I Can't Meet My Daily Nutrients Correctly
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KarmaBridges
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I can't seem to be able to hit my day nutrients very closely! My fats are way too high and protein low and I don't know food/snacks/etc. to fix it. Is there any help for me?
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It's very hard to help when we can't see what you're eating; if you could set your diary to public, it'd be easier.
That being said, good sources of protein are:
Cottage Cheese
Greek Yogurt
Nuts (in moderation, they can be calorically dense and high in fat)
Cheese
Chicken (lean and high in protein. double win)
Most meat in general
Eggs
Try adding some of those for protein help. Of course, how you prepare them and in what quantity you eat them has significance as well0 -
Can you open your diary?0
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Do you even meat?0
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Eat more lean protein and less fat?
ie fatty cutys of beef swap for a lean rump steak or chicken or pork or turkey or fish
Cut back on oils if you need
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Open diary would be incredibly helpful for us to help you out. Can you make it public?0
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Of course! Let me just figure out the settings0
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The most problem I have is that I don't particularly enjoy eating meat (I'm not a vegetarian, it's just that I don't really like the taste for anything really outside chicken and fish. And I don't know if I want to force myself to eat something because then I feel like I'll start hating it)0
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KarmaBridges wrote: »The most problem I have is that I don't particularly enjoy eating meat (I'm not a vegetarian, it's just that I don't really like the taste for anything really outside chicken and fish. And I don't know if I want to force myself to eat something because then I feel like I'll start hating it)
Protein supplements
Greek yogurt
Peanut butter
Beans (lupini has 11 grams of protein in one serving)
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You may just want to work on one macro at a time until you get it figured out. Protein in my hardest macro; I meet my goal about half the time. I don't LOVE meat. But I've learned how to keep the other two in check!0
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KarmaBridges wrote: »The most problem I have is that I don't particularly enjoy eating meat (I'm not a vegetarian, it's just that I don't really like the taste for anything really outside chicken and fish. And I don't know if I want to force myself to eat something because then I feel like I'll start hating it)
I don't eat any meat other than chicken and fish either. That's fine. There's lots of protein in chicken and in fish. Also in milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, beans, chickpeas, tofu, lentils...
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »Do you even meat?
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Great suggestions here!
Google plant based sources of protein.
Hummus, beans, Quinoa!!!!, buckwheat, almond butter0 -
If you are looking for snacks then it shouldn't be hard, there's almost a fat free/ low fat version to every food item I've seen in stores, I personally like low fat pudding or jello with fat free whip cream.0
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on this topic, I find I'm consistently low on potassium. Other than decaf coffee, what are other good sources of potassium?0
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hislittlelights wrote: »on this topic, I find I'm consistently low on potassium. Other than decaf coffee, what are other good sources of potassium?
Bananas.
But seriously, don't worry if MFP's diary shows you to be low on potassium. Since food labelling laws don't require potassium to be listed, most MFP database entries are created by users based on food labels and will show 0 potassium even when a food contains it.
The only time to worry about a potassium deficit is if you have a blood test and your doctor says you're deficient.
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I take Potassium as a supplement. 99mg a day.
The macros take a while to master, I think it just takes some time and experimentation to figure it out.0 -
It just takes some practice. Try pre-logging your meals to see what foods work well together and which ones don't.0
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Find a protein powder you like and run with it. I was always carb heavy and protein and fat light (more protein than fat, but... still). When I'd try to get my protein in, Id end up over calories... But since I added a protein shake a day in, snacking on 100 cal greek yogurts, I'm actually meeting my macros AND staying within calories.0
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You don't really need to supplement with protein powder. If you choose to, that's fine. But you don't have to -- you can get enough protein via food, even as a vegetarian.0
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