Day of eating by Elizabeth Keeter
- Calories
- 1,918
- Protein
- 113 g
- Carbs
- 166 g
- Fat
- 89 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
A postpartum weight-loss "what I eat in a day" video by Elizabeth Keeter (US). Their day: a small glass of carrot juice with apple cider vinegar, then an iced coffee made with instant coffee, honey, a pinch of sea salt and Slate vanilla protein milk. Breakfast is scrambled eggs with a round slice of toast and honey, followed by a zero-sugar Ghost energy drink. Lunch is air-fried breaded chicken nuggets with Chick-fil-A sauce and a mandarin. Dinner is homemade fettuccine in a creamy ground-meat, tomato and parmesan sauce with a slice of garlic bread.
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Meal by meal
Drinks: carrot juice and iced coffee
Good 184 kcalFirst up, a little carrot juice with apple cider vinegar, then an iced coffee with honey and vanilla protein milk.
Protein milk turns this iced coffee into a sneaky protein boost.
“Carrot juice with vinegar: the shot nobody ever orders at a bar.”
| Food | At | kcal | P | C | F | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrot juice with apple cider vinegarabout 1/2 cup Lakewood carrot juice + 1 tbsp Bragg ACV · 135 g
Why this estimateThe juice came up to about 1/4–1/3 of a 16 oz cup; one measuring spoon of ACV adds about 3 kcal. |
0:00 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Iced protein coffee (instant coffee, honey, Slate Ultra vanilla protein milk)10 oz glass: 1 scoop instant coffee, ~1.5 tsp honey, pinch of Maldon salt, splash of water, ~half a can (~165 ml) of Slate Ultra, ice · 300 g
Why this estimateThe 11 oz can wouldn't fit in a 10 oz glass along with the water and ice, so I assumed about half a can (half of 42 g protein / ~210 kcal). Honey is about 10 g (32 kcal). The salt and coffee add almost nothing. |
0:05 | 141 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Breakfast: scrambled eggs and toast
Good 289 kcalBreakfast is fluffy scrambled eggs with a round slice of toast drizzled in honey.
Eggs plus egg whites bring solid protein to the breakfast table.
“Honey in the coffee, honey on the toast. The bees are working overtime.”
| Food | At | kcal | P | C | F | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scrambled eggs1 whole egg + ~1/3 cup liquid egg whites + 1 tbsp cottage cheese/yogurt, cooked in ~1 tsp butter/oil, with black pepper · 150 g · low confidence
Why this estimateOne egg was cracked into the ramekin, with the Lucerne egg whites and a tub of white dairy right beside it. The cup was about 3/4 full, so I assumed it was topped up with egg whites. Includes about 1 tsp of cooking fat (34 kcal). |
0:10 | 162 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Toast with honey1 round slice of toasted bread (~35 g) + ~1.5 tsp honey · 45 g
Why this estimateCould be a sandwich-bread slice or half a toasted roll/English muffin. Honey is about 10 g (32 kcal). No butter was seen. |
0:12 | 127 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Drink: zero-sugar Ghost energy
Mixed 5 kcalNext comes a can of zero sugar Ghost energy drink in sour green apple.
Zero sugar is nice, but that's a hefty second caffeine hit.
“Sour green apple, because the morning wasn't dramatic enough already.”
| Food | At | kcal | P | C | F | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ghost Energy, Warheads Sour Green Apple (zero sugar)1 can, 16 fl oz · 473 g
Why this estimateZero sugar, per the label. |
0:13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lunch: nuggets and Chick-fil-A sauce
Mixed 548 kcalLunch is air fried chicken nuggets with a dollop of Chick-fil-A sauce and a peeled mandarin.
Decent protein, but the breading and creamy sauce pile on fat.
“The mandarin is bravely trying to make this a balanced plate.”
| Food | At | kcal | P | C | F | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air-fried breaded chicken nuggetsabout 9–10 nuggets, 4–5 cm each · 160 g
Why this estimateBrand unknown, so I used typical frozen breaded nuggets (~230 kcal/100 g). Air-fried, so no oil added. |
0:14 | 368 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
Chick-fil-A sauce1 dollop, about 2 tbsp · 28 g
Why this estimateFrom the retail 16 oz bottle; the label gives 140 kcal per 2 tbsp. |
0:16 | 140 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Mandarin (clementine)1 small · 75 g
Why this estimatePeeled and served on the lunch plate. |
0:16 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Dinner: creamy beef fettuccine
Mixed 892 kcalDinner is homemade fettuccine in a creamy beef, tomato and parmesan sauce, with a slice of garlic bread.
Hearty protein, but cream and parmesan bring plenty of saturated fat.
“Garlic bread with pasta: carbs inviting their best friend over.”
| Food | At | kcal | P | C | F | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fettuccine in creamy ground-meat tomato sauce with parmesan1 plate, about 1.75 cups, + ~2 tbsp shredded parmesan on top · 360 g
Why this estimateI took their plate as about 1/4.5 of a batch made from ~1 lb ground beef (85/15) browned with 1 onion, ~2 cups diced Roma tomatoes, ~1/4 cup Swanson broth, ~1/2 cup heavy cream, ~1 cup shredded parmesan and ~12 oz dry fettuccine. The rendered fat stays in the sauce. The parmesan topping adds ~42 kcal. |
0:18 | 722 | 41 | 62 | 33 | 4 |
Garlic bread1 palm-sized slice with butter and cheese · 50 g
Why this estimateToasted on a foil-lined sheet pan; the butter and cheese topping is included. Only one slice was on their plate. |
0:24 | 170 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
Whole video1,918 kcal Protein 113 gCarbs 166 g Fat 89 gFibre 9 g