Erika's World

In the world of protein powder it may actually be hard to believe that there is protein in our food. Yeah, but there is and some foods are actually very high in protein. Today I thought I would help you guys with that. I mean listing some of those foods that are neterually high in protein and I guarantee than you have some of them in you fridge or cabinet already! But first off why do we need protein and how much should we eat per day? Protein is an important building block for every cell in our body. Our hair and nails are basically only made out of protein. Protein builds lots of body chemicals. You also need it for building skin, blodd, muscles and bones. But unlike fat and carbohydrates the body cannot store protein, but that doesn't mean that we need to abuse it like crack. But we still do need a fair amount of it. Women need about 46g/ day and men need about 56g/ day. We still need to remember that protein is not about quantity and is more about quality! Here is a small l...

I am not a nutritionist but I do try best to eat healthy that I get all of the nutrients that I need. Lately I feel like I haven't been focusing on eating enough iron. Not that I ever focus on getting enough of anything. I really just eat what I think tastes good. Which is a lot of vegetables and fruit and all of that stuff. LOL. But I have been feeling a little down lately. I don't know if it's because I am not getting enough iron (because that is actually a symptom of iron deficiency) or just because I am in a bad mood for no apparent reason (sometimes you're just in a bad mood because you're in a bad mood and that's it). Anyways, I have been reading up a little bit about iron and what I should and shouldn't eat to get the daily recommended dose of 15mg per day. A few shocking things that I didn't know is that your body only absorbs about 5-10% of the iron that's in your food and some foods can actually help you absorb the iron that's in your...