Servings, Labels, and More

So far today I have had refried beans with some carne asada pureed in it. There was some cheese in it as well. I have had 4 ounces of a protein shake. I have had a stick of mozarella cheese. With all of that I have only consumed 20 grams of protein. The amount I am supposed to have in a day is 60 to 80 grams of protein. 

If I have another serving of the refried beans and a mozarella stick for dinner that is another 20 grams of protein. That would total 40 grams. I would need to find another 20 grams somewhere that I can have for snacks. 

On top of the 60 to 80 grams of protein, I need to drink at least 48 ounces of water. Ever since surgery I haven't really been able to tolerate the crystal light flavors I liked before surgery. When we went to the store I got some propel black cherry. I am hoping this will be something I like. I still really like the watered down apple juice. 

When we went to the store I tried to get some yogurt. I looked at the labels of them and a lot of them had too much sugar. Some had 19 grams, some had 10. We are supposed to have under 5 grams of sugar. I guess the one that had 10 would be ok because it was a 4 ounce cup and if you divide that in half it's 2 ounces and would have 5 grams of sugar. I went with the Dannon Light and Fit Carb and Sugar Control Yogurt. As you can see by the nutrition label it has 5 grams of protein and only 2 grams of sugar!!! I got the vanilla kind.

 It is certainly weird how after surgery you have to focus on food so much more than before. After surgery you have to read the labels and make sure to only get a certain amount of sugar, and make sure you get some protein. I don't want to be eating something just to eat it and it not have any protein. My goals is to have 5 grams or more of protein in what I eat.