If I sauteed the above ingredients using 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, would it represent a well balanced zone meal? How many servings? Would I need to add any additional proteins/carbs/fats?
This does not represent a balanced zone meal. At first glance, it's way too high in fat, and too low in carbs. It's also a very large meal for just about anybody in terms of calories.
Using Crossfit Journal 21 to calculate blocks, I come out with 10 blocks protein (ground pork), 5 blocks carbs (all the veggies), an 18 blocks fat (olive oil.) Using fitday.com I calculated 15% carb, 61% fat, 26% protein, with a calorie count of 963.
Unsurprisingly, both methods point to the same conclusion. Too much fat, too many calories, not enough carbs.
A proper size meal for someone my size is 4 blocks. To fix this meal, I'd use 2 sausages, both sweet peppers, 1 jalapeno, 1/2 the onion, and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
Not knowing what the actual content of the sausage is I'm going to assume 4 oz of sausage will give me my 4 blocks of protein. I would lessen the olive oil to 1 1/3 tsp to give me my 4 blocks of fat. As for the vegetables, I would do 145 grams of the bell peppers, 25 grams of the hot peppers and 3/4 cup of the onions. This would give me just under 2 blocks of carbs. Not enough so I would throw in an apple for desert.
This morning I had 4 over easy eggs, 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal with 1/2 cup of 2% milk and 1/2 a chopped up pear plus 12 almonds. Close to a 4 block meal. The 1/2 milk gave me a little extra protein.
Pretty good. If you double the veggies and cut the oil in half, you could serve up approximately two 4-block meals. I personally would keep the oil as is, but I need a bit more fat.
This does not represent a balanced zone meal. At first glance, it's way too high in fat, and too low in carbs. It's also a very large meal for just about anybody in terms of calories.
ReplyDeleteUsing Crossfit Journal 21 to calculate blocks, I come out with 10 blocks protein (ground pork), 5 blocks carbs (all the veggies), an 18 blocks fat (olive oil.) Using fitday.com I calculated 15% carb, 61% fat, 26% protein, with a calorie count of 963.
Unsurprisingly, both methods point to the same conclusion. Too much fat, too many calories, not enough carbs.
A proper size meal for someone my size is 4 blocks. To fix this meal, I'd use 2 sausages, both sweet peppers, 1 jalapeno, 1/2 the onion, and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
Not knowing what the actual content of the sausage is I'm going to assume 4 oz of sausage will give me my 4 blocks of protein. I would lessen the olive oil to 1 1/3 tsp to give me my 4 blocks of fat. As for the vegetables, I would do 145 grams of the bell peppers, 25 grams of the hot peppers and 3/4 cup of the onions. This would give me just under 2 blocks of carbs. Not enough so I would throw in an apple for desert.
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ReplyDeleteThis morning I had 4 over easy eggs, 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal with 1/2 cup of 2% milk and 1/2 a chopped up pear plus 12 almonds. Close to a 4 block meal. The 1/2 milk gave me a little extra protein.
Pretty good. If you double the veggies and cut the oil in half, you could serve up approximately two 4-block meals. I personally would keep the oil as is, but I need a bit more fat.
ReplyDeleteThats a lot of veggies for me. I would throw in some fruit for my additional carbs. I don't need the fat but still would keep it in.
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