hip hop bunny hop

So, we've a work out thread, but no nutrition thread. This doesn't make sense, as diet + exercise is how you get **** done. So I figure a thread offering friendly critiques of diets and what have you would be helpful.

I've been on a few different regimens, but I seem to have an easier time not exceeding my caloric limit when I stick with a system. I had good success with a Keto diet (which is just another term for the induction phase of Atkins, but whatever), and I am currently on a lacto-vegetarian regimen.

Here's what I had today. It's fairly typical for me, except today I had to a staggering amount of strawberries instead of my typical veggies and veggie sandwiches

4 slices of wheat montana "healthy loaf" sunflower/flax bread, 20 grams of protein, 20 grams of fiber, 360 calories
4 tbsp adams' natural crunchy peanut butter, 14 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber, 400 calories
2 cups of low-fat goat milk, 16 grams of protein, 200 calories
1 boca spicy chik'n patty, 12 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber, 140 calories
2 slices of pepper jack cheese, 8 grams of protein, 140 calories
~7 tbsp of salsa, 7 grams of protein, 7 grams of fiber, 140 calories, and ~49% of my daily sodium
Kashi Pita crisps, ~3 servings, 9 grams of protein, 15 grams of fiber, and 360 calories
~1 cup kashi strawberry fields cereal, 2 grams of protein, 1 gram of protein, 120 calories
chobani fat free yogurt, 14 grams of protein, 140 calories
~24 oz strawberries, ~4 grams of protein ,~13 grams of fiber, ~216 calories (using this as my measuring stick for strawberries)


totals: ~106 grams of protein, 61 grams of fiber, and 2,216 calories

(Edit: to make this more legible, my meals went something like: breakfast: yogurt & cereal with goats milk, lunch was boca patty w/2 slices of cheese & salsa & pita chips, dinner #1 was a **** ton of strawberries, and dinner #2 was peanut butter sandwich & goat milk)

So, today I got more than double than Recommended Daily Value for protein (which is 50), and fiber (which is 25)..... my goal is to stay under 2,500 calories, and while I didn't go as far under as I would have liked to, I'm still happy with my results.

My basic working method is: don't buy ****ty food at the grocery store. Meaning I read the nutrition facts and the ingredients before I buy stuff. This makes it much, much more difficult to screw up.

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Sansa Stark

You eat Boca?

Janszoon

I knew it, HHBH is secretly a hippy!

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FRED HALE SR.

Just add Patchouli.

In all seriousness, it sounds like a healthy daily intake to me. I'm assuming you eat supplements and vitamins also, it doesn't sound like enough protein intake. Thats double the intake of protein in a day? Shocking

hip hop bunny hop

I bought it from my local co-op, and I bought it whilst wearing my Black Witchery shirt.

No, I don't do supplements or vitamins. I don't see any big wholes in my diet, so I don't see the need.

The USA's Fed. Govt. recommends 50 grams/protein a day. A gram of protein of pure protein is equal to four calories, so I got ~424 of my DV/calories from protein, or ~19% of my total calorie intake for that day.

I've heard it stated one should shoot for 1 gram of protein per pound of their ideal weight; I've heard it stated that this should cap out at 140 grams of protein as anything in excess of that is hard on the body; I've heard it stated that one should try to divide their daily calories by equal parts carbohydrates, (healthy) fats, and protein..... if you've got information from a reputable source to help clarify, that'd be great. As is I'm happy treading the middle path.

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FRED HALE SR.

I have a very similar diet to yourself, but I use omega 3 and a multi vitamin for added benefits. I'd recommend the omega 3 it helps with burning calories by improving your metabolic breakdown and also adds muscle mass. I also notice a difference in the health of my skin and hair.

Interesting , I assumed from your diet it didn't have as much protein as you described, it seems you are diligent enough to know so, good on you. I try to stay away from the whites like everyone else to curb my carb intake, not alot of rice/white breads/pastas. Seems like your on the right path, so I don't generally have any critiques although the omega 3 has been a great resource for me personally.

Janszoon

Oh my god, you are a hippy!

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I'll bet he doesn't wear shoes.

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He probably bought it all at Whole Foods too.

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FRED HALE SR.

Did he walk there in Birkenstocks and a Pancho?