What are my sources?

So what are they?!?

I’m keeping it short today because I’ve included a link to another blog I’ve found that lists common foods by food group and the amount of protein they contain as well as calories. This is just to get you acquainted. I haven’t been able to find a list that has carb grams as well but you should get that on whichever calculator you choose. As a rule remember the bean choices are higher in carbs and the nuts/seeds as well as cheeses are higher in fat. So balance them.

As for me, my typical breakfasts are:

Option 1

1 scoop of protein powder (find the very few carb grams types or the pure protein types), ½ cup fruit (I get bags of frozen fruit because I can’t be bothered to prep as well a count them individually but, of course, feel free to do fresh and in season) and ½ cup 2% milk (I add some water if its too thick).

Option 2

2 tbsp. Skinny B (or similar) seed cereal, ½ cup cottage cheese, ½ cup milk, ½ cup berries

Option 3

½ cup regular breakfast cereal, 2-3tbsp hemp seeds, ½ cup milk, ½ cup fruit (this actually works out to quite a few calories – about 350 - because of the hemp so balance for the rest of the day)

Option 4

½ a serving whole wheat bread or flat bread or a full English muffin with 1/3 cup of grated cheese (mozzarella or cheddar) or 2 tbsp. peanut butter. I eat it in 2 halves instead of as a sandwich because I feel fuller and like I’m eating more J.

Between those I basically have a different breakfast each weekday. On the weekends I make myself things like pancakes (with chick pea flour). You can add herbs, spices etc. to the basic recipe to make it yummy. I fortify sometimes with half a scoop of plain protein powder (no flavor). Will post a recipe for an Indian flavored one that I eat with a mint chutney. Another one is a pancake made with green lentils. Also yummy and super high fiber.

Will go into lunches and dinners in different entries.

Now here is the link to the table with common foods by food type. Check The meatfreeathlete blog.

If you look at the table on the end, you will notice the last column refers to AA. This stands for amino acids. You might’ve heard that mentioned often in the debate on veggie proteins. And the fact that they are not complete proteins. Long story short, the jury is still out. As a quick crash course, there are 19 amino acids that are the building blocks of all protein. Not all veggie foods have these 19 in a perfect balance and sometimes need to be eaten along with another protein to be ‘complete’ is the argument. You’ll also notice a fair few have all in a good balance. The rest I figure just eat sensibly and a variety of foods and your body will work it out.

Happy combining!

And as ever… Think happy, thin thoughts! Kiss kiss.