So I don't usually count my calories. I did for a while, and then I started trying to just eat healthier. Yesterday I tracked my day, though, so that I could show my dietician today at my follow up.
Here's what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast:
1 Cup Kashi Cereal
1 Cup Silk Milk
Banana
Snack:
Apple Bites
Lunch:
2 Slices of Nature's Own bread
1 Slice of Cheese
3 Slices of 100% Natural Turkey
Yogurt
1 Cup Chocolate Soy Milk
Snack:
Grapes
Dinner:
2 1/2 servings of Broccoli and Cheese
1 Slice of Bread
Calories - 1152
I should be getting 1200 a day so I was a little short. I was told to eat 1200. According to my dietitican what I ate yesterday is 15.5% fats, 66% Carbs, and 17.5% protein. I know I need to be eating more protein. I normally have a source of protein with my dinner like chicken or something. I just was so tired last night I didn't want to wait for it to bake.
She told me my carbs are fine, but my fat intake and protein intake is a little low. She said my fats needs to be at minimum 20% and my protein anywhere between 20 - 30%
So my question is how can I incorporate some more healthy fats and protein without increasing my calories dramatically? Any tips or advice?
I'm not hungry a lot. Most of the time I have to make myself eat even if my stomach isn't growling. I think I am eating a good bit of a food it's just it's low in fat and protein. Could some fats be hidden in the food I am eating and the precentage is actually a little higher then 15%? Any advice would be wonderful. The dietician said if I don't get enough fat the hormones in my body won't act properly, and if I don't get enough protein over time I will lose muscle mass.
