First, I took a look at a typical P90x breakfast (p. 20), as recommended for a small person like myself:
1_Mushroom Omelet
1 cup_Fresh strawberries
8 oz_Cottage cheese, 1%
Using the USDA tool plus information listed for the omelet in its recipe, I calculate the nutrients as:
calories = 191+ 69 + 163 = 423By contrast, just now I made some steel-cut oats and had two small bowls, one with maple syrup, and the next with a drizzle of olive oil and a hard-boiled egg from the fridge. Healthy, right? But consider, using the USDA tool (oatmeal + syrup + olive oil + egg):
protein (g) = 32 + 1.45 + 28 = 61.45
carbs (g) = 7 + 16.59 + 6.15 = 30
fat (g) = 3 + .65 + 2.31 = 6
calories = 143 + 104 + 119 + 68 = 334I've had fewer calories than the p90x omelet breakfast, but I've already take in almost double the carbs recommended, over three times the fat, and less than 1/6 of the protein recommended. So I can see I have a lot of work to do if I want to follow the P90x advice to raise protein intake and lower fat and carbs. This will be quite a challenge!
protein (g) = 4.98 + 0 + 0 + 4.4 = 9.4
carbs (g) = 25 + 26.84 + 0 + 1.58 = 53
fat (g) = 2.46 + .08 + 13.5 + 4.92= 21
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