High protein, low carb

slp193

Looking for suggestions to increase my protein at breakfast/lunch without increasing carbs. TIA!

Alatariel75

Meat/fish/bacon/eggs

rosan7534

I make egg white mini muffins on Sunday and freeze them for the week. Each muffin gets: 3oz egg white, 1 tbs reduced fat cheddar shredded, 1tsp of diced jalapeno, salt, pepper and bake 350 degrees for 20min or toothpick comes out clean, I have two every morning with a hot cup of detox tea. Very high protein and low carb

lemurcat12

If you are not a vegetarian, meat. I often have smoked salmon or leftover chicken.

If you are a vegetarian and eat dairy (or if you are not a vegetarian), low fat dairy. (Cottage cheese or greek yogurt, especially.)

Tofu/tempeh/seitan.

Increase the serving of something with protein (and carbs, if you want) while decreasing the serving of something with carbs but little protein (for example, sub lentils for bread or use more turkey and less bread on a sandwich).

Remember you get a little protein from all kinds of sources. I had eggs, lots of brussels sprouts, and some bacon for breakfast this morning. The protein per calorie wasn't that different for those three foods (none are particularly high on their own, but together they added up). The sprouts had protein+carbs, while the eggs and bacon had protein+fat. I think the eggs were about 13 g and 140 cal, the bacon 4 g and 45 cal, and the brussels 6 g and 72 cal.