'proper' %s of protein/carbs/fat

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 18:28:49 GMT, "MH"
wrote:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 20:18:20 GMT, "MH"
wrote:

Maybe, but I LOVE fruit! Besides, toast and jam doesn't have the vitamins
fruit has. Take mango, it's filled with vitamins and anti-oxidants.
Delish!

For my mid-morning snack today, I made myself this Nepalese treat:

AAM LHASSI

1 cup diced fresh mango
1 orange
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup milk (I used nonfat, worked great)
1 pinch rose petals, optional (if you can find them at your health food
store)

Blend in blender. Enjoy! Yumm....

Martha


Sounds good. I don't know if one can get fresh mangos in Virginia at
this time of year -- but then, I've never tried.

Chris

If you have any ethnic markets, their prices are usually better and
sometimes the produce is better quality.

Martha




We definitely have ethnic markets. I'll have to check out a couple of
them. I don't know whether mangos are in season, though.

Chris

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 18:28:49 GMT, "MH"
wrote:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 20:18:20 GMT, "MH"
wrote:

Maybe, but I LOVE fruit! Besides, toast and jam doesn't have the
vitamins
fruit has. Take mango, it's filled with vitamins and anti-oxidants.
Delish!

For my mid-morning snack today, I made myself this Nepalese treat:

AAM LHASSI

1 cup diced fresh mango
1 orange
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup milk (I used nonfat, worked great)
1 pinch rose petals, optional (if you can find them at your health
food
store)

Blend in blender. Enjoy! Yumm....

Martha


Sounds good. I don't know if one can get fresh mangos in Virginia at
this time of year -- but then, I've never tried.

Chris

If you have any ethnic markets, their prices are usually better and
sometimes the produce is better quality.

Martha




We definitely have ethnic markets. I'll have to check out a couple of
them. I don't know whether mangos are in season, though.

Chris

Our Meijer store had mangos a couple of weeks ago.

Beverly

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"Ignoramus18675" wrote in message
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In article , Perple Gyrl wrote:
BTW, I am definately not eating 1.66 lbs of turkey a day, so I'll give
you
that one!!

I still think that even 100 grams of protein is perhaps a stretch.

i

I eat 900-1200 calories a day, about 100+ grams of protein give or
take.
It
may not be exactly 50%, but close to it and the majority of what I eat.
I
log everything I eat, keeping track of % of carbs, fiber, fat and
protein
so
I think I know what I eat. I did Atkins for 3 yrs and ate allot more
then
that and my kidneys are tested every 6 months and are fine!



"Ignoramus18675" wrote in message
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In article , Perple Gyrl wrote:
I try to get about 40-50% of my calories from protein... I have
been
working out with weights allot and find that I have more energy for
it
when
eating more protein. If I eat too many carbs, it causes me to
crave
them
too much.


Let's see, suppose you eat 1800 calories per day. Your protein intake
(50%) would then be 900 calories. Given 4 calories per gram of
protein, you eat 225 grams of protein per day.

according to www.nutritiondata.com, 87 grams of turkey breast with
skin removed contains 26 grams of protein (the rest mostly water).

So, if you eat 225 grams of protein per day, it would be equivalent
to
eating 225*87/26 = 752 grams of turkey breast, or 1.66 lbs of turkey
breast.

In terms of egg whites, you would need to eat 4+ lbs of egg whites.

Or 2+ lbs of whitefish.

Something suggests to me that you are not eating an equivalent of
1.66
lbs of turkey breast per day.

Your numbers are likely wrong. You probably are not eating as much
protein as you are claiming. If they are not wrong, you need to
change your diet before your kidneys give way.

You do not need even a half of your claimed protein intake to grow
large, strong muscles.

i

I would like to know the recommended %s of each. I've heard
30,40,30
and 40,30,30. TIA

On 2 Jan 2004 10:55:09 -0800, (lolo) wrote:
I would like to know the recommended %s of each.

There is a vast range of acceptable values.

I like the sound of 40/30/30, but don't find it realistic. I
typically do 55/25/20.


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People are, of course, welcome to place whatever irrelevant
limitations on their ability to enjoy something that they wish.

Thank you for your support!!!
Last Wednesday I ate 136 grams, on Thursday, I ate 100.4 grams and on Friday
I ate 91 grams... so it is possible.

I don't know why he always thinks he knows better and argues with me... He
has too much free time.

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"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On 4 Jan 2004 20:35:02 GMT, Ignoramus18675
wrote:

In article , Perple Gyrl wrote:
I eat 900-1200 calories a day, about 100+ grams of protein give or
take. It

So, then, you eat an equivalent of a pound of turkey breast or other
lean meat per day?

You're implying that Perple Gyrl couldn't be eating this much protein?
She says she's tracking what she eats. So do I, and I always eat at
least 100 grams of protein a day. And it doesn't typically involve a
pound of turkey. Here's an example -- from this past Friday.

2 eggs -- 12g
3 slices f/f cheese -- 15g
1 slice whole wheat bread -- 4g

1 cup salad -- 1g
1/8 cup soybeans -- 3g
2/3 cup miso soup -- 2g
1 salmon/cucumber sushi roll -- 10g
4 pieces assorted sushi -- 42g

energy bar -- 11g

5.3 oz. salmon -- 39g
5 oz. green beans -- 2g
3 meringue cookies -- 1g

1 cup f/f cottage cheese -- 26g

TOTAL: 168g (43% of my calories for the day) -- A bit more than
average; the sushi lunch provides lots of protein for relatively
modest food consumption.

BTW, I've always eaten a lot of protein, and my kidneys seem to be
doing just fine.

Chris

On 2 Jan 2004 15:08:59 -0800, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:
Dr. Willett from Harvard says that there are no magic percentages.
Some caveats: 1) over 70 grams of protein daily strains your kidneys.

Well, SOME number above 70 gm strains your kidneys-- just above 70 gm
almost surely does NOT. What they know is that 70 gm is safe. The
PTBs are pretty sure that 100 gm is safe for most. From what I've
read, the safe zone probably extends beyond 150 gm, but it isn't clear
how much further than that is safe for most.


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to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
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People are, of course, welcome to place whatever irrelevant
limitations on their ability to enjoy something that they wish.

I eat 900-1200 calories a day, about 100+ grams of protein give or take. It
may not be exactly 50%, but close to it and the majority of what I eat. I
log everything I eat, keeping track of % of carbs, fiber, fat and protein so
I think I know what I eat. I did Atkins for 3 yrs and ate allot more then
that and my kidneys are tested every 6 months and are fine!

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"Ignoramus18675" wrote in message
...

In article , Perple Gyrl wrote:
I try to get about 40-50% of my calories from protein... I have been
working out with weights allot and find that I have more energy for it
when
eating more protein. If I eat too many carbs, it causes me to crave
them
too much.


Let's see, suppose you eat 1800 calories per day. Your protein intake
(50%) would then be 900 calories. Given 4 calories per gram of
protein, you eat 225 grams of protein per day.

according to www.nutritiondata.com, 87 grams of turkey breast with
skin removed contains 26 grams of protein (the rest mostly water).

So, if you eat 225 grams of protein per day, it would be equivalent to
eating 225*87/26 = 752 grams of turkey breast, or 1.66 lbs of turkey
breast.

In terms of egg whites, you would need to eat 4+ lbs of egg whites.

Or 2+ lbs of whitefish.

Something suggests to me that you are not eating an equivalent of 1.66
lbs of turkey breast per day.

Your numbers are likely wrong. You probably are not eating as much
protein as you are claiming. If they are not wrong, you need to
change your diet before your kidneys give way.

You do not need even a half of your claimed protein intake to grow
large, strong muscles.

i

I would like to know the recommended %s of each. I've heard 30,40,30
and 40,30,30. TIA

On 4 Jan 2004 05:20:13 -0800, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:
Good points, however the Harvard School of Public Health still
recommends caution regarding high protein intake.

Yeah, they're a little extreme, in several directions. I've found
that just about everything coming out of Harvard needs to be racheted
back a half-click. Great direction, but they tend to go a bit too far
in the opposite direction.


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to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
- Carl Sagan

People are, of course, welcome to place whatever irrelevant
limitations on their ability to enjoy something that they wish.

BTW, I am definately not eating 1.66 lbs of turkey a day, so I'll give you
that one!!

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"Perple Gyrl" wrote in message
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I eat 900-1200 calories a day, about 100+ grams of protein give or take.
It
may not be exactly 50%, but close to it and the majority of what I eat. I
log everything I eat, keeping track of % of carbs, fiber, fat and protein
so
I think I know what I eat. I did Atkins for 3 yrs and ate allot more then
that and my kidneys are tested every 6 months and are fine!

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"Ignoramus18675" wrote in message
...

In article , Perple Gyrl wrote:
I try to get about 40-50% of my calories from protein... I have been
working out with weights allot and find that I have more energy for it
when
eating more protein. If I eat too many carbs, it causes me to crave
them
too much.


Let's see, suppose you eat 1800 calories per day. Your protein intake
(50%) would then be 900 calories. Given 4 calories per gram of
protein, you eat 225 grams of protein per day.

according to www.nutritiondata.com, 87 grams of turkey breast with
skin removed contains 26 grams of protein (the rest mostly water).

So, if you eat 225 grams of protein per day, it would be equivalent to
eating 225*87/26 = 752 grams of turkey breast, or 1.66 lbs of turkey
breast.

In terms of egg whites, you would need to eat 4+ lbs of egg whites.

Or 2+ lbs of whitefish.

Something suggests to me that you are not eating an equivalent of 1.66
lbs of turkey breast per day.

Your numbers are likely wrong. You probably are not eating as much
protein as you are claiming. If they are not wrong, you need to
change your diet before your kidneys give way.

You do not need even a half of your claimed protein intake to grow
large, strong muscles.

i

I would like to know the recommended %s of each. I've heard 30,40,30
and 40,30,30. TIA

BTW, I've always eaten a lot of protein, and my kidneys seem to be
doing just fine.

Chris




i also shoot for 100gm of protein daily.