My Happiness Project: Week 16

In this month's Self magazine there is an article starting on page 74 with a two-week clean eating plan.  The plan starts with these "7 Diet Rules to Live By":

1. You get about 1,600 calories a day
2. Eat often - as in every three to four hours
3. Down at least 80 grams of protein a day...
4. …and 25 g fiber
5. Cut added sugar
6. Choose whole grains
7. Quit drinking

After laying out these rules, they give you a full week's worth of meals so that you already have an idea of what to eat.  Here are some of my favorite meal and snack ideas:

• Sliced apple oatmeal
• Chili garlic popcorn
• Morning "bento box"
• Apple with spiced yogurt dip
• Sun-dried tomato tuna linguine
• Black bean veggie quesadilla
• Frech toast with fruit

Even though I couldn't eat all of their meal ideas because I'm a vegetarian, I was still able to get a lot of great ideas and it definitely gave me a head-start on my grocery list for the week!

To check out more information on this plan, visit www.self.com.

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Where do you go when you're looking for health and wellness inspiration?  Do you look at health magazines, find ideas on Pinterest, or something totally different?