I was in Whole Foods today, and was looking for some kind of protein shake mix to help make the mornings easier. Oatmeal isn't seeming to keep me feeling full for more than a couple of hours, and I thought it would be great to keep some kind of shake mix at the studio to swig down after teaching my morning class, since I'm usually ravenous by that time. There are a number of vegan protein mixes on the shelf in Whole Foods, with a wide variety of ingredients and price ranges. I spent about 10 minutes reading all the labels. After contemplating back and forth, I finally decided on the "Growing Naturals" Organice Rice Protein Chocolate Power. It's vegan, gluten free, non-soy, 24g of protein per serving, and non-GMO verified. Did I mention it's Chocolate?
I brought it back to the studio, and mixed it with what was left of my coffee, and topped it up with about 8 oz of soy milk. Shook it up in my travel mug, and took a sip. Yummy! I drank some more. Awesome! I didn't use a blender, I just shook it up, and it wasn't lumpy or chunky (at least not till I got to the very bottom.) It was smooth, flavorful, and sweet. Wait.....it was SWEET? Ruh-roh. I looked at the label again. Hadn't I spent 10 minutes reading labels?
Yep, it has sugar. Sort of. It has "organic sprouted whole grain brown rice syrup solids." And it has Stevia, which I usually don't care for the flavor of, but in this case it tasted just fine.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I'm going to blame it on the Vata. People with a predominantly Vata Dosha (like myself) are prone to become overwhelmed by excessive choices when our Vata is out of balance. (Yesterday I was talking about the dryness of my skin and hair- a sure sign that my Vata is outta whack.) In the grocery store, with all the stimulation, the bright lights, all the varieties of protein mixes, all of the label reading, I got a little flustered and grabbed the wrong container.
The good news is, the serving I drank only had 2g of sugar.
I promptly looked up "brown rice syrup" on Google, and found this great little article on Livestrong,
which told me that brown rice syrup is made from rice, (duh) which I've been eating a ton of already during this experiment. And it has a relatively low glycemic index, less than half that of table sugar, so it doesn't have a big effect on your blood sugar level, because it enters the blood stream very slowly, and it may not contribute to the "desire for more sugar."
WHEW! So, my thought process is to stay the course for the next 10 days, and then add this tasty shake into my routine after the 21 days are over. In the meantime, I'm definitely gonna do that self-oil massage and get grounded.
I brought it back to the studio, and mixed it with what was left of my coffee, and topped it up with about 8 oz of soy milk. Shook it up in my travel mug, and took a sip. Yummy! I drank some more. Awesome! I didn't use a blender, I just shook it up, and it wasn't lumpy or chunky (at least not till I got to the very bottom.) It was smooth, flavorful, and sweet. Wait.....it was SWEET? Ruh-roh. I looked at the label again. Hadn't I spent 10 minutes reading labels?
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I'm going to blame it on the Vata. People with a predominantly Vata Dosha (like myself) are prone to become overwhelmed by excessive choices when our Vata is out of balance. (Yesterday I was talking about the dryness of my skin and hair- a sure sign that my Vata is outta whack.) In the grocery store, with all the stimulation, the bright lights, all the varieties of protein mixes, all of the label reading, I got a little flustered and grabbed the wrong container.
The good news is, the serving I drank only had 2g of sugar.
I promptly looked up "brown rice syrup" on Google, and found this great little article on Livestrong,
which told me that brown rice syrup is made from rice, (duh) which I've been eating a ton of already during this experiment. And it has a relatively low glycemic index, less than half that of table sugar, so it doesn't have a big effect on your blood sugar level, because it enters the blood stream very slowly, and it may not contribute to the "desire for more sugar."
WHEW! So, my thought process is to stay the course for the next 10 days, and then add this tasty shake into my routine after the 21 days are over. In the meantime, I'm definitely gonna do that self-oil massage and get grounded.
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