A protein-packed lunch

Lunch today:

8 oz rotisserie chicken (white and dark meat)

7 brussels sprouts (sauteed)

4 organic strawberries

The nutrient breakdown is as follows (I forgot to add the couple tsp of bacon fat I cooked the sprouts in, so the fat is actually a bit higher than posted below). Click the picture to enlarge.

All in all, 52 g protein, 20 g carbs, and 530 calories. Just under half of my allotment of 1300 for a rest day.

Dinner is ribeye steak (probably about 6 oz, broccoli-cauliflower mash, green beans and some blueberries in protein milk for dessert.

Mmmmm...too bad I'm really not that hungry yet. Not sure how I'll eat 90 more grams of protein before 9 pm.

Comments

Anonymous said…

Just wondering what you're using to track your food intake. The screenshots show it to be a pretty well-organized program.

February 13, 2011 at 6:37 PM

Jenn said…

livestrong.com - not sure if it's perfect, but I think it keeps me pretty honest.

February 13, 2011 at 7:17 PM

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