Here is my diet..What do you think???

[AngMc]

Hello everybody!!!!

This is my last year st uni, exams are starting and somedays I haven't time to sleep. So the gym is out for now. I'm going to take the boards advice and try to cut through diet. Here is a typical day. Tell me what you think. It might look odd because I am vegetarian. So it is hard to get lots of protein and be low carb. I also take iron supplements that have to be taken away from food

8AM- protein powder and H2O (and iron)
24 grams pro
2 grams carbs
I use whey

9AM-
no-fat plain yogurt with 1/2 cup oatmeal (I soak oatmeal in skim milk over night) 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 level tablespoons walnuts, 1 packet splenda

11:30AM-
Nutrilean with H2O (meal replacment made by Greens + (Canadian), it is organic and only naturally sweetened, has alot of vitamins and antioxidants) & apple
24 grams of protein
17 carbs
6 fibre (flax)

2PM-
Beans or lentils with tofu
25 +/- pro
40 +/- carbs
11-20 fibre

4PM-
salad (low carb veggies) with a little cheese and very low fay dressing and Protein with H2O
25 pro
minimal carbs and fat

7PM-
egg white omlette (5 whites) with red pepper

9PM-
Protein and H2O
25 pro
2 carbs

I know there is alot of protein powder (also Greens +, called Proteins +) but being a veg. makes it hard to get alot of protein. Otherwise how does it look for cutting? I think I am at around 90-100 low glycemic carbs after the subtraction of 30-40 grams of fibre. I also usually take in 155-65 grams of protein and 25-35 grams of fat. Thanks for all your thoughts...Ang.

 

[AngMc]

Sooo I'll take that everything looks OK??

 

[Millie]

There are no EFA's in this diet.
Also, I would subsitute the yoghurt with something else.

MS is a vegetarian, you might want to search for her diet, which she has posted before.

Btw, what is your height, weight, bf, training routine?

 

[AngMc]

The 2 tablespoons of walnuts are EFA's, but I am not sure how much. I am 5 foot 7 inches. I weigh 150. Haven't a clue what my bodyfat is. I am pretty muscular. People are always amazed to here that I weigh 150. But I do have fat. Because I am finishing my last year at university my training schedule consists of walking to school and back. A total of an hour and half walking 5 days a week. I eat the uogurt for the probiotics, as well because I love it. It is no-fat plain with 4 carbs per cup. Thanks for you response....Ang

 

[velvett]

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67717

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85801

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101795


Here's a start.

 

[TNeuf]

I'm familiar with the Greens+ line (use their protein and other products as well). Are you sure that your non-fat yogurt only has 4g of carbs/cup? I've never seen any that were non-fat that had such low carbs (is it soy?). I second the EFA recommendation. Walnuts are fine, but you need a good quality oil like Udo's oil or Essential Balance. Also, you may want to add a little more to your supper. Five egg whites is only appx. 15g of protein. You could throw in some green veggies into that meal as well. I get that you have to rely on protein powder as you're a vegetarian and it's great that you're using such a high quality product. I was a vegetarian and I know how difficult it can be to meet your daily dietary requirements (especially with protein)! Sounds like you're on the right track.

 

[AngMc]

Thank you for your response. I thought this plea was dead. I actually have a bottle of Udo'd in the fridge, but was waiting to find out if I had room for more fat. The yogurt is plain unsweetened, non-fat. The carbs in yogurt are from the lactose. Lactose, as you know is sugar, and the probiotics feed on the sugar. The discrepancy is due to the fact that nutritional info is tabulated before the lactose and the probiotics merge. So at that point 1/2 cup of milk has say 8 carbs, but after probiotics are introduced the carbs are reduced. Unfortunatley nutritional analysis isn't done on the finished product.

I'm sure you have heard that lactose intolerent individuals can eat high quality yogurt, because the lactose is already digested by the probiotics. Yogurt, unsweetened, is infact lowcarb. As long as you get a brand with many added ACTIVE bacterial cultures.

I am so glad to hear of another person using Greens + product. Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about when I say I use Proteins +. Have you tried the new Nutrilean meal replacement? It is really good......Ang

 

[TNeuf]

Lactose, as you know is sugar, and the probiotics feed on the sugar. The discrepancy is due to the fact that nutritional info is tabulated before the lactose and the probiotics merge. So at that point 1/2 cup of milk has say 8 carbs, but after probiotics are introduced the carbs are reduced.

Pretty interesting. I've never heard/read/seen anything on this before. Just wondering what your source is for this information (just for my own personal information).


I am so glad to hear of another person using Greens + product. Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about when I say I use Proteins +. Have you tried the new Nutrilean meal replacement? It is really good......Ang

I have tried Nutrilean. My husband just left for a five week trip and brought a few buckets with him. I like it for an emergency, but I prefer real food. I also add a half a scoop of Sisu plain whey isolate to the Nutrilean so I have the right amount of protein (34g). It's a great product though. Finally, a decent MRP!

 

[AngMc]

I am sorry for the wait. I lost a post somehow. Anyways, my mother is lactose intolerent. Our doctor told her that people with lactose intolerance are able to eat yogurt for the above reasons. I believe Liberty calculates the carb count after the yogurt is made. Check out their website. Their products are really nice by the way.
Beyond that I really don't have any sources to give you...Sorry..Ang

 

[TNeuf]

I am sorry for the wait. I lost a post somehow. Anyways, my mother is lactose intolerent. Our doctor told her that people with lactose intolerance are able to eat yogurt for the above reasons. I believe Liberty calculates the carb count after the yogurt is made. Check out their website. Their products are really nice by the way.
Beyond that I really don't have any sources to give you...Sorry..Ang

I don't know how big of a deal the carbs in the yogurt is to you, but there's no real scientific proof of what you said. Low fat yogurt still creates a spike in your insulin levels because of the additional lactase in the product. The probiotics help break down the lactase, but they do not negate the carb count. High fiber foods can make this claim as our bodies lack the ability to break down the fibers, but this isn't the case with yogurt.