Daily Food Diary – Day 101 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 101 days since I began my 365 Day Daily Food Diary. 

This month I have been tracking the sodium and processed sugar that I consume each  day.   Eleven days in, I should know better than to assume that I have any idea how much sodium or processed sugar there is in something BEFORE I decide to eat it. 

Unfortunately, once again I have proven that I obviously do not know better  yet  – and my assumptions continue to be my diet downfall.   Today’s fail…. 1135 mg of sodium in ONE Paratha! That is almost half a teaspoon of salt in one 7″ flat bread.  (2300 mg/ teaspoon) How is that even possible?   I need to start reading the complete Nutritional Value Label on foods before I eat – anything.   🤦

I made one good decision yesterday.  I chose a really good aerobic workout yesterday morning.  It was a full 42 minutes long and it was intense.  Fortunately, Dan came home with groceries when I was at the halfway point so I had to take a break to help him put them away.    😋

Daily Food Diary – Day 101

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2) (4.7 mg)

(2) eggs (160) (140 mg)

(1 1/2) oz ham (54) (46.8 mg)

(1/4) c green onions (10)

(1) tsp olive oil (40)

(1) potato patty (120) (210 mg)

Snacks:

(1) c Licorice tea

(58) oz water

Supper:

(2) c chilli with ground beef & beans (524) (600 mg)

(1) plain paratha (240) (1135mg) (2)

(1/2) Dill pickle (4) (324 mg) (.5 g)

(2) oz shredded cheese (208) (416mg)

Total net calories: 1078

Calorie Goal: 1269 – 1078 = 192 under 👍

Total Sodium: 2876.5 mg

Sodium goal: 1500 – 2300 mg 😕

Total Processed Sugar:  2.5 grams

Processed Sugar Goal: < 25 grams 👍

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ❤️😊

Flowers Dan bought me yesterday to celebrate completing 100 DAYS of my 365 Day Daily Food Diary. 💞

15 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 101 of 365”

  5. Aw, that is so sweet of Dan!! Lovely flowers. That is a major ton of salt in a piece of bread. That would drive my BP into orbit, these companies sneak salt into everything today. Hi from Michigan!

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  11. And you can’t taste it! That Paratha doesn’t taste salty and there is twice the sodium in one place as in a full bag of microwave popcorn. And there is sugar in everything at fast food places!

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  12. It is truly an eye opener when you read labels. Even though I have been reading labels for years, I still miss things. I love cooking which is a good thing as I believe it saves money to cook from scratch and you can better control the salt and sugar in your food. But even then, something sometimes trips me up.

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  13. I wonder if people are getting less ‘food tolerant’ or if it’s only because we get less tolerant as we age. We used to eat restaurant meals or take out a LOT. (Dan worked 24/7 shifts and I worked 8-5 Monday to Friday). It would kill me now. I want to know what’s in my food nowadays.

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  14. Maybe it is more that there is so much written about food these days. I keep thinking that my cautiousness isn’t going to help me at this point in my life. Still, I want to know what is in my food! We used to eat out a lot too and I never thought about it!

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