by lfwfv » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:18 pm
Hi,
I just finished a healthy McDougall pregnancy (currently have the end-product napping on my chest hehe).
I actually found that i think the recommendation was 1.1g/kg of body weight? Check on the world health organization website for the exact number. Anyway, for me that meant about 59g of protein per day. I focused on potatoes, quinoa, and oats to meet those requirements, as well as green veggies. I don't digest beans well otherwise i would have used lentils as they are very high in protein. There were a few times i also used TVP to boost those numbers even though that generally wouldn't be recommended by Dr. McDougall or Jeff.
I did log my food on cronometer for a few weeks just to make sure i was generally meeting the recommendations. Most of the time, as long as i ate enough calories (2000+) i would log enough protein. I had to keep the fruit calories a bit lower, since that adds negligible protein (though i learned that some fruits, like peaches, are surprisingly high in protein).
I will say my pregnancy was fantastic and uneventful, i managed a long unmedicated labor and delivery, my son is super healthy, and breast-feeding is going very well, so i would say the diet i ate must have "worked".
