I didn’t forget ALL of my lunch. But I did forget a significant part: the protein! Yikes! Wednesday night Michael blackened a chicken breast for us to split and put on our salads. I forgot the chicken in the fridge and realized it once I got to work. I didn’t want to crash, so that meant I had to hunt down some sort of protein to go with my salad.
BREAKFAST:
3 egg whites, 1 egg scrambled
Black Beans
3 Turkey Sausage Links
Salsa and half a serving of sour cream
Breakfast was going to be a veggie frittata but we didn’t have time Thursday morning. Ate breakfast at 7am.
Calories: 306 | Carbs: 11g | Protein: 35g | Fiber 3g
SNACK:
Hard Boiled Egg
Eaten at 11:15am.
Calories: 70 | Carbs: 1g | Protein: 6g | Fiber 0g
LUNCH:
Salad with veggies and chickpeas
Mediterranean Chicken
I hunted down some protein to go with my salad and decided on a food cart. Man was it hard to find a food cart that would sell me JUST the meat. They were all confused as to why I wouldn’t order the rice, or noodles, or other “stuff.”
I finally found a Greek Cart that was willing to just sell me some chicken (with no pita bread or tzatziki sauce).
Lunch was really tasty! I loved the chicken. I wish I knew how they prepared it and what spices they used because I’d love to recreate it. It was so delicious. Lunch eaten about 12:30pm.
I was so full after lunch that I didn’t need my afternoon snack. But when I got home from work I did have a string cheese.
Calories: 367 | Carbs: 38g | Protein: 26g | Fiber 10g
DINNER:
Pork Loin
Steamed broccoli with Goddess Dressing
Refried Beans
It was kind of a mish-mash of weird foods that went together surprisingly well! The pork loins were small and thin. The refried beans were really yummy too. I can’t remember the last time I ate them. When I go to Mexican restaurants I usually substitute the refried beans with black beans.
Dinner sat heavy in my stomach and I had no desire to graze or have treats afterward. Ate dinner at 7pm.
Calories: 713 | Carbs: 38g | Protein: 68g | Fiber 11g
TOTALS FOR THE DAY:
Calories: 1,673 | Carbs: 95g | Protein: 160g | Fiber 29g
QUESTION: How much protein do you eat a day? What’s your favorite way to get protein into your diet?
Carbzilla
Way to put in the work to go find your protein!
I was *that* girl yesterday when I was having dinner out by myself and stopped the bread/olive oil guy dead in his tracks by saying “Oh, I won’t need that.” I tried to sound smiley and not panickey (like “PLEASE don’t leave that here, bad things might happen!”), but he still had to take a moment to recover. You’d think they’d be used to it by now.
Your week is looking awesome! I’ve never seen those refried beans but they sound delicious. Way to Cinco de Mayo!
Lisa Eirene
The guy at Stanford’s Wednesday was very accommodating to our diet! He happily substituted the mashed potatoes with extra asparagus. But it was so hard to say no to the bread basket! So hard.
Good for you not giving in to the olive oil/bread basket. That’s the best combo and I don’t know that I’d be that strong.
We didn’t really celebrate Cinco de Mayo per se, but I think we were just burned out on black beans. hehehe
Beth @ Beth's Journey
I don’t know how many grams of protein I eat a day, but I do know I eat a lot. I always make sure to have a good amount of protein in every meal and snack. For breakfast, it’s usually eggs, greek yogurt, or peanut flour turned into peanut butter. Snacks its usually cottage cheese, peanut butter, string cheese, or almonds (with fruit). Lunch and dinner is usually beans, cheese or some type of leftover fish or shrimp, but I always make sure to make a conscious effort to include it so I don’t get hungry right after eating!
Lisa Eirene
It sounds like you get a lot! That’s great. I like the food you eat. It’s pretty similar to what we were eating before. I don’t think our diet pre-experiment really lacked protein honestly.
Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun
I honestly have no clue how much protein I get in my diet anymore. Probably right around 80-100 grams now. I’m glad you found a place to sell you just the chicken. It’s crazy how weird people can be about that.
Lisa Eirene
Do you know how much you eat a day in carbs?