Who knew?

Today while chatting with another mom friend, I found out that her daugher has sensory issues similar to Ted's. She mentioned that making sure R gets enough protein seemed to help her behavior. On a low-protein day, her behavoir is very wild. Interesting! So I decided to see just what Ted requires and what he is getting. It turns out he is getting MORE protein than he needs just from breakfast and lunch! So I guess we're good there. Still, interesting. I didn't list the foods that don't contain protein (like all the fruit!) and didn't bother listing his dinner, since that changes daily.

Ted’s protein-needs 20g/day (he weighs 40#)

2 Eggo waffles-5g
8oz 2% milk-8
2 tbsp soy butter -11g
2 slices bread-7g
8oz 2% milk-8

TOTAL: 39g

For any of you who don't know, our family is vegetarian. I get lots of flack about protein...and thank you very much, I make sure we all get enough. I didn't realize, however, my favorite comfort meal is surprisingly protein-rich! Woo hoo! Roasted potatoes and broccoli with melted cheddar on top. Nutritional punch? 11 g protein. Wow! Yum.

*1 gram of protein per kilo (0.45 grams of protein per pound that we weigh) is the RDA recommendation, btw.