Actor Doris Younane, 56, shares her day on a plate.
Doris Younane.
7.30am I eat a mess of a breakfast in Bondi – smashed avocado toast with other elements that make it too complicated to enjoy.
11am After training at the gym and rehearsals, I'm not really that interested in lunch. I believe you should eat only when your body tells you to.
2pm I snack on a banana.
6.30pm Dinner is my favourite meal because my husband and I love cooking together. Tonight we have baked chicken, tabouli with quinoa and my own Lebanese pepper blend. I also make garlic sauce using my mum's secret recipe. It's too hard to stop at one plate, so a meal that's enough for four people disappears between me and my husband. Now I'm lying down.
Dr Joanna McMillan says …
Top marks for … Listening to your internal hunger cues. You are absolutely right not to eat when you're not hungry. That said, could skipping lunch have contributed to you overeating at dinner? When ravenous, it's hard not to eat too much, too quickly.
If you keep eating like this you'll … Control your weight because, despite the big dinner, you are not eating too much overall and your food choices are healthy ones. The herbs and spices in your dinner are rich sources of antioxidants, but overall the day fell short on vegies. It also didn't provide much calcium, making it very difficult for you to reach your recommended intake of 1300mg.
Why don't you try … Eating two to three serves of dairy foods each day, or calcium-rich plant foods such as soy milk or tofu. Fish with edible soft bones, like sardines, is also good. Try a vegie-based smoothie as an afternoon snack and order vegetables as a side when eating out. Aim to eat at least three cups of vegies at dinner.
This article appears in Sunday Life magazine within the Sun-Herald and the Sunday Age on sale June 9.
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