Protein Ideas

I was recently appalled when a relative of mine told me that she rarely ate protein. Not being a meat lover, she kept running short of ideas. Protein is a key fat buster. Your body needs it. So don't eat a single meal without protein!

Here is my list of healthy protein ideas:

• Egg- any variation
• Dry mung dal
• Hummus
• Chole or garbanzo beans
• Sprouted green mung
• Tuver dal
• Quinoa Indian style Upma
• Avocado
• Nuts
• Tofu
• Peanut butter
• Kidney beans salad
• Black beans salad
• Soy milk
• Soy beans
• Soy nuggets (available in Indian stores)
• Whey powder

And of course meats and fish.

I plan on posting recipes for all of the above soon. If there is something you want to see first, let me know!

Sample Menu 2

Eat every 3 hours

1. Breakfast: Dry mung dal and cottage cheese
2. Lassi and 5 nuts
3. Lunch: Cucumber, avacado, alphaha seeds and cream cheese sandwich made with 1 slice of bread. 6 blueberries.
4. Tomato juice and sliced cooked beets.
5. Dinner: Spinach and mung dal with 1 roti and salaad.
6. Fruit

Daily Staples

Here is what I consume every day. It is my goal. Do I do it every single day? Nope. I try to. If I miss something, I try not to beat myself up. There is always the next day.

• 8 tall glasses of water with a few drops of lime juice
• 2 green teas
• Milk Thistle capsules: Good to take if you think you are retaining water
• Flax seed capsules: Helps with metabolism
• Multi-vitamin
• Vitamin B

About this blog...

Hello and Welcome!

I am neither a doctor, or a dietitian or even a chef. So take everything I say with a grain of salt.

For the last few months, I have been very loosely following the abs diet. And I've lost weight. Numerous friends of mine have been asking me about it so I thought I'd write about what I have been doing and eating.

This diet for me is not just about losing weight. But it is about eating healthy food. And definitely about eating yummy food.

A friend of mine recently told me that she is in a food rut. She is tired of eating steamed bok-choi and fish. I was appalled that she was eating that. There is no way that I could eat such bland food day after day. So she asked me for recipes. And I told her what I had been eating. She asked me to write a blog about it.

Then this morning my sister in law called. She mentioned that she hardly eats any protein and wanted some ideas.

So there you have it. Instead of sending lengthy emails, I'll just post my plan here.

Just so you guys know, I do follow the abs diet very very loosely. I never gave up wine:) And I never gave up on taste.

I hope that you too can accomplish your goals without ever sacrificing taste.