Macronutrients?

Do you know how much protein, fat and carbs are in the food you eat?  Leeny has contributed this document : Download Macronutrient_Guidelines[1]
to help you out!

Comments

[Nancy]

Very helpful, Leeney. Vendor suggestion for everyone: Jay's International Market (on Grand), which has a sister mkt in Kirkwood -Global Foods. I'd completely forgotten about Jays, but made a stop there yesterday. Coconut oil, grapeseed oil and other items are a fraction of the cost found at Whole Foods (often the same brands). For example, fresh ginger is $1.49/lb vs. $4.99 lb at Schnucks. Big bag of shallots for $1.29! Can also get a spices in small amounts at good $$. Be aware that It is a cultural experience, and not exactly Whole Foods!

[Wendy]

Hi Leeny,
Thanks for this breakdown...does it have a breakdown of carbs for spagetti or butternut squash or avacado?

[Jill McDaniels]

Leeny thanks for the macronutrient information, I already shared it with someone at work and looking at my food journal I need to add more protein. I cut out my afternoon snack yesterday to cut the fruit out but I should have still had a protein. What I noticed was that I ran out of energy half way through my workout. Nancy, where is Jay's on Grand, is it South or North?

[Erin Nissen]

Leeny,
For some reason I can't download this one.
Hummm??
Could you send it another way to my mail?
Thank you.

[Wendy]

I googled it..spaghetti squash 1/2 cup 5 grams, butternut 1 cup 24.1 grams, avacado 1 ounce - 2.2 grams...these are total carbs - they also showed net carbs (minus fiber) which were a little less.

[Leeny]

Wendy,
Yeah, the list I had was a partial list. Go on Amazon right now and order "The Protein Power Life Plan". It is such an awesome book. I think you can just about google anything and get their carbo values. The values I provided were net carbs after fiber had been subtracted. That is how you should count your carbs as well. They call that "ECC" or Effective Carbohydrate Content.
Erin, I will email you the document and hopefully you can download.
Jill, make sure you're getting the protein you need. The book breaks down requirements based on height and weight so if you want a specific number, email me at Leenyhoff@aol.com with your height and weight and I'll let you know what your specific protein number is. There's not a whole lot of variation unless you're really short, tall, skinny or heavy. For those people on the ends of the spectrum, your protein values might vary a bit from the range I gave you. But not by much. Eat those healthy fats too as they keep you satisfied. And cut up some veggies and have them at the ready instead of grabbing a piece of fruit. Do this for a couple of days and see if you notice a difference. I'm teaching Wed. at noon and at 5 and Thursday at 9:30 so if you have your journal and want me to take a look, I'm happy to.

[Nancy]

South Grand, Jill.