The power of protein

Posted on December 2, 2009 by heatherlauraclarke

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

13 weeks, 3 days pregnant

I admit it. I’ve been slack on the protein front lately.

The whole feeling-like-poo-nonstop thing made me stop eating — even thinking — about chicken, and beef intake was rare. Even my favourite scrambled eggs were turning my stomach!

So while I was getting plenty of fruit, veggies, grains, milk, etc., I wasn’t getting much in the way of protein.

I realized this on Monday, when I spent the day feeling like I had been run over by a truck: no energy, no … well, I would have been too tired to even finish that sentence. Monday’s meals were high on carbs (bagel for breakfast, rice with lunch and dinner) but low on protein. And I felt awful.

So yesterday, Darling Husband packed me a lunch that included lots of “hidden” protein:

Breakfast: All-Bran flakes, 1 piece toast, OJ
Snack: Yogurt, whole-grain crackers with peanut butter
Lunch: Chicken salad sandwich and baby carrots, milk
Snack: Hard-boiled egg, cheese, milk

Woohoo! Welcome back, Chicken!

I felt a thousand times better yesterday — particularly after the morning snack. I think I’ll do even better if I incorporate some protein into breakfast, as well.

But the question is: can I realllly get up early enough to make eggs before work? The jury is still out.