I posted the other day that we need to eat oatmeal 3-5 times a week and was asked why, I have been attempting to write this post for a few days now and want to be accurate, the best way for all of you to learn about this diet is read the book "enter the Zone" There is so much information on just the answer to why we need to eat oatmeal. So I am going to briefly explain it here:
summarized answer; because oatmeal contains trace amounts of gamma-linolenic acid or GLA, it is an essential fatty acid which is a building block of good eicosanoids. "he calls the eicosanoids powerful super hormones. They control other hormones and practically all important functions in the body, e.g. the central nervous system and the immune system. Thus, they are very important for good health and well-being. There are both good and bad eicosanoids, and a good balance between them is achieved by eating food that contains both omega-3 and omega-6."
GLA can be found in many things, the best source is breast milk, with that being said the most easily obtainable is oatmeal. most of us need about 1 to 2 mg per day, and to keep a steady balance we need to be eating cooked(not instant) oatmeal 3-5 times a week.
Oatmeal the way I like it.
1 cup of Old fashioned Quaker oatmeal a little milk to moisten it. cook in microwave for 2:30 minutes and then add 1/2 cup yogurt, 7 grams of vanilla protein powder, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. mix all together and eat after my 2 egg cheese omelet.
That is pretty much my staple breakfast when I am not eating the zone pancakes anyways. I know some of you have some other ideas for breakfast, what are they?
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That is the breakfast that I have almost every day. I have the oatmeal & yogurt at 6 am on my way to PT, then I have the eggs, cheese, peanut butter & protein when I return and before I go to class. Oatmeal & yogurt is the perfect breakfast-to-go.
Awesome dinner salad I'm eating:
1-2 cups lettuce
1/2 can kidney beans
1- 5 oz. chicken breast sliced
1 cup broccoli
2 small roma tomatoes
1/2 green pepper
1/2 onion
Mix it all together with dressing in a mixing bowl you'd use for baking, it is a lot of food.
Question... When you say 1 cup of oatmeal, are you talking about a pre-cooked measurement or post-cooked? They swell up quite a bit during cooking.
1 cup of oatmeal dry I have guessed to be about 4 blocks cooked. I may have to re-measure. I tend to re-measure all the blocks that I eat from time to time. I surprise myself sometimes that I have not been eating enough or too much.
My oatmeal breakfast is:
1/2 cup of uncooked oatmeal
1 cup of milk.
(these two combined gives you 1 cup of cooked oatmeal)
1/2 - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 packet of Stevia Sweetener (http://www.stevia.com)
Microwave for 2 minutes.
Sprinkle cinnamon and Stevia Sweetener over the oatmeal.
On the side 2 scrambled egss with cheese.
12 almonds
By the way if you're looking for a sweetener to replace sugar that doesn't contain all kinds of crap that can cause cancer or any other illness try Stevia sweetener. Its sugar from the Stevia plant. It contains 0 Calories/Carbs and 0 Glycemic Index and is 30 times stronger the sugar. Read about it at www.stevia.com
Norberto,
that is awesome man, I am in the process of re-evaluating my 'sweetner' anyways. I think the that splenda is out and stevia is in.
im gonna jump on that oatmeal and yogurt bandwagon next week. it sounds good and portable, which is key for me so i dont get in a wreck when i eat and drive...
how does it make you feel? are you full after eating it? also, jason, zone wise, do i need to have a protein shake with that or something to get all my blocks?
i tend to get really skinny and frail if i am not getting enough protein...
if i do 20 g per meal, i can pack on some decent muscle pretty quick
Craig,
you should try to have 35 grams of protein a meal. That is 5 blocks, you could live with 28, (4 blocks) but it all depends on how many carb blocks you are eating. As you know they all have to be equal.
The oatmeal and yogurt, it is real good man, it makes the oatmeal creamy, and you can put a number of things in it to give more flavor. cinnamon, flavored protein powder, vanilla extract, peanut butter(excellent source of fat for energy) all these are good. Do you have the Zone Journal?
dang! 35g per meal? thats a lot. even for the snacks? we will have to talk more, i need to get some info on Zoning from you.
i usually shoot for 20-30g protein for 5-6 meals a day. and when im consistent with that i can get results, but all too often i am not disciplined.
and the only thing i have ever read on the zone is the article from crossfit journal mark email me a long time ago. is that what you were talking about?
so i just read the journal article
so i should be shooting for 5 meals of 5 blocks if i am working out hard everyday?
no wonder im so damn skinny! i need to eat some foood
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