6:30 a.m. - 3 scrambled eggs & oatmeal (1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp brown sugar)
9:30 a.m. - peanut butter & jelly sandwich
12:30 p.m. - cabbage & baked chicken breast tenderloin (thanks Kim!)
3:30 p.m. - 1 apple, 1 cup whole milk
6:00 p.m. - 1 banana, 1 cup whole milk
7:00 p.m. - large salad (romaine lettuce, cucumber, avocado), 1 cup whole milk
Total Calories: 2100
Protein: 110 g (21% of my calories)
Fat: 91 g (40% of my calories)
Carbs: 239 g (39% of my calories)
Fiber: 39 g
Sodium (Na): 1028 mg
Potassium (K): 3864 mg
K/Na Ratio: 3.7 - according to research published by the NIH (National Institutes of Health), the recommended dietary K/Na ratio should be well above 1, preferrably 5 or higher. This week's plan was thrown together last minute, so I can (and will) do better.
For those interested in sodium, potassium, & their effects on blood pressure, check out this article:
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter8.htm.
Here are also a couple of pertinent vids I made while on vacation last week.
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