Hi all,
I feel pretty good about my food choices right now, but I want to up my protein intake a little more. What are some foods you enjoy that are high protein, but not too high in calories. I'm not currently interested in using protein shakes or supplements. I am still training my mind to see food as fuel and not as reward/punishment so I want to stick to just healthy, plain ol' food and not supplements just yet.
Thank you for your help!
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I also like lentils and chickpeas. I frequently use them for meals as the major protein without using any meat, but they also work well alongside meat.
Great list - everything I would have said.
Yes, pork tenderloin has almost identical macros to chicken thighs. Which is why it is my least favorite cut, lol. I prefer super fatty pork. But now that I am working to reduce saturated fat, I am looking at pork tenderloin again.
No, sorry. It's one of those things that are easy to get here due to a large number of Turkish immigrants
I love Greek yogurt.
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Yes, thank you for sharing this. I do know this to some degree, but when I start doing research for my husband to help for his high cholesterol I get a little overwhelmed thinking I have to balance his dietary needs with mine and never get too deep into learning this info. I will be checking out these links. Thank you again for this.