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Diet #1 - Day 3 - High ORAC with chocolate

August 20th, 2009

Overall, today was another success with a minor setback.  Most of the food I ate today was high ORAC (high potency antioxidant).  Breakfast consisted of soy yogurt and a slice of Very Berry Cornbread (cornmeal, brown rice flour, xylitol, blueberries, canola oil); Lunch was Tropical Bean and Rice Salad; mid-day snack was…well, chocolate - about 200 calories worth; snack before dinner was an apple; and dinner was half a grilled boneless skinless chicken breast with a side dish of kale, onions, shallots and mushrooms braised with white wine and olive oil.  Overall my calories came in under 1300 for the day.  To add to that, I walked for 40 minutes this morning and 30 minutes after dinner.  The key lesson learned for today is how many empty calories are in wine.  I would much rather have some liberty to eat a bit more food (other than chocolate) than use up the calories on wine.

2 Responses to “Diet #1 - Day 3 - High ORAC with chocolate”

  1. Sue Says:

    You should be eating **** healthy chocolate!! ORAC value of one piece of chocolate equals half a pound of raw spinach! (3,500)

  2. Linda Says:

    Great idea. Although I am not promoting any specific products on my blog, your comment has reminded me that studies have shown that coco (the foundation for chocolate) has some significant health benefits. For those high stress days when I can’t resist chocolate I will opt for a piece of a 70% dark chocolate bar; at least this sweet treat will have nutritional value for the calories.

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