I hope everyone is having a great week. This week is flying by for me – work has been busy and my social and teaching calendar is full.
Before I get going on today’s topic, I want to quickly address the terrible storms that hit Alabama today. Many of you know that Brandon and I lived in Birmingham for three years and still have a lot of friends down there. Today they were hit by severe storms that spawned many tornadoes – one hit the heart of Tuscaloosa and was over a mile wide. The damage is horrible and there are 128 deaths reported so far (with more coming in).
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Severe weather and tornadoes are more common in that area of the country. When we lived in Birmingham we made many trips down to the basement when the tornado sirens in our neighborhood went off. It is a scary, scary thing and I can’t even imagine how everyone must have felt during today’s storms. My thoughts are with everyone in Alabama. Please send your prayers and good thoughts that way.
So today I wanted to talk about protein. I am not a vegetarian but I do try to limit my meat intake. One question I get a lot is “how do you get enough protein when you don’t eat meat?” I happened to total my intake today and it’s well over the recommended amount…with no meat consumed!
Here are today’s eats, along with protein counts.
Breakfast was {unpictured} toast with peanut butter, honey and banana and a soy latte from Caribou (had coffee with a client). Protein total = 24.5 grams.
Lunch was a grilled cheese with pepper jack, spinach, avocado and squash and zucchini. Dipped in honey mustard with grapes and carrots on the side. Protein total 18.63 grams. Note, we are using Arnold Healthfull bread right now and it has 5 grams per slice!
Afternoon snack was a Mango Chobani Greek Yogurt. Protein total = 13 grams.
Post work 5 miler! 5.2 miles in 46 minutes. Sullie joined me for the last 1.5. The temperatures were in the 80s and it was wonderful. Call me crazy but I love to sweat!
I taught a hot vinyasa class tonight at Y2 and then came home starving at 9 p.m.
Dinner was a quinoa bowl. Red quinoa with olives, chick peas, onions, feta, tomatoes and oregano. Served on a bed of spinach and topped with plain nonfat Greek yogurt. Protein total = 24.5 grams.
Post-dinner snack of apple slices with almond butter. Protein total = 4.5 grams
Updated to add my {unpictured} midnight snack, chocolate milk. Protein total = 8.5 grams
TOTAL PROTEIN INTAKE = 94 GRAMS!!! (Recommended intake 51 grams.)
Easy, peasy. It is not hard to get plenty of protein in and not eat meat!
Do you get your daily protein allowance in? What are your favorite meatless protein sources?
Check out my “Five Meatless Lunch Ideas” post for more inspiration!
