u/Fine-Spite4940

so, i have been starting to take fitness seriously, again. anyway, this time with all of the relatively new info about nutrition, i decided it was smart to start counting calories. it is really eye opening.

i have a staple dish that i make. wild rice, chick peas, black beans or kidney beans, lentils, and quinoa. they all cook about the same, so i use about 50 grams of each and cook them in a rice cooker.

reading the label, except for the quinoa, and wild rice they all have about the same protein content, ~20 grams per 100grams. easy peasy right?

wrong! that is uncooked. 100grams of that cooked concoction only has about 7 grams of protein per 100grams. it also has about 131 calories.

second one.

protein shake i make.

2 scoops of protein powder at 25g of protein per scoop, and a fruit selection of 1 banana, handful of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries with 750ml of whole milk is roughly 75 grams of protein and 450 calories.

i didn't know whole milk had so much protein. i will definately only use 1 scoop of protein next time.

so yeah, dialing in, and getting a better idea of my diet will definately help my fitness journey. i'm not a min/max, optimal formula type of person, but just knowing the rough numbers is definately a step in the right direction for me.

ok, i think this is a good experience, and reference point.

i just spent lunch with a friend and their 7 year old child. i showed the child my lessons. i use superchinese. i'm halfway through hsk4, second level.

the child knew all of the words and said it was easy. he was helping me. when i checked for understanding, he paraphrased using words i didn't know. his mother had to confirm what he was saying.

think about all of the vocabulary that isn't covered in the lessons. aliens, dinosaurs, robots. think of all of the words you learn as a child, that doesn't fall into the scope of the lessons.

so, as it stands now, i can comfortably say, after hsk4, i still don't have the vocabulary of a 7 year old native speaker.

pretty eye opening.