It was an informative, hilarious session filled with nutrition tips and food demonstrations. They broke their segments into breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks to give us tips for the entire day.
What I took away:
Breakfast:
- Greek yogurt provides more protein than regular yogurt. Stay away from the 0% regular fruit yogurt. There is more sugar in one of those containers than you may think! Try plain yogurt and add your own honey & fixin’s.
- Use pureed white beans in recipes such as pancakes, chili to increase protein.
Lunch:
- Even pop that says 0 calorie or "diet soda" are not good for you! A large soda with your lunch has 22g of sugar in it! And that's A LOT!
Dinner:
- Freeze your bean puree to use in other ingredients
- There are many different kinds of flour you can use (quinoa, soy etc) in your baking/cooking
- Don’t forget about lentils & beans!
Snacks:
- Your 2:30-3pm snack is the most important meal to get you through the rest of the day until dinner (so you’re not eating dinner while prepping dinner – something I do!) Have something hearty at this time to keep you going.
- Think of your meal/snack time as “nutrition bursts”. So don’t count calories (the C word was banned in the workshop!), but read labels to determine which foods will provide you with the most nutrients.
- Nuts (any kinds) are a great source of protein.
- Try different food combinations like parsley, roasted beets or carrots in hummus.
- Try baking the leafy part of kale to make chips as a delicious snack.
It really is a great series that they have put on! Next up Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod on Thursday! SO EXCITED!! :)
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