Hi all,

I'm early in the healing process (surgery July 21st) but I'm checking out what everyone is saying on how to eat on a typical day after moving through food stages....how do you count your protein????? What I mean is some folks are saying "two meat balls" or 2 pieces of deli meat....how do you know how much protein is in each food, where do you get that info? Thanks so much, Tracy w.

Every food is required to have the NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION listed on it packaging. Look for it on the back of the pack, can or whatever you take it out of. The serving size, calories, fat, carbs and Protein should be listed.

That is where the information comes from.

Kelly

Hi all,

I'm early in the healing process (surgery July 21st) but I'm checking out what everyone is saying on how to eat on a typical day after moving through food stages....how do you count your protein????? What I mean is some folks are saying "two meat balls" or 2 pieces of deli meat....how do you know how much protein is in each food, where do you get that info? Thanks so much, Tracy w.

I use MyFitnessPal online, it's a quick way to track protein, calories, etc. I have it on my PC & phone, although my phone is kind of slow so don't use it often there. it has a huge database with about everything. Even if you are eating something without a label (like deli meat) you can find it. You can add your own favorite foods or recipes too. Another plus is you can choose which components to track, mine are calories, protein, carbs, calcuim, and sodium. It's been great since surgery...I log each time I eat, usually takes less than a minute, then by the end of the day I know if I got enough protein and if not, I make a quick shake. There are lots of apps like this out there, take a look around. Good luck

I use MyPlate on live strong.com. I like it because you can enter the portion you eat down to the tsp if you want you are not locked into the serving size that is on the packages. It is the best one I have found.

Good luck!

Thanks guys...I'll check them out!!!! Tracy w.

Myfirnesspal has a cool app for my phone and I can scan the barcode of pretty much any product and then just enter how much I'm eating (usually a part of a serving) and it calculates everything for me. The database is pretty massive if you just type in the food too. It's been a really easy way to keep track of calories, fat, protein and carbs.

Even if you don't use an online site, you can read the Nutrition Facts on all food packages, and if you don't have one already, buy a food scale. A food scale will help you to not overeat by trying to "eyeball" what 2 oz of meat looks like.

Or put the food in a measuring cup. Sometimes a scale doesn't work well because of the differences in density of food. Our stomach holds volume, not weight. But the scale will get you close.

Even if you don't use an online site, you can read the Nutrition Facts on all food packages, and if you don't have one already, buy a food scale. A food scale will help you to not overeat by trying to "eyeball" what 2 oz of meat looks like.

Greg, you are so right! I weighed 4 oz of pastrami yesterday and it looked like a mountain! I can eat 4 oz of salmon, no problem, but 4 oz of pastrami, no way!