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Turning Vegetarian?
Feb. 9th, 2009 08:32 amI've managed to cut out more meat from my diet, but only in parts. I'm not turning entirely vegetarian, but I'm down to only having actual meat once a day, provided my latest plan works. The basic rule is that whenever one consumes carbohydrates, one should have one serving of protein or one serving of fat to slow down the conversion of that carbohydrate into sugars that trigger insulin production, which then becomes fat.
For morning I have two eggs and one serving of fruit or vegetable for breakfast. Eggs are actually a good source of protein. Sometimes I add cheese if I make an omelet.
For a snack I usually have a serving of nuts, cheese, or cottage cheese with one serving of fruit.
For lunch it's usually a salad with some sort of protein (in the past meat), shredded cheese and salad dressing for fat.
I occasionally have a snack between lunch and dinner, as well. It might usually be either more fruit and protein or three cups of popcorn (hold the butter) and a protein.
For dinner it's usually 6 oz. of meat with steamed veggies.
For lunch now I'm going to try avocado in place of meat so I get good fats instead of the meat. I may also add sliced raw almonds to add some protein and calcium and get rid of the shredded cheese. We'll see how it goes. I don't care for avocado alone, but I'm hoping I might like it more in salad.
EDIT: Avocado in the salad is a go! It didn't gross me out like plain avocado does and blended in nicely.
For morning I have two eggs and one serving of fruit or vegetable for breakfast. Eggs are actually a good source of protein. Sometimes I add cheese if I make an omelet.
For a snack I usually have a serving of nuts, cheese, or cottage cheese with one serving of fruit.
For lunch it's usually a salad with some sort of protein (in the past meat), shredded cheese and salad dressing for fat.
I occasionally have a snack between lunch and dinner, as well. It might usually be either more fruit and protein or three cups of popcorn (hold the butter) and a protein.
For dinner it's usually 6 oz. of meat with steamed veggies.
For lunch now I'm going to try avocado in place of meat so I get good fats instead of the meat. I may also add sliced raw almonds to add some protein and calcium and get rid of the shredded cheese. We'll see how it goes. I don't care for avocado alone, but I'm hoping I might like it more in salad.
EDIT: Avocado in the salad is a go! It didn't gross me out like plain avocado does and blended in nicely.
