I’ve always loved junk food and have a **SUPER** unhealthy relationship with it, so that’s why I chose the items I did for my snacks and lunch. Can also throw in a Quest shake w/160 cals and still be good.
The water and propel flavoring will hold me over, and of course I can change the flavoring etc., but I think that’s what’ll help me adjust easier, if that makes sense.
I also workout every day at the gym if it matters.
by EmotionlessExecution
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Looks pretty good! Lots of good protein.
The only that you might wanna consider, is if your having a protein bar for lunch plus all the quest snacks every day, that is a lot of processed stuff that’s not great for you. Over time that could take a bit of a toll on your body. But, not everyone cares about that (including me lol), so I’d say it’s a solid plan! 🙂
Over 1/3 of your calories are coming from protein bars. If you can stay satisfied with snacks like these, then feel free to use these.
Can you add some vegetables to breakfast and/or lunch. It’ll be hard to get enough produce in dinner to meet your vitamin and mineral needs.
Fruit and veg? Good on the protein front though!
If this is sustainable for you in the long-term, I’d say go for it. Personally I think you should nix one of your snack protein cookies and add a little more “meal” to your lunch or dinner–I think of protein bars as a snack and not really a meal. I find chicken or eggs or tuna to be much more satiating than protein shakes/cookies/bars, but you may be different! It’s just about whatever works for you.
[Here’s an example of what I eat just to give an idea (all of my snacks are after I get home from work).](https://imgur.com/a/i22BVH2)
If you’re good with the protein bars, then it looks fine.
Personally, I’d be starving/frustrated if I only had a protein bar for lunch – or, essentially, THREE protein bars if the two snacks are mid-morning and afternoon.
If you get bored with those and are tempted to cheat, maybe you could replace 1-2 of those with healthy snacks/real food like a lightly dressed green salad, raw veggies/fruit, or a few cups of healthy popcorn.
Maybe some Greek yogurt with fruit, and some cottage cheese with grape tomatoes and everything bagel seasoning. That will give you sweet and savory proteins that should help you stay full.
Just want to add in the comments that everyone has such amazing ideas that I didn’t even think about! I really appreciate the support and ideas!
Are you used to eating barebells and quest products? Only reason I ask is they each have a lot of sugar alcohols. Some people tolerate them well, some don’t. I can’t even have a bite of a quest bar personally because of the erithrytol. It might be a lot for your system to be eating that much throughout the day.
Will you be okay with the added fiber from the protein bars?
Everyone has pointed out the abundance of protein bars and lack of fruit and vegetable, which I also want to comment upon.
I understand that dinner is going to have a lot of vegetables. Is it going to have 400 grams of a variety of vegetables? 5-a-day as indicated by the US and UK governments with a serving being 80 grams, or 400 grams total as indicated by the WHO, is the recommended minimum for a healthy diet, and you want to get different types in a day. Fruit isn’t strictly necessary if you’re getting your quota in veggies, but people often default to a few of the same vegetables and not that many people use many types in the same meal. It can help with the distribution of a variety of nutrients if you have some blueberries or a banana with breakfast, and apple and a side of baby carrots with lunch, *and then* 1-2 of the vegetables at dinner that are more classic for cooking.
Also, the Quest cookies and bars have a ton of saturated fat in them. If cholesterol is one of your medical issues, you may want to rethink that. I haven’t been overweight for years but my LDL was high when checked, and that was one of the first things I found that was driving up my saturated fat. One Quest cookie was about half of my daily target of 10% of calories. I’d rather have cheese!