PENN-sieve

I started feeding today for the study. I will be provided with all of my food for 12 weeks. The first six weeks will be weight stabilization and the second six weeks will have a weight loss focus. I learned today that I am in the group that will eat high fiber, whole grains.

I pick up my food every morning at 8am in the center of campus. It is loaded up in coolers for me. Above is a picture of today's coolers and all the food inside. Everything inside the coolers is portioned and labeled.

My menu for today featured whole wheat blueberry pancakes with fresh blueberries (they definitely won me over with this meal), a California chicken salad, and whole wheat pasta with meatballs. The food was really good. I am permitted to add some seasonings if needed but it was all very flavorful. The salads for lunch and dinner contained a large bag of lettuce that was a very large protion. I was eating lettuce for over an hour at lunch!