I said before that I am more conscious about my protein intake now. I don’t necessarily think that I am eating more protein, but I am just more conscious about getting it into every meal/snack that I eat these days.
Yesterday, I decided to roughly count up the protein that I was eating to give myself a better idea of how much I was really eating. Well, apparently I have nothing to worry about! Some days are definitely more protein filled than others, but I think it all evens out.
For breakfast, I was craving chocolate milk. In fact, I think I have my first pregnancy craving, because all I want to eat/drink is chocolate milk!
Instead of having a glass of chocolate milk, I decided to make a chocolate smoothie for more of a filling breakfast.
In the mix:
- 1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt
- 3/4 cup 1% milk
- 1 banana
- 4 tbsp chocolate hemp protein powder
- 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
- 1.5 tbsp of peanut butter
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- 1 tsp spirulina
- handful of ice cubes
The chocolate hemp powder is very chocolately, so this was delicious!
Protein = about 30 grams
For lunch, I made up a tuna sandwich to bring with me to work.
Enjoyed along with an apple and a yogurt.
I love Siggi’s yogurt, but it is way to expensive for me to buy every week. Luckily, it was on sale last week, so I picked up a few!
Protein = about 48 grams
Mid-afternoon, I was hungry! So, I snacked on the only thing in my purse, a granola bar.
Protein = about 8 grams
Once home, I was more than ready for dinner, so we whipped up something super quick:
Veggie Burger with Sweet Potato Fries and a Salad
Yum!
Protein = about 30 grams
Seeing the numbers on paper really helped me realize that I am getting enough protein for this baby without even really thinking about it. I guess I am doing ok!
Total Protein for the day = about 116 grams
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