ellenalesa
07-31-2006, 07:44 AM
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I'm sorry to ask this because I KNOW that it's a question everyone dreads...but, what ARE the protein requirements for an adult? I went onto fitwatch.com and used their free recipe analyzer....I have been eating a lot of salads and watermelon soup, I've made some date nut torte, etc. and it looks like there's not a lot of protein in these recipes.
My typical day is a fruit smoothie w/ a banana, some mango if I have it, or some peaches or papaya, and about 2 cups of baby spinach.
For lunch I usually have a good sized salad w/tomatoes, cukes, carrots, sometimes some red pepper and cauliflower, some lettuce and an olive oil and lemon juice dressing. I throw in some sunflower seeds and raisins.
I eat fruit, like bananas or peaches, in between.
I have watermelon soup a few times a week. Once every other week or so I'll make the raisin date nut torte. If I'm hungry I'll have a handful or 2 of nuts.
In the past I have made roasted vegetables for dinner, but now that I have a dehydrator, I can use that instead of the oven. Or I'll have another salad. Sometimes I'll take cauliflower, red pepper and carrots and throw them in the food processor. I'll wrap this in a lettuce leaf w/Alissa's guacamole.
What can I eat to increase my protein intake? Is th ere a raw protein powder I can use?
Thanks....
I'm sorry to ask this because I KNOW that it's a question everyone dreads...but, what ARE the protein requirements for an adult? I went onto fitwatch.com and used their free recipe analyzer....I have been eating a lot of salads and watermelon soup, I've made some date nut torte, etc. and it looks like there's not a lot of protein in these recipes.
My typical day is a fruit smoothie w/ a banana, some mango if I have it, or some peaches or papaya, and about 2 cups of baby spinach.
For lunch I usually have a good sized salad w/tomatoes, cukes, carrots, sometimes some red pepper and cauliflower, some lettuce and an olive oil and lemon juice dressing. I throw in some sunflower seeds and raisins.
I eat fruit, like bananas or peaches, in between.
I have watermelon soup a few times a week. Once every other week or so I'll make the raisin date nut torte. If I'm hungry I'll have a handful or 2 of nuts.
In the past I have made roasted vegetables for dinner, but now that I have a dehydrator, I can use that instead of the oven. Or I'll have another salad. Sometimes I'll take cauliflower, red pepper and carrots and throw them in the food processor. I'll wrap this in a lettuce leaf w/Alissa's guacamole.
What can I eat to increase my protein intake? Is th ere a raw protein powder I can use?
Thanks....