{"id":431,"date":"2011-03-24T19:15:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T19:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=431"},"modified":"2012-08-20T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T02:33:52","slug":"project-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=431","title":{"rendered":"Project Protein"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So a few days ago I had a reader wondering if I give out a typical day of what I eat. I thought that sounded like fun, so yesterday I took pictures of everything that went in my mouth. Well, almost everything. My sister gave me a piece of dark chocolate when I was in bed…of course, there was no way I was going to get out of bed to take a picture.<\/p>\n

Anyway, yesterday my goal was to eat lots of protein. I’ve mentioned before that I struggle with eating enough protein, so I thought that I’d make an extra big effort with it. My nutritionist says that with my height and fitness level that I should be getting in a good 80-90 grams a day. If you ask me, that’s like…intense.<\/p>\n

At the end of the post, I’ll crunch my numbers and see if I made my goal…<\/p>\n

I started my day with the magnificent shake above…the Cake-Batter Milkshake <\/a>(no really, it’s healthy!) from Chocolate Covered Katie<\/a>…flipping delicious! I actually had this two days in a row. With one of the milkshakes, I added frozen blueberries, which was a really nice addition.<\/p>\n

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I added to my breakfast, a bowl of fiber cereal with organic rice milk and a hard boiled egg. So far, I think the egg is the only thing was substantial protein. Gasp. This isn’t looking promising.<\/p>\n

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EmergenC packet in a tiny mug…this stuff is amazing. I was really sick of taking those orange chewy things…I like fizzy stuff.<\/p>\n

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Right. Onto lunch. This is where the protein comes in in full force. I had a bran muffin…well, half. I only had room for half after eating all this…<\/p>\n

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An egg and egg white scramble with Gouda cheese. Leftover beans with turkey bacon and lemon pepper. Pretty much amazing. I felt really satisfied after this meal, which must mean it was heavy on the protein.<\/p>\n

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Ah, yes. Dark chocolate. Just a few little pieces to get me through the mid-afternoon slump. Chocolate fixes everything.<\/p>\n

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For an afternoon munchie, I had half of an apple and 2\u00a0 raw sesame\/chocolate balls. I just remembered there is one more of those balls left…haha, after this post you know what I’ll be scrounging for.<\/p>\n

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On to din-din. A little bit of curry over whole wheat spaghetti. Technically, curry goes best with rice…but all I could find was white rice and I don’t like to eat that stuff too often. I wanted to make a side salad to go with it, but we were low on veggies. Okay, that was a lame excuse, I know. Here’s the real reason…I was lazy. I’m sure we all feel better now.<\/p>\n

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Please don’t be jealous that my sister makes the most insane chocolate cake in the world. She even hides veggies in it. I think there’s zucchini in this one…this is what I call the the “balance” part of my day. Besides, doesn’t chocolate cake have protein in it? Nevermind.<\/p>\n

I wanted to do a run and a workout, but unfortunately I still am pretty injured from an accident I had at a floor hockey tournament a few days ago. It makes it painful to move my upper body. Despite that, I managed a 1.5-2 mile walk outside. I can’t wait for this injury to heal. I got a marathon to train for! But I guess I’ll be able to run sooner if I take it easy and just focus on healing.<\/p>\n

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The Grand Finale. Greek Yogurt, which, by the way, has a ton of protein in it. I topped it with almonds (more protein), blueberries, and Truvia<\/a>. I had this as an evening snack while cuddling up with a book. A lovely way to end the day…BUT…did I reach my goal of at least 80 grams of protein?<\/p>\n

I added it all up, and it’s crazy…even though I felt like I stuffed myself with protein…I just barely made my goal. It was pretty much approximately 80 grams, give or take a gram or two. But hey! I did it, all without counting it during the day and using my own common sense.<\/p>\n

But I have to say, I’m sadly lacking in the veggie department yesterday. I guess I kind of forgot about it, since I was so focused on protein. Maybe in the next while, I’ll do a “Project Veggie” day and see what happens.<\/p>\n

Thanks for tagging along in my day!<\/p>\n

What are foods that you typically eat every day? Would you be interested in seeing more of these kinds of posts?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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