satiating and helps us stay full until our next
meal. In addition, making protein the main
event ensures that we’ll get enough protein
over the course of our day. This is critical
when you’re eating only three times a day.
Skipping protein at one meal means you’ll
have to overload at your other meals to keep
intake adequate, which can be difficult.
Finally, eating protein with each and every
meal helps to stabilize blood sugar levels (via
glucagon) in the absence of large amounts of
insulin-promoting foods.
Which, of course, you don’t eat anymore.
Good for you!
Now, we know you have questions about
this, because “palm-size” is still too general
for most people. So we’ll give you some
additional guidelines, but also caution you not
to get too caught up in analyzing your
portions. The exact portion size doesn’t really
matter, because you’ll be adjusting it based on
the signals your body sends you.