Organic Egg White Powder!

For those of you who don't know, my father is the senior VP of operations for a manufacturing company. They produce egg white powder amongst their many spray dried and processed foods. (Ever had a Snickers Bar? You've had their products.) I had asked my Dad if he could grab a few packets of the egg white powder for me on his next trip to the plant, and he did one step better: he got me the high quality, organic egg white powder.

One of the biggest challenges I face with this way of eating is the price of food. I need lots of protein in my diet to be sure, and meats, especially the organic, no hormone, no antibiotic meats that I purchase, are very expensive. Eggs are a great option for protein, but I want to be careful about how much cholesterol I am taking in.

Side note: I actually have very low cholesterol and almost medically treatable low blood pressure, so I'm not in danger of compromising my health by eating a bunch of eggs. I just want to be careful - even though it's not a problem right now, I know it could be if I start eating 4-5 eggs a day.

Of of my roommates makes shakes with flax seed oil and frozen fruit almost every day, and I decided that I would start buying Trader Joe's frozen fruit and do the same. I know it's not fresh fruit, and I would much rather put fresh fruit in my body, but I have to cut costs somewhere.

Tonight I made a shake with orange juice, frozen strawberries, a fresh kiwi and a tablespoon of organic egg white powder. I got a ton of fruit in there, and the protein from the egg white powder made it a realistic "light" meal. (I had had some chicken earlier, so it wasn't my only dinner, just a semi-late night big snack.... I'm not starving myself.) It was certainly yummy - thanks for the organic egg white powder, Dad!

Another side note: School and work have been dragging me down lately, and I was struggling to wake up in the morning. I'll have a cappuccino once and a while at the restaurant (after a long day in the library and before a long night slinging around drinks and sandwiches), but I don't like to have coffee at all during the week. Back to the old fix - I picked up some all natural apple cider and had a cup this morning before cracking the books, and it worked like a charm. :-)