I took a few days off because tomorrow marks our 44th anniversary. In celebration, we went out to eat on Monday, the 31st and I did not count calories. That snowballed and I did not eat correctly on Tuesday or Wednesday, either. Today, I am back on track with my clean eating of natural foods.
I am going to backtrack and write menus for those skipped days because when I am done, I want one whole year of daily food menus.
Here’s to moving forward!
Notes
September 3, 2026 Daily Food Blueprint
From naturalfood365.com - 08282026.
1. Sunrise Fuel
- Milkshake – 1 cup low-fat milk, 1 banana, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, and 1 tablespoon chia seeds.
- Slot Metrics: 294 kcal | 12.0g Protein | 50.9g Carbs | 6.9g Fat | 8.7g Fiber | 400mg Calcium | 111mg Sodium
2. First Stride
- Egg Scramble with Spinach & Cheese – 1 whole large egg and 2 large egg whites scrambled in 1 teaspoon of real butter with fresh spinach and 1 slice of cheddar cheese, served with 1 whole orange.
- Slot Metrics: 346 kcal | 23.6g Protein | 16.8g Carbs | 20.3g Fat | 3.6g Fiber | 285mg Calcium | 496mg Sodium
3. Mid-Day Charge
- Nutritive Snack – 1 ounce (approx. 23 whole) raw almonds.
- Slot Metrics: 164 kcal | 6.0g Protein | 6.1g Carbs | 14.1g Fat | 3.5g Fiber | 76mg Calcium | 0mg Sodium
4. The Pivot
- Chicken Salad on Bed of Spinach – 4 ounces of grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast served over a fresh garden salad on a bed of fresh spinach with 1 Tablespoon of dressing.
- Slot Metrics: 265 kcal | 31.2g Protein | 6.5g Carbs | 12.3g Fat | 2.1g Fiber | 52mg Calcium | 380mg Sodium
5. Twilight Bite
- Baked Pork Chop & Frozen Spinach – 4 ounces of lean boneless pork chop baked with a side of 1 cup of steamed frozen spinach.
- Slot Metrics: 275 kcal | 35.4g Protein | 7.2g Carbs | 11.2g Fat | 4.5g Fiber | 150mg Calcium | 170mg Sodium
6. Nightcap Bridge
- Fruit Plate – 1 whole sweet Cosmic Crisp Apple and 1 cup of fresh green grapes.
- Slot Metrics: 157 kcal | 1.1g Protein | 41.0g Carbs | 0.4g Fat | 5.4g Fiber | 26mg Calcium | 4mg Sodium
Daily Totals: 1,501 kcal | 109.3g Protein | 128.5g Carbs | 65.2g Fat | 27.8g Fiber | 989mg Calcium | 1,161mg Sodium
Macronutrient Percentages: 33% Carbohydrates | 28% Protein | 39% Fat