Jan
02

Tid Bits

I try hard to keep track of a few things in my diet these days:

  1. Water intake - I’m ALL over it!
  2. Protein intake - I try to do 125 grams per day
  3. Dietary Fiber
  4. Fat - obviously trying to keep as much OUT of my diet as possible
  5. Carbs - everything in moderation

To give myself a few protein ‘lifts’ in my day - I searched out a few high protein snacks to give me that little extra. A few that I’ve tried, and liked!

Herbalife’s Protein Drink Mix gives me a whopping 15 grams of protein in one delicious juice drink. It comes in two flavors - Peach Mango and Wild Berry. Wild Berry is my favorite juice - it’s very tasty, I’m not too fond of the Peach Mango at all. Although, I have found, if I mix the Peach Mango drink mix with 1 cup of nonfat vanilla yogurt - it tastes JUST as good as peach yogurt, plus the yogurt I eat from Stoney Field Farms packs in another 9 grams of protein.

The Body-for-LIFE ready-to-drink shakes are great! They taste good and I have better results from these than I ever did with SlimFast. First off, they fill me up and make me feel as if I’ve consumed something - whereas SlimFast always made me feel like I just consumed a glass of water. In terms of nutrition?:

  • 15 grams protein
  • 23-25 vitamins and minerals
  • 5 grams fiber
  • 190 calories

Their nutrition bars are pretty darned good, too, at 15 grams of protein each.

I used to always order them online - but now can buy them in my local grocery store. And no, I don’t get any compensation for linking this stuff… it’s just things I use in my daily diet to help get the levels of protein and calories that I need.

For that dietary fiber, I rely mainly on fruits:

  • 4 dried apricots halves - 1 gram fiber
  • 1 apple - 7 grams fiber
  • Blueberries - 1 cup - 3.5 grams fiber
  • Raw Rasberries - 1 cup - 8 grams fiber

I also have added grapefruits and grapefruit juice to my diet recently. Besides loving grapefruits and grapefruit juice (with just a dash of splenda to ease the tartness) - I read this recently at Hungry Girl:

We’re not sure if it has magical fat-burning properties or not, but research suggests that this sweet ‘n sour citrus fruit can aid in weight loss. One small Scripps Clinic study found that eating half a grapefruit or drinking 4 ounces of juice with meals (without making any other changes in eating habits) resulted in an average weight loss of more than 3 pounds in 12 weeks. Scientists speculate that the weight loss happens because grapefruit lowers insulin levels, which curbs your urge to snack. And, of course, the less you snack, the easier it is to lose weight. HG Tip: If grapefruit is a little too tart for you, try sprinkling a little Splenda on top.

Those are my tid bits of the day.