Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Monday:
Breakfast: 2 c. oatmeal with 1 apple, 1/4c. soy milk, 1/4 c. hemp seeds, and 1 Tbsp brown sugar
snack: 1 orange
Lunch: 1 black bean burrito (homemade with tomatoes, lettuce, vegan cheese)
1.5 c. lentil soup (with potatoes and carrots)
snack: 1 orange
1 Cliff bar
Supper: organic corn chips with tomatoes, peppers, and vegan cheese

Tuesday:
Breakfast: 2 c. oatmeal with 1 apple, 1/4c. soy milk, 1/4 c. hemp seeds, and 1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 orange
snack: 1 orange
Lunch: 1 black bean burrito (homemade with tomatoes, lettuce, vegan cheese)
2 - 2.5 c. lentil soup (with potatoes and carrots)
snack: 1 orange
1 Cliff bar

Sunday, December 17, 2006

I found a trick to drinking protein powder:
BANANAS!
Tonight I tried the berry-flavoured Vega protein powder (I bought the sample packages so that I could see what I liked best) with a banana, and some soy milk. It was actually pretty tastey. I would recommend throwing a banana into the mix if anyone ever tries it.

Saturday, December 16, 2006



Today I tried the Vegan Complete Whole Food Meal Replacement, Chocolate flavour. I tried it just mixed with water and I have to say that it's not my favorite thing in the world to consume. But I've heard that no protein powders are very good, so I won't take my distaste for this too seriously.

The thing with this stuff is that it is made from awesome stuff like hemp protein, yellow pea protein, flax seed, and brown rice protein. All very good for you. In the ingredients list, it even lists Omega-6 and -3 in it.
Here is the Nutrition Facts:

240 Calories (80 from fat, 15 from Saturated + Trans)
Total fat: 9 g
Saturated: 1.5 g
Polyunsaturdated: 6g
Omega-6: 2.5g
Omega-3: 3.5
Monounsaturated: 2g
Sodium: 230mg (10% of RDI)
Potassium: 460mg (13%)
Total Carbohydrate: 21g (7%)
Dietary fibre: 9g (36%)
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 25g


Vitamin A 40%
Vitamin C 15%
Calcium 20%
Iron 20%
Vitamin D 25%
Vitamin E 29%
Thiamine 23%
Riboflavin 25%
Niacin 26%
Vitamin B6 22%
Folate 27%
Vitamin B12 13%


Anyway, the peculiar taste is definitely worth all the good stuff that is in it. After my feel-good bike ride, it was exactly what I needed.