🥩 My Protein Anchors (what I build my meals around)

Lena Nguyen

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5d (edited) • 🥑 General

Sharing what keeps me consistent without overthinking it. I anchor every meal with protein first, then build around it.

🏋️‍♀️ Pre-workout breakfast:

Rice cakes + honey
½ protein shake

🍳 Breakfast (weekday rotation):

1 whole egg + 200g egg whites
~60g beef bacon
Low carb wheat Mission Tortilla
Greek yogurt (170g) + blueberries + Thai bananas
Rotisserie chicken breast burrito
OR 1 egg + 200g egg whites + chicken sausage (steamed)

☕ Weekend breakfast:

Doppio from Starbucks
Vanilla Fairlife Elite protein shake

🥗 Lunch:

Grilled chicken + veggies (sometimes rice)
Rotisserie chicken quesadilla
Chicken skewers + veggies
Salmon patty + veggies
Tuna salad

🍽️ Dinner:

Thai kaprow bison & turkey
Grilled chicken thighs boneless and skinless
Grilled ribeye beef
Tilapia + veggies or rice
Salmon + veggies or rice

🎉 Weekends = social & flexible:

Hamburger (Preferably Charbroil Places)
Shabuya
Sushi
Taco truck 🌮 protein style (chicken, tripas, beef cheeks)
Meals at our parents’ house
Most weekend lunches & dinners are social meals because we’re out and about at Disneyland

✨ Key takeaway:

I don’t chase perfection. I anchor meals with protein, stay flexible with carbs/fats, and enjoy real life. This keeps me full, fueled, and consistent — even on busy, fun weekends.

Steal ideas if it helps 💪

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