Day 3 - The Importance of Meal Planning
Day 3 - Wednesday
7:30 am: 2-egg omelette with diced tomato and scallion, in canola oil; 1 whole grapefruit
11 am: 1 peach (Meant for this to go with lunch, but was starving and needed something. Would not normally eat something with such a high glycemic index without a protein or a fat, but didn't have anything else at work!)
12:30 pm: Tilapia fillet with leftover steamed carrots and cauliflower
4 pm: Handful of dry-roasted almonds (Again, needed a snack and didn't have anything with me at work. Ate some of my cubemate's almonds. Way too much sodium.) :(
8 pm: Chicken vegetable soup made with water, garlic, onions, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, bay leaves and pepper (Did add a PINCH of salt to my serving in the bowl because it was a little bland); Ambrosia salad, made from fresh pineapple chunks, chopped walnuts, craisins and lemon juice; 1/2 glass white wine
Notes: Did not prepare enough food for today. Pretty hungry between breakfast and lunch. Probably didn't have enough protein/fat in my first meal. Wish I'd had an avocado for the omelette. When I go to the store this weekend, I need to remember to plan for snacks in addition to regular meals. And we need to do better about cooking double portions of meat in the evenings for use the following day.
posted by Boog @ 8:59 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Meg,
I haven't read the WHOLE Paleo book, just skimmed here and there, but is your Paleo plan OK w/ other protein sources for breakfast? I know the whole egg limit thingy b/c of the yolk, but what about turkey breast or chicken or pork or beef omeletted up with egg whites? Would that be allowed on what you're doing now?
Cool-lookin' plates by the way! Love that sagey color!
Yes, they have you eating cold shrimp, cold crab legs, fish fillets (not sure about seafood in the morning yet), but also lean breakfast steaks and pork chops. I could probably do that.
The egg whites is a good question. I know they limit you to 6 whole eggs a week because of the yolk, but I've wondered that myself, if you could do just egg whites on the other days. It doesn't say. I have a personal trainer friend though that pointed me to some research on nutrient inhibitors in egg whites. Apparently, they contain "avidin", a glycoprotein that binds to "biotin" (an essential B vitamin) and blocks its absorption. The cooking process kills about 70% of the avidin, though ... and wouldn't it still be present even if you ate the whites with the yolk? I don't know. I'm still looking into it ... xoxo!!
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