The veggie days continue...
Thanks to The Omnivores Dilemma, and others I've been learning a lot of about the American culture of eating, how we get food, buy it, cook it, and eat it. Became a little neurotic after reading a runner's world article about how active adults need more protein than they think. The USDA recommends .36 grams/pound of body weight per day (ie a 120lb adult needs 43 grams per day). Although, an athlete, such as a runner needs about .45-.72 per pound per day, (ie the same adult would need 54-86 grams per day). As a vegetarian it seems to get a little tricky to get this proper amount for muscle recovery after workouts, energy, etc. All in all I've had to be pretty conscious about exactly what I am eating, more specifically protein and iron content.
Also signing up this week for the mud run on June 19th in NY. Hoping to have a team of 4+, if anyone is still interested let me know! You don't have to be a runner, its 3 miles some fun obstacles, we'll run it at whatever pace, dress up in costume!
Picture this: Quinoa+ roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, olives, tomatoes, onions, fresh basil, greek-style dill dressing
um, that looks AWESOME. please make me some when we live together again! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Fun Fact to go with your new-found vegetarianism: In my Health Economics class, we got into a discussion about the pharmaceutical industry. Somehow antibiotics came into the conversation, and someone posed the question "How much money do pharmaceutical companies make off of creating antibiotics for cattle?". Well, we never found that statistics, but what we DID find was that out of all the antibiotics produced in the United States, 70% of that goes into the meat we eat. 70%!!! Definitely gets you thinking.