High protein but low crabs
felorabedi
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Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
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felorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based
Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk13 -
How low are you going on carbs and how high on protein? And why? Do you really want to snack - low carb diets are renowned for being satiating so you shouldn't have to snack. You can eat anything you like. I recommend as much variety as practically possible.1
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I'm on a low carb diet
Macros are
15% carb
35% protien
50% fat
I'm so full I struggle to eat 1000cal a day and never snack
But I have a huge tub of peanut butter Incase I ever feel the need. Although the carbs are a little high it levels out.
Eggs
Meat
Fish
Protien sweets
Cheese
All good for snacking x7 -
Crabs? Funny..
String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)
I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?2 -
felorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based
Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milkfelorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based
Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk
OP, do you mean carbs? or crabs?4 -
So I try to have protein 50% fat 30% and sorry CARBs lol 20%.
I have snacks between meals so I don't get bloated and have big meals.
Example
Morning if I had two hard boiled eggs (full of protein but fats aswell so I can't have nuts or avocado)
Then two hours later I would have Greek yoga and 20g of blueberries
Two to three hours later depends on when hungry I am I try to have either (chicken breast , steak, prawns, fish, or can tuna in water)(150g)and a side of a bowl of salad (lettuce cucumber tomato)
Two hours later I will have an apple or an orange
At night dinner I try to have a bowl of salad maybe Mexican style salad (corn tomato kidney beans avocado- small amount ) or Thai salad with snow peas beans sprout cucumber tomato and peanut butter dressing or Indian salad or any kind of salad.
As you can see I'm having so much carbs and less of protein .. and I'm sick of having eggs everyday .. if I have cheese what type of cheese would you recommend. If again if I had cheese with brown bread then I have to cut down on salads and fruits (carbs again) .. arrrgh it's so difficult to arrange a menu that can't be perfect.
How is your menu for the day ?0 -
I do 30 to 35% carbs. But I have to allow protein to be the macro I concentrate on first in the day (though prelogging for me) and then trickle in the carbs and fats.
I will def eat my daily yogurt for breakfast (15 carbs), I also allow sandwich bread (22 carbs), then I will allow a carb at dinner (sweet potato, white potato around 20 - 25 carbs).. The rest is filled in with veggies and fruits that meet my carb range.
So I have to do this backwards and if I am short on protein, I will have to do a low carb protein shake.
Cheeses can be cheddar, swiss, 2% kraft slices, snacks would be baby bale or string cheese, I also add a nut snack (pistachios, peanuts, almond, cashews).. I drink milk on occasion but due to carbs I will use unsweetened almond or cashew milk (for my protein shakes)1 -
felorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based
Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk
If I have eggs in the morning then I can't have nuts or avocado as snacks .. I will be confusing too much fats0 -
kommodevaran wrote: »How low are you going on carbs and how high on protein? And why? Do you really want to snack - low carb diets are renowned for being satiating so you shouldn't have to snack. You can eat anything you like. I recommend as much variety as practically possible.
I'm trying to go as low as 50grams per day . Yes I need snacks because I take small portions of my meals so I don't get bloated . My main concern is if I do have eggs for breakfast then I can't have fats if I have carbs for dinner I can't have carbs as snacks0 -
Crabs? Funny..
String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)
I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?
Lol sorry typo.
I am doing low carbs but I'm trying to stay low fats too.
The problem with beef jerky and turkey it has a lot of sodium. And if I had eggs for breakfast I can't have nuts and if I had bread cheese for breakfast then I can't have salads for dinner
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Try pre-logging your day so that you can balance your macros ahead of time.
50% protein is a lot. The US government's recommendation is 10-35% of calories from protein.0 -
@felorabedi you might want to join the low carb group.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
They have lots of info and a thread strictly about what their meals look like.
I also found lots of snack ideas by googling low carb snacks. Italian antipasto is full of good things to eat with very low carbs.1 -
felorabedi wrote: »Crabs? Funny..
String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)
I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?
Lol sorry typo.
I am doing low carbs but I'm trying to stay low fats too.
The problem with beef jerky and turkey it has a lot of sodium. And if I had eggs for breakfast I can't have nuts and if I had bread cheese for breakfast then I can't have salads for dinner
Low carb and low fats really do not compliment each other.. I get doing around 30% carbs and lower fat, but 20% and lower for me would have me upping the fats and moderating protein.
I train hard, and there is no need for even me to reach 50% protein.. I get doing low carb high fat though.
Concentrate on protein first in your diet and then spread the carbs and fats after.. Prelog is the way to go to reach this amount of protein, I really do not see any other way around it.1 -
As your going low carb you need fat to burn
Low card diets have a higher percentage of fat compared to other diets
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Totally agree with those other commenters. If you are doing low carb, especially under 50 g, you need that extra fat to keep things going. Your body doesn't have carbs so it's going to rely on fat to burn. I do 15% carbs, 35% protein and 50% fat. Eat full fat dairy, nuts and don't worry about the fat in the avocado. It's necessary. Protein is great but our bodies can only process so much at a time.
If you need help with snack or meal ideas, friend me and my diary is open. I've lost 135 pounds on lower carb. Good luck!3 -
felorabedi wrote: »felorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based
Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk
If I have eggs in the morning then I can't have nuts or avocado as snacks .. I will be confusing too much fats
Then you're doing it wrong
Fats is a minimum
You shouldn't low carb and low fat concurrently
Stop caring about your fat intake7 -
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If your carbs are under 50g per day, that is considered very low carb - it's basically a ketogenic diet. As a general rule, to make a low carb diet like that work, you'll need to raise your fats too or you'll end up with a huge caloric deficit. Most very low carbers keep their protein moderate (15-30%) but the more active types will go higher (30-45%). Fats in a ketogenic diet make up 45-80% of your diet.
I highly recommend checking out the Low Carber Daily group linked above. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group There are low carbers in there from almost zero to 40% carbs, and some go even higher but focus on slow carbs (low GI foods with lots of fibre - veggies mainly).
That being said, lean meats and seafood are high in protein but lower in fats. I prefer fattier cuts of meat though since I am not a big meat eater. A LCHF diet focuses on fatty meats, seafood, eggs, full fat dairy (whipped cream, hard cheese, 14% sour cream, cream cheese, 10+% unsweetened yogurt, butter), nuts and seeds, coconut (oil, cream and shredded pieces), and often plenty of non-root vegetables and low GI fruits like berries.
The foods that will raise your carb count the fastest are:- sugars and sugar substitutes (honey, etc)
- products made with refined grains /flours like bread, tortilla, muffins, noodles, cereals, etc.
- grains (rice, corn, oats)
- tropical fruits (bananas, mangos, figs, dates) and dried fruit (raisens, prunes)
- starchy root vegetables (potatoes, onions, carrots, etc)
- and temperate fruit (apples, nectarines, plums)
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felorabedi wrote: »Crabs? Funny..
String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)
I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?
Lol sorry typo.
I am doing low carbs but I'm trying to stay low fats too.
The problem with beef jerky and turkey it has a lot of sodium. And if I had eggs for breakfast I can't have nuts and if I had bread cheese for breakfast then I can't have salads for dinner
It's all good. There used to be someone around here many months ago that actually thought carbs were crabs.
It brings back memories.
Oh, you can't be low carb and low fat. Usually those on low carb keep their fats higher and protein moderate.1 -
Cheese
Nuts
Yogurt
A meat and cheesd board and skip crackers
Tuna, chicken, or egg salad1 -
Crab Legs for dinner tonight!!! With clarified butter and sauteed yellow squash. High on crab, low on carb.5
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felorabedi wrote: »Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?
meat, poultry, or fish...greek yogurt, jerky, etc. nuts have some protein but are a greater source of fat (not that there is anything wrong with that)...veggies don't really provide much in the way of protein, at least where grams are concerned.1 -
felorabedi wrote: »So I try to have protein 50% fat 30% and sorry CARBs lol 20%.
I have snacks between meals so I don't get bloated and have big meals.
Example
Morning if I had two hard boiled eggs (full of protein but fats aswell so I can't have nuts or avocado)
Then two hours later I would have Greek yoga and 20g of blueberries
Two to three hours later depends on when hungry I am I try to have either (chicken breast , steak, prawns, fish, or can tuna in water)(150g)and a side of a bowl of salad (lettuce cucumber tomato)
Two hours later I will have an apple or an orange
At night dinner I try to have a bowl of salad maybe Mexican style salad (corn tomato kidney beans avocado- small amount ) or Thai salad with snow peas beans sprout cucumber tomato and peanut butter dressing or Indian salad or any kind of salad.
As you can see I'm having so much carbs and less of protein .. and I'm sick of having eggs everyday .. if I have cheese what type of cheese would you recommend. If again if I had cheese with brown bread then I have to cut down on salads and fruits (carbs again) .. arrrgh it's so difficult to arrange a menu that can't be perfect.
How is your menu for the day ?
Your ratios really don't work out...and IMO, 50% protein is way excessive.2 -
OP, look up keto or paleo, readjust your macros to whichever suits you and grab some almonds! They're great, but measure out an ounce in a bag to avoid over-endulging.1
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felorabedi wrote: »Crabs? Funny..
String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)
I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?
Lol sorry typo.
I am doing low carbs but I'm trying to stay low fats too.
The problem with beef jerky and turkey it has a lot of sodium. And if I had eggs for breakfast I can't have nuts and if I had bread cheese for breakfast then I can't have salads for dinner
You really can't do low carb and low fat at the same time - there's only one other macronutrient and very high protein diets are both very hard to do as well as possibly dangerous for some people.
Trying to do low carb, low fat, low sodium sounds pretty awful - is there an actual medical need here? Because most people won't need to do any of those three.0 -
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »
Also on a low crab diet--I'm allergic to shellfish, unfortunately.1 -
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I love hemp hearts, chia seeds, flax seeds, edamame, tofu dips...these are my go to sources of proteins when maintaining a higher level of protein (35% prot, 30% carbs, 35% fat is what I do). They can be added to pretty much anything!
Of course, there is all dairy products, eggs, meats and sea food. Canned tuna & sardines can be life savers!
Privilege sprouted grains as they have more protein too.
I would also recommand nuts, quinoa, legumes and lentils, but they would be harder to include with your carb ratios, so see what works for you.
Hope this helps a little
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cgreen120288 wrote: »Edamame
That's the best suggestion I got. Thank u1
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