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Originally Posted by kathairein
I've never seen quark cheese -- I initially thought this was a brand name until I looked it up on wiki. I should be able to get that somewhere, there are lots of good cheese shops in Toronto. Incidentally I can't find this Greek-style yogurt that everyone keeps talking about, and I do a lot of my grocery shopping in Greektown. 
I have that book -- thanks for reminding me! I commandeered it from my sweetie when she gave up the vegan thing. The sample meal plans are helpful. Actually I've grabbed it off the bookshelf and brought it to work with me to peruse. It makes more sense than the Thrive thing (recommends 1.2 - 2.0 g protein for Power/Speed athletes per kg body mass -- 2g/kg is what NROL4W recommends, right?)
So if I'm 145 lbs give or take and there are 2.2 lbs in a kg I can say roughly that I need a gram of protein for every pound of body weight, and round down. If that's 140g of protein I'm trying to eat and I'm eating 5x a day then I need to eat 28g of protein every time I sit down to eat. I'm happy if I can get 10, where snacks are concerned.  |
I bought my quark from the supermarket but I'm in the UK. Maybe post in the food/diet section to see where to buy it in the US. I know that Fage greek yogurt is available in the US. I've heard people talk about getting it from Trader Joe's. But probably best to ask those from the US.
It is hard to get the protein in. I normally have 2 eggs for breakfast (13g) but today I had porridge which = 12g which isn't too bad. I've started having what I'd consider "mini dinners" for lunch which are generally veggie burgers or sausages in a tomato sauce with veggies so today my lunch = 28g. I've had one protein drink, will have another when I get home = 42g. Then I'll have my dinner which has either veggie sausages or burger or tofu (which I'm getting really fed up with!
) so that's another 30g. Sometimes I'll have a cold sausage for a snack as well as fruit. Urgh, it sounds quite processed but I just want to hit my macros and calories and see what happens, and if it's good, it's worth it.
Yes, 1g protein for each lb of bodyweight (2-2.2g per kg)
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It also says "Surplus protein gets converted to fat and stored or oxidized for energy" (pg. 249 of Becoming Vegan). Is this a realistic concern?
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I'd say this would happen with any surplus calories, either from carbs, protein or fat.