February 23rd
And finally, Saturday… It means we could have breakfast at home peacefully (if of course we are not away for a competition)!
Breakfast. We had porridge which we liked to do in the microwave. Right on the package is a recipe how to make it in the micro. Very fast, also delicious. Yesterday we bought a small pack of brown cane sugar (Ruokokidesokeri by DanSukker), and another kind of porridge – a mixture of oat and rye (kaura & ruis puuro by Nalle) in the grocery. This type of porridge was lighter than just rye one. I think we stop right now on this one for future breakfasts.
Personally, we liked the porrige with oat milk and on top I plentifully sprinkledcane brown sugar. It gave a very nice sweetness with a caramel flavor to the porridge.
Proteins for Vegans. Then, we used to drink extra protein drink after a gym or a strong workout. Right now we are looking in the Internet for alternatives to milk protein drinks. To our surprise, there were enough of them even in the simple stores. Having studied the composition of different vegetable protein mixes, we stopped at three different ones:
- Pea protein/ Herne proteiini
- Rice protein/ Riisi proteiini
- Vege protein/ Vege proteiini
From Anton’s overview we found out that the best way is to drink the mixture of Herne and Riisi proteiinit/ Pea and Rice proteins.
Riisi proteiini/Rice protein is an excellent dietary supplement especially for athletes as it also contains high levels of essential and BCAA amino acids in addition to high protein content (> 80%). However, one amino acid in the rice protein remains slightly low. It is lysine. Lysine, in particular, is found in such legumes as peas. Herneproteiini/Pea protein is an excellent vegan protein source of pea protein, which has a good amino acid profile, especially containing abundant amounts of L-glutamine. That is why we need herne proteiini/pea protein too. And by combining them together we create a very balanced protein blend!
Our dinner and cooking. I cooked turkey fillets in the oven, sliced it, used a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper, so the turkey doesn’t get dry. At the same time, I put potato (uuniperuna) to bake. It was in oven for 1 hour 200 degrees Celsius. I washed it and dried it beforehand poked through with fork, then wrapped it in foil. Salad. For a side dish I chopped all ingredients in a bowl: chinese cabbage, raw swede (lanttu), broccoli, put baby spinach leaves, sprouts and rucola leaves.
*For our amazing supply of turkey meet through the whole our diet we are grateful to one of our very good friends from dancing! We are very thankful to you!!!
Turkey meet:
- It is one of the most dietary types of meat in general. Small amount of fat makes turkey a very digestible type of meat: the protein in it is absorbed by 95%. For the same reason it leads to a feeling of fullness much faster – it is difficult to eat it a lot.
- It is rich in B vitamins, including: niacin (B3, or nicotinic acid), pyridoxine (B6) and some riboflavin (B2), folic acid (B9), biotin (H, or B7) and choline (B4). Tryptophan helps the production of neurotransmitters like melatonin and serotonin – key chemicals to our brain. They improve mood and have a relaxing effect.
- A high concentration of vitamins B3 and B6, designed to solve the problem with the normalization of metabolism. Athletes appreciate turkey for high-quality protein. Gives strength, increases endurance of the body in conditions of serious physical exertion and helps build muscles.
Dessert. The dessert for us was simple – fresh plums, half of mango and green tea.
Our day off ran very fast due to cooking, searching and buying proteins in different food stores, a bit of cleaning at home of course…
I felt the same tiredness that is why drank a portion of completely new to me pea protein and my Vegan multivitamins.
Good night all!
