Hi y'all. I thought it would be fun to post a real or theoretical day of eating that allows you to get your protein in at the individual level you're at presently. So like, if you're eating 1/4c per meal and have a protein requirement of 60g of protein for the day--what are you eating. Likewise, if you have a 1/2c per meal allowance and an 80g of protein requirement--what do you eat. Maybe if we do enough of these posts they will be great references for people as they work their way up from the initial 1oz=1/8c per meal, all the way up to 1c=8oz per meal! I know it will sure help me. I'll start by giving a hypothetical example for me when I'm 6 weeks out--on a "good day". You can put everything you're eating, but really I'm just thinking to put the protein component only and if you have room to also eat some veggie and then higher glycemic carb, God bless you! (Oh the big goal is to get as much of your food from whole food sources rather than protein powders/bars/shakes etc.) Ok, let's play!

Goal: 1/4c Food per meal/snack; 74g Protein/day

B: 1 jumbo egg + 1 tsp unsalted KG butter (8g P)

MS: 1/4c HEB 0%Fat Greek Yogurt + 1oz froz blueberries + 6g slivered almonds + 10g protein powder (15g P)

L: 2oz stewed chicken thighs + 1tbsp salsa (14g P)

AS: 1/8c homemade sf fluffernutter (peanut butter/marshmallow dip) + 5g protein powder + 1oz GS apple (10g P)

D: 1/8c homemade 2Alarm chili + 1 tbsp pintos + 1 tbsp grated cheddar + 1 tbsp salsa + 1 tsp sour cream (17g P)

BS: 1/4c 2% Daisy cottage cheese + 6g Vitacost peanut butter powder (10g P)

Daily Totals: 670cals; 74g Protein; 30g Fat; 29g Carb; 11g Fiber; 18g Net Carbs; 10g naturally occurring sugars

Edited October 6, 20178 yr by FluffyChix

13 hours ago, AshAsh1 said:

Not sure why this showed up in my timeline but I just realized it’s a super old thread. Oh well!

Cuz I started a new thread and someone probably answered or commented on the old thread.

Here's the new post. Come post your stuff again purty please?

I found these at Target this weekend. Expensive, but pretty good and a less guilty way to have a cookie:

at almost 8 months out I still cannot stand eggs, even the smell makes me ill. (Doc tells me this is not unusual!) I do alot of beans for breakfast. , 3 days a week a protein shake with vanilla yogurt , fruit shake. lunch and dinner - - protein and veggies. snack - - fruit. drink - - lots of water water water

10 hours ago, Fibro Queen said:

at almost 8 months out I still cannot stand eggs,

My go to is eggs.

I either have a two-egg omelette or a two-egg scramble with veges or chopped ham/silverside.

Sometimes I have one 45-gram egg and 60 to 125 grams of egg-white in an omelette or scramble.

10 hours ago, Fibro Queen said:

lot of Beans for Breakfast

Black beans is an occasional lunch food or a rare dinner food.

I sometimes (once per week) have 'no sauce' baked beans or navy beans on fennel bread or sunflower bread.

10 hours ago, Fibro Queen said:

3 days a week a Protein Shake with vanilla yogurt

A protein shake is an option for a mid-morning or mid-afternoon 'snack' before or during my exercise periods.

I make my protein shakes on cold water (450-500mL) OR with 250mL of cold water and 125-250mL of egg-whites.

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My main protein meal daily is either a 155g beef steak, a half chicken breast, a 120g italian sausage or a 150-170g fillet of fish ... served with stir-fry veges or a garden salad.