I went to a Dietician today, basically to find out what, if anything, I am lacking in and should be eating in my diet with regards to how much exercise I do.
Unfortunately I had to take DD2 who was an absolute horror she took all the food I brought for her and threw it all over the ground (millions of sultanas). And moaned and whined and cried the whole time .
The dietician gave me some good advice but now I keep thinking of all the questions I should have asked. My Iron levels are low so she said to eat more red meat...but how much? I know you shouldn't eat too much red meat because of cholesterol.
She told me that I shouldn't eat too much food as 2 hours a day of exercise isn't that much and I could get fat She's also got me on Iron and Zinc tablets. She said that I should eat Carbs approx one hour before exercise and a banana and then Carbs within 20 mins of finishing exercise and protein within 2 hours.
So how many nights a week should I be having red meat? I'm also going to work more fish into our diets. She said to stay away from pasta at night except the one night a week I go to the gym then thats ok. How is this for a weekly meal plan (dinners)
Mon - chicken, rice and vegies
Tues - red meat pasta (spag bol) and salad
Weds - Fish, potatoes and veggies
Thurs - red meat, ptatoes/rice and veggies
Fri - Fish somehow???
I'm only planning for 5 nights as I don't cook every night.
How do you think this looks? Can anyone make any suggestions? Should I be having red meat 3 times a week?
If anyones interested i'll put up the whole plan for the day.
With the iron, vitamin C helps you absorb it better. So lots of fruit and veg are good, and ideally have something high in vitamin C with, or soon after, the red meat. Chick peas are also high in iron. I know these things as I have high iron and have to avoid them LOL!
Wouldn't it depend on the portion size of the red meat? And the type of red meat?
I eat red meat most days, but have very small portion sizes (120-130g steak MAX)
Lamb is higher in fat than beef, and if you get the heart smart cuts, they are fairly low in fat and cholesterol too. If you're concerned, I would have it 2-3 times per week.
I agree with MR, that you need to have Vit C to absorb the iron properly.
I know I am biased being vege but that seems like a lot of meat.
I am surprised she hasn't offered you other iron options as well instead of going for the gold ol' red meat line. There are other sources of iron including tofu, soy milk, most green vegs, molasses (surprisingly!). I would think your dietitian would be able to write you out a detailed plan? With the vit c you need to consume it at the same time. Some greens eg. kale have vit c and iron so are a good choice. Otherwise you can have juice etc while having dinner.
Hmmm, she didn't write anything out in detail for me. Infact, it wasn't what I was expecting at all. And she was a bit grumpy with DD2. Not grumpy, but when I kept apologising she didn't say anything!
Another nutritional question from me!
she took all the food I brought for her and threw it all over the ground (millions of sultanas). And moaned and whined and cried the whole time
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She's also got me on Iron and Zinc tablets. She said that I should eat Carbs approx one hour before exercise and a banana and then Carbs within 20 mins of finishing exercise and protein within 2 hours.
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