Starting On Real Food

[brlgirl 112]

I am so excited that today I get to start on real food, but as i have read other people's posts I have become a bit scared. I understand that we are to really focus on getting Protein first then have some fruits and veggies. Ok...that sounds doable, but...where does one find how much protein a piece of meat has....especially if I am only eating about a cup total? I have started to make a point of looking at and reading packaging, but when I go to the freezer and pull out a package of vension, chicken or pork I have no idea how much protein there is (my husband is a hunter and the meat is packaged by a processing place). I would appreciate any help here that people can offer.

Thanks

[2muchfun 8,927]

There are many places on the internet to find food nutritional values. Fitday.com is good source and it's free. Google "food nutritional values" and you should get 12 million hits. At this point I wouldn't worry so much about the quantity of Protein. Most any meat will have Protein as well as Beans, milk products etc.

It may take a month or more to find your satiety levels so take it slow and easy. Start with 2-4 ozs chicken or fish and then veggies. Venison can be very dry so I'd hold off on this one till you see how your body handles soft food like fish and chicken. This is the period where you are blindfolded in a maze and you are trying to find the finish line. Don't fret because if you listen to your body's signals you will make it through this period with flying colors.

It sounds like you haven't been much of a student of nutrition over the years? I highly recommend you buy Jean McMillan's book, "Bandwagon". You won't regret it and it's chalk full of great advice from a fellow bandster.

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