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A whole new world to me: after Atkins' diet to have my doc tell me (due to my kidney function having been impaired and needing a rest) that I need to cut back on meat and get more proteins from rice/bean type foods. To cut back on protein of all types in fact temporarily. I never knew the kidneys had a hard time filtering protein.
But, since I'm on a low sodium diet the canned beans are outrageous in their sodium content so got brave and soaked garbanzas, adzuki and lentils last night, and simmered them this AM. (they are ZERO sodium) Was so easy I don't know what I was worried about. Packaged them in one serving baggies and froze them so that I have lots of 'grab and heat and eat' beans to add to rice or soup broth or salads. Also made a crockpot full of brown rice and froze those servings, too. I feel very healthy and courageous and efficient! Dug out my old Moosewood Restaurant cookbook and got a bit excited about making some fresh soups and rice pudding!
My doc said don't try to lose weight yet but am still trying to keep my RDI below 1400K.
I was afraid eating the carbs would start my cravings again, but strangely, it has not. I am wondering if it's SALT that makes one crave more.....hmmmm. Because I find fruit and fresh veggies so sweet they satisfy and I really am not hungry between meals. Interesting.....
Diet Calendar Entries for 26 April 2013:
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1655 kcal
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Fat: 76.50g | Prot: 95.05g | Carb: 152.93g.
Breakfast: Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Cream (Half & Half), Coffee, spirutein strawberry yogurt. Lunch: Curry Powder, Butter (Salted), Avocado, Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans, Bengal Gram) (Mature Seeds), Brown Rice (Medium-Grain, Cooked), Boar's Head Baby Swiss Cheese, La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb & Low Fat Tortillas. Dinner: Edy's Orange Cream Sherbert, Breyers Carb Smart Vanilla Ice Cream, Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, Albertsons Baby Carrots, Broccoli Flower Clusters, Trader Joe's Premium Black Angus Beef Flank Steak. Snacks/Other: Dry Roasted Almonds (Without Salt Added), Waymouth Farms Dried Apricots. more...
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2791 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Stretching (yoga) - 35 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Resting - 25 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 2 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours, Housework - 2 hours, Shopping - 1 hour, Driving - 1 hour. more...
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