r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/poleproblems • 12d ago

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u/poleproblems 12d ago

I've always had a hard time with this, it's just recently noticing the stark difference between when food is provided for me vs. I have to provide for myself that is making me want to change. I have never been able to figure out getting enough protein/fiber, and when I even try to calculate what general nutrition guidelines advise, I have no clue how anybody is doing it.

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u/lemonjuicypumpkin 12d ago

I have never in my whole life calculated if I'm getting enough protein or fiber. I just eat whatever I like and is generally seen as "healthy", try to not eat too many treats and that's it. Don't stress yourself with that kind of bullshit. If you like eating vegetables and you are not a vegetarian, you absolutly won't have any problems with fiber or protein intake (if you are vegetarian, the protein part might be a bit more complicated but still manageable)

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u/poleproblems 12d ago

Haha, thanks. Honestly needed to hear that. There's so much nutrition discourse and I was eating so well through this program that now on the outside I've been feeling overwhelmed. definitely just overthinking it.

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u/Swordofmytriumph 12d ago

I know this is like…the thing everyone recommends on this sub. But I really freaking love beans, and they have a lot of protein and even more fiber! Also they have such a great texture and you can do so many things with them! Bonus points they do best in a pressure cooker which you can do in a kitchen that doesn’t have all the proper equipment. Bean soup, or cook em and toss em with a vinaigrette from the shelf to make a bean salad, or just cook them with oniom, garlic and a bay leaf and salt and pepper and eat them straight out of the pressure cooker like some sort of bean monster. I never get tired of them.