I am a hardcore label reader and I try to avoid anything with crazy names and also any of the things I am allergic to.

I have gotten really lax with my label reading lately. I was just thinking a couple of days ago that I always felt much better when I was more cautious about reading them. I commit to reading them again and getting our the crap ingredients like HFCS and Transfats.

I definitely read the ingredients and try to avoid chemicals or anything I can’t pronounce!

If the label is too long I don’t even bother I just put it back on the shelf. 🙂 I like labels with few ingredients.

I googled everything in my protein powder (EAS) to make sure I at least knew what everything was!

I LOVE bread and butter pickles. I could eat the whole jar easily.

Your lunch looks awesome! I eat breakfast at 6(apple with PB), a small snack (apple of applesauce)at 9 and lunch at 11! I could never wait any longer 😉

I do google ingredients! I am trying hard to only eat products where I know what all the ingredients are. It scares me to eat tons of chemicals.

I’ve seen those bars and they look so good but I just can’t do it for that exact reason…not when there are bars that are much more natural.

Hard-core label reader for sure. I get made fun of for it but that doesn’t stop me! Does anyone “sneak a peek” at labels at, say, a potluck? Please tell me I’m not the only one!

I NEVER buy anything w/o looking at the nutritional info… I usually look at the ingreds, but not often enough— I’m def a calorie commando :-\

I’m not a fan of those Quaker bars 🙁 weird ingredients definitely skeeves me out sometimes but since I eat natural things most of the time – I don’t mind a little of the odd ingredients here or there. Oh and I google EVERYTHING!

I did the same thing. I googled the ingredients and was so bummed. How could you let me down Quaker???

I’m thinking of making some bars myself using similar stuff.

Your sandwich is making me so hungry! It’s only 10:45am here! I’m dying! Definitely need to find a lunch with staying power.

I’ve become more relaxed with looking at ingredient lists, but that could be because most products I purchase I’ve been purchasing for years now and know the ingredients are fairly clean. By the way, I haven’t eaten deli turkey in…a year or so, but that picture has me jonesin for a sammie like that furreal!

I eat breakfast around 7:15 and then don’t have lunch until 1 (or 1:30 on days when I have subjects!). I’ve gotten into a a good pattern and sometimes I get hungry around 11 but am able to hold out until 1ish.

I am a pretty compulsive label reader but I also try not to buy too many things with labels! I think yogurt, cheese, and dark chocolate are the things I buy regularly that have labels.

Hell yes for eating REAL FOOD with PRONOUNCEABLE ingredients 😀

i’m with you on the having to pronounce the ingredients…i wasn’t too excited about those ingredients, but it’s free so i’m happy!

I always read the ingredients. I’m amazed by some of the stuff used in “health” food.

Maybe you should try a mid-morning snack Caitlin. With all the running you’re doing, maybe your body is asking for more calories. I try not to snack, but sometimes, I know my body needs it.

i eat breakfast at 6:30 am usually a cup of cereal and a banana with coffee and for snack at 10:00 i have an apple and then lunch at 1:00 🙂 eating at 10:00 really helps!

anna<3

ha! i wish! it’s actually artwork by Brandon Boyd (lead singer of Incubus). i found it in one of his books and have since been in love. i’m actually considering having some, if not all, of it put somewhere on my body permanently. but, i’m kind of waiting on getting my soccer body back so i could actually show it off before i make that decision!

and no, i’m not healed, unfortunately. i’m in the middle if RICEing, but i’m still having trouble walking (won’t even consider running tonight!). i hope it works itself out soon, i’d hate fall behind 🙁

and my middle school experience was… OK, i guess. a couple bad hair cuts kind of impeded the “fondness” of the memories. lol i think those are awful, awkward years for everyone, though (i hope!)

I always check nutritional info and almost always read the ingredients list for new foods. Some brands I trust, though, and don’t check. Maybe I should be doing that too, because I think a lot of companies use their good brand name and sneak some bad stuff in there sometimes. Sounds like those bars are not going to become popular in the blog world despite being tasty!

Hey Caitlin!

Just wanted to delurk again to chime in or breakfast. I eat breakfast between 8:30-9:00 and my lunch isn’t until 1, so it’s often 1:15 before I can eat. In order to make my breakfast last longer I just make it a calorically heavy meal with lots of healthy fats and protein. I run before breakfast and my pre-run snack (about 90-100) plus breakfast (about 430-450) usually adds up to about 540-550 calories or so together and I always last until lunch.

If you don’t mind me asking, how many calories do you typically aim for in your breakfast? Maybe you should consider upping it. Studies have shown that people who eat a higher cal bkfast (up to 610 calories) tend to snack less and eat less on a whole throughout the day.

Just my two cents : )

It’s kinda funny cuz I used to look at the label and only pay attention to the calorie count and not the ingredients. Now I look at the ingredients (ALL the time) and hardly ever look at the calorie count!

angelcubbie – hmm i think my breakfasts are more around 400 or 500. maybe i should up it!

re: the new shoes on a long run, im not sure. my first thought is that good fitting running shoes don’t “need” to be broken in, so if they are good, they are good. however, my concern is that on the 4th or 5th mile you might realize they aren’t really all that good, and yet you keep going because its a long day! does that make sense (because i would totally do that)? …. so really, my answer is i have no idea. although this would be an excellent question to ask the runner’s world blog! you should send it in!!

kristen – thanks for providing RD info! your comment was very interesting to read. i agree that the evidence against HFCS is complete, but its probably just safer to avoid it in large amounts. and trans fat…. eww!!

Kashi has a new line of bars similar to those Quaker ones, with far fewer weird ingredients. I had the Dark Chocolate Coconut one and it was awesome!

Oh goodness! I can’t bear to go longer than 3 hours without eating a meal, ESPECIALLY during times when I am as active as you are! I of course make my meals smaller since I am eating 6 meals a day, but I couldn’t go from 7 till noon. I take lunch at 10:30 most days (or eat a snack at 9 and have lunch at noon if I am forced to eat at a “normal” hour)