice as many calories.	0:12	180	2	30	6	1

Late lunch: shrimp orzo skillet

Good 880 kcal

For a late lunch she cooks up a skillet of shrimp orzo with broccoli, spinach and cherry tomatoes.

Lean shrimp protein and veggie fibre in one gorgeous pan.

“Plates are optional when the skillet is the serving size.”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Shrimp orzo with broccoli, spinach and cherry tomatoesThe whole skillet, about 4 cups: about 350 g cooked orzo, 200 g shrimp, vegetables and about 1.5 tbsp olive oil · 830 g Why this estimate Includes about 1.5 tbsp cooking oil. Any butter, cream or parmesan in the sauce would add more. Seen only in the pan, not plated.	0:14	880	66	102	25	11

Dinner: ground beef rice bowl

Good 550 kcal

Dinner is a bowl of ground beef and white rice in an orange broth, finished with fresh scallions.

Solid lean protein, though the white rice skips the fibre.

“The scallions are doing all the vegetable heavy lifting here.”

Food	At	kcal	P	C	F	Fibre
Ground beef and rice bowl in orange broth with scallionsAbout 150 g cooked lean ground beef, about 1 cup white rice, about 1/3 cup broth or sauce, 1 tbsp scallion · 400 g Why this estimate Beef assumed to be 90/10 lean. The orange broth or sauce (possibly creamy or chili-based) is estimated at about 40 kcal. Seasoning oil is included.	0:17	550	43	49	17	1

Whole video2,731 kcal Protein 164 gCarbs 344 g Fat 79 gFibre 28 g