What I Eat In a Day When I’m Sick… (vegan, keto, gluten-free)

At least as soon as a week, I discover a message in one among my inboxes, asking what I eat when I’m sick. My common response is simply, “whatever I can manage,” however I understand that isn’t essentially the most useful description. As it seems, I presently have a sinus an infection, which isn’t my favourite factor, nevertheless it does current a good alternative to truly record the issues I eat in a day on a vegan keto eating regimen whereas I’m sick…

Like I talked about above, this isn’t a regular day of vegan keto consuming – that is a vegan keto sick day. Normally when I’m sick, I wouldn’t hassle monitoring in any respect, however I did this time, so I may share the total image. Because I have a sinus an infection and a low grade fever, I have principally been in mattress when not dragging myself into the workplace, and I’m not as hungry as common. So, manner much less lively and customarily much less hungry = not consuming a great deal of energy. I say this so that you just don’t learn this put up and assume that I usually eat so little in a day! This was positively a deficit for me.

Okay, so, with that out of the way in which, let’s see what I ate on a vegan keto sick day!

Vegan Keto Sick Day Breakfast

As it’s possible you’ll know should you observe me on instagram, I normally follow intermittent fasting and eat between 2-8pm. It’s not arduous and quick and actually depends upon how I really feel general, however that is the essential gist. So, breakfast immediately was fairly typical:

a glass of water, to rehydrate from sleeping
2 cups inexperienced tea with MCT oil powder
a little liquid stevia, for sweetness

I actually like tulsi inexperienced tea, in order that’s what I’ve been ingesting these days. As at all times, the MCT powder I use is the one from Perfect Keto (you’ll be able to save 15% in your order with the code MEATFREEKETO15)!

Nutrition breakdown:

70 energy
7g fats
.5g protein
0g internet carbs
1g fiber

Vegan Keto Sick Day Lunch

So, lunch for me immediately ended up being round three, as a result of that’s when my soup was prepared, and I didn’t actually begin fascinated with meals till round 2:30. I made this tofu noodle soup for myself in my instantaneous pot, and ended up consuming the entire batch over the course of the afternoon. For liquids, I simply saved ingesting water and natural tea.

*This actually hit the spot, and I’m so glad I really dragged myself away from bed to make it!*

Nutrition breakdown:

504 energy
28g fats
30.9g protein
16.8g internet carbs
14g fiber

Vegan Keto Sick Day Snacks

Normally, I would have some form of snack mid-day. But, as a result of I wasn’t actually feeling all that hungry, I ended up simply making a greens shake as an alternative. On days the place I’m probably not consuming sufficient meals (like sick days), or the place I haven’t actually had a lot of greens, I determine some greens powder can at the least present a number of the missed diet….proper? I just about simply purchase no matter greens powder that’s low in carbs is on sale. There are a few low-carb choices from Amazing Grass. I additionally actually just like the Micros from Perfect Keto, nevertheless it does have a robust taste, and I get that it isn’t for everybody. I additionally tossed in a scoop of Ultima Replenisher electrolyte powder within the lemonade taste.

Nutrition breakdown:

40 energy
three.5g fats
1g protein
0g internet carbs
1g fiber

Vegan Keto Sick Day Dinner

Around 7:00, I lastly received hungry for dinner and made a type of ridiculous, however scrumptious, meal: cauliflower flatbread with tapenade and vegan mozz. You know the way I stated that when I’m sick, I simply cook dinner what I can handle? Well, that is one thing fast and simple that I can normally deal with throwing collectively. If I was sensible, I would have pre-made some selfmade vegan keto cauliflower crusts and caught them within the freezer…. however I have been actually unhealthy about meal prepping these days and solely had a pre-made, store-bought crust in there. The solely crust I purchase from the shop is the one from Califlour – it’s the one one I’ve discovered that’s really vegan and keto-friendly, and it’s actually tasty. So, win. If you wish to order from their web site, you’ll be able to save 10% with the code MEATFREEKETO10, so, there’s that.

Anyway, the instructions for making this flatbread are simple – bake the crust in keeping with the instructions, unfold with 1/four cup of tapenade (or pesto, should you hate olives) and crumble on 2oz of your favourite vegan cheese and stick again within the (turned off, however nonetheless heat) oven for about 5 minutes, till the cheese will get heat.

My favourite vegan cheese occurs to be the vegan mozz from Miyoko’s Creamery. It’s fairly expensive, so I don’t purchase it usually, nevertheless it’s positively the perfect tasting one I’ve tried. It is also constructed from entire meals elements and is fermented. Oh, and likewise it’s the bottom carb vegan cheese I’ve come throughout. So, all-in-all, it’s a win for me. The tapenade I used this time is the Divina one, however I additionally just like the one from Trader Joe’s.

Nutrition breakdown:

770 energy
64g fats
26g protein
16g internet carbs
16g fiber

Vegan Keto Sick Day Totals

So, like I talked about above, that is positively a deficit for me, however I simply wasn’t as hungry as common, and wasn’t going to drive it. So, right here we’re. Is this like each sick day I have? Nope. It’s not. It simply occurs to be one from this week, and is pretty consultant of how I’ve been consuming this week on the whole. Although, final evening as an alternative of the pizza with the tapenade and vegan mozz, I made a veggie burger and mashed it with the tapenade, vegan mozz and a few sauerkraut. Weird? Yes. Delicious? Also sure.

Anywho, onto the day’s totals: