this thread is actually making me feel pretty good about my diet. i eat a lot of whole grains (pasta, rice) vegetables with almost every meal, and a good bit of fruit, usually a banana a day and some sort of mixed fruit salad, not canned. i eat eggs a few days a week, and tofu. my problem is eating large quantities only once or twice a day, partially due to schedule and just being a brokish college student. i like to eat nature's valley granola bars or cliff bars as snacks. i drink mostly water, a few coffees depending on class/ work, and every once in awhile i'll grab a gatorade. my 2 biggest problems are pizza and beer. i've cut my pizza consumption back from like 5 days a week to maybe 1 or 2, and i always get them loaded with veggies. living in nyc its just so readily available, cheap, and delicious. beer as well, i'm in college, beer just comes with the territory, i probably have 2 or 3 maybe just on a normal hangout night with friends, and a little (lot) more on a night out at a bar or something. lately i've been wanting to eat so much though, which greatly conflicts with my girlfriend whom i usually eat with, and works in the fashion industry, where eating more than 1 meal a day is frowned upon. she doesn't get why i'm always so hungry, but she doesn't ride 20 + miles a day either. trying to balance meals becomes a bit of challenge when living with her.