Could You Eat The Same Foods Every Day?

For me, too many choices inevitably leads to bad choices. You too?

In a way I’m lucky. I am one of those people who really could eat the same stuff pretty much every day and not be mad about it.

So why was I not already doing that?

Well …

For one thing, there’s this belief out there that families should all have the same thing for dinner, and it’s “ridiculous” for everybody to just eat what they want.

Also …

I have a real tendency to be a lazy procrastinator.

If I don’t have a plan for breakfast (or I feel like there are too many people in the kitchen and I can’t use the stove), I am very likely to just grab a Clif Bar, or even worse steal one of the teen’s Pop Tarts.

Then …

If I wait until the morning to decide what I’m going to bring for lunch/snacks, the Popeye’s or Burger King just up the road too often ends up being the easiest temporary solution.

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Ugh

I could probably get away with this when I was in my 20s and 30s. But now, at 57, I’m at the point where I really worry about what 75 will look like if I don’t form and stick to some much better habits yesterday … or at least now.

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So, What’s my plan? (you can skip this part if you want)

Breakfast: Overnight Oats

• 2/3 cup plain oats

• 3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder

• 5g Creatine

• 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

• Small scoop ground flax seeds

• 3-4 sliced strawberries

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Lunch: Medium Potato with Black Beans

• One potato, either regular or sweet (microwaved, then cooled overnight in the fridge)

• 1/3 can of black beans

• Dressing of EV Olive Oil, balsamic vinegar, minced garlic and ginger, ground tumeric, and a little bit of maple syrup.

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Dinner: Three Eggs Florentine +

• 3 large or extra large eggs

• Big handful of fresh spinach

• Clove or two of finely sliced garlic

• Sliced shallot or red onion

• Olive Oil

• Italian seasoning

• A couple table spoons of garlic/basil tomato sauce

• Sprinkling of Italian blend cheese

• 1 piece of toasted multigrain bread w/ real butter

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Snacks: Greek Yogurt, Bananas, Other Soft Fruit (I currently have braces)

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I’m not going to be religious about this. I may from time to time still have pizza or a hamburger, or go out to eat with Kelly for dinner.

And when we’re out hiking, I’m probably going to have Clif Bars in my pack.

But having this plan as my daily default is almost certainly going to help me eat much better on a consistent basis.

So …

Are you weird like me?

Could you make a plan to eat the same couple of things (almost) every day?

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