How’s everyone doing today? So this tech thing is really messing with me. Was totally frustrated again yesterday. Took me a little while to figure out how to get the site I’m creating to appear when people visit the domain I bought from another service. That was fun. YouTube video got me there.
I tried to post yesterday but it didn’t pan out. Technical difficulties. And the content I created disappeared. Oh well – happens I guess.
Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. I wanted to post a simple one about the breakfast I consume most mornings. I think breakfast is referred to as the most important meal of the day, and I say consume because while it is full of food products it is a shake. So I guess technically I drink it, not eat it.
But whatever, let’s get down to it. I’ve eaten a lot of different ways in my lifetime, as over the course of my 51 years there have been many eating trends. No fat, low fat and lots of pasta in the 80s, then came the no carb, low carb high protein diets that seemed to be made famous by Dr. Atkins. Those diets allowed for a lot of fat, so perhaps not so ironically it was reported that the Dr. had heart issues associated with high fat intake around the time of his death. And now there is emphasis on organics, farm to table, where your food came from, what it ate, etc.
A neighbor of mine brought me a book a little while ago by another famous nutrition doctor (a self-proclaimed formerly overweight cardiologist). His approach made sense to me so I’ve been following a modified version for a while now. Following it to the “T” would make it almost impossible for me to take in the volume of macronutrients, particularly protein, that I try to consume daily.
My breakfast shake is based in large part on this nutritional approach. It goes like this – start with cold water in your blender – around a cup is good but add more or less depending on whether you like your drink thicker or thinner. I then add one or two raw eggs (I prefer the pasture-raised, no-soy, no-corn variety) depending on how hungry I am. I go raw because I’ve read literature that it provides more nutrients to your body than cooked, but I’m sure there are 100 articles that will tell you the opposite. So do your research and decide for yourself. Feel free to keep the eggs out and cook them on the side.
Then I add about a half cup of yogurt (I use plain goat yogurt), a heaping teaspoon of organic psyllium husk powder, two scoops of my favorite protein powder (I go with vanilla, chocolate or strawberry flavor), a half cup of fresh or frozen berries and/or cherries, a handful of fresh or frozen spinach and a third tablespoon of MCT oil. If you’re not using any frozen items you might want to add ice. Blend the ingredients until smooth and then drink. I have some really good suggestions on blenders based on years of usage that I’ll share as I get some more traction with this blog.
The shake delivers 550-600 calories, 65 grams of protein, 35 grams of carb and 15 grams of fat, give or take. Before exercising I also take in some more quality carbohydrate and a pre-WO drink. I’ll go over some of these options in time and I’ll share with you the pre-WO drinks I currently use, and experiment with some new ones.
I’m working on a YouTube channel, and will do the shake on there, as well. And we can start getting into some workouts. Until next time. Be well and have a good one.