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Re: Please review my 1st induction day menu
>>J why is 30% protein too much. >>
It might not be too much for some.
Information I had from when I started said that protein would be 20-25% of one's calories; that fat would be 60-75% on Induction, carbs would be 5%. So, yes, protein could be 30%. As one progresses, the ratio of carbs goes up, fat naturally goes down, and protein remains about the same.
One can also calculate protein based on one's body weight and activity level.
It also doesn't seem that worrying about protein is much of an issue at the beginning of one's Atkins journey.
>>we always have said that 30% of protein is what we sort of are aiming for in this diet (this number was derived from a harvard study on atkins menus way back when, I believe)>>
Where did this Harvard study come up with Atkins menus?
Do you have a link to this Harvard study? Or is it in DANDR?
It seems to me that we would help newbies more by focusing on the fundamentals: counting carbs, getting all one's vegetables, getting enough calories rather than focusing all the attention on ratios ... especially ratios that don't have a range. After all, Dr. Atkins told us to count carbs ... he didn't write that Induction was about percentages.
>>J why is 30% protein too much. >>
It might not be too much for some.
Information I had from when I started said that protein would be 20-25% of one's calories; that fat would be 60-75% on Induction, carbs would be 5%. So, yes, protein could be 30%. As one progresses, the ratio of carbs goes up, fat naturally goes down, and protein remains about the same.
One can also calculate protein based on one's body weight and activity level.
It also doesn't seem that worrying about protein is much of an issue at the beginning of one's Atkins journey.
>>we always have said that 30% of protein is what we sort of are aiming for in this diet (this number was derived from a harvard study on atkins menus way back when, I believe)>>
Where did this Harvard study come up with Atkins menus?
Do you have a link to this Harvard study? Or is it in DANDR?
It seems to me that we would help newbies more by focusing on the fundamentals: counting carbs, getting all one's vegetables, getting enough calories rather than focusing all the attention on ratios ... especially ratios that don't have a range. After all, Dr. Atkins told us to count carbs ... he didn't write that Induction was about percentages.
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