Lower carb, higher protein ideas
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sugarlips1980
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Hi
I'd be grateful for any meal/snack suggestions for the food principles I'm trying to adopt. I've never eaten meat but recently began eating fish and cutting down on dairy. I'm aware that my diet is always fairly low in protein and stuffed with carbs (though I try to go for wholewheat).
So I'm needing more options for a diet that is:
Low cal (goal is weight loss)
Lower carb
Higher protein
Super low saturated fat
High in polyunsaturated fat (eliminating unstable oils)
Dairy-free, meat free but can contain fish (don't like sea food!)
Generally anti-inflammatory
As unprocessed as possible
I know, that's quite a list!!!
With respect, I'm not interested in hearing any debate about why low saturated fat, dairy free, meat free etc - I have MS and done my research over the years and feel this is the best way to reduce inflammation and symptoms (and so far so good, after 8 years with MS recently ran a half marathon!). I'm just aware in my attempts to follow this I need to go lower carb and higher protein - I've got 30-50 Ibs to lose and I'm after total body transformation and ultimate health!
Oh and I'm definitely having a reffed/cheat day once every 2 weeks or I think I'll go mad!!
Many thanks in advance.
I'd be grateful for any meal/snack suggestions for the food principles I'm trying to adopt. I've never eaten meat but recently began eating fish and cutting down on dairy. I'm aware that my diet is always fairly low in protein and stuffed with carbs (though I try to go for wholewheat).
So I'm needing more options for a diet that is:
Low cal (goal is weight loss)
Lower carb
Higher protein
Super low saturated fat
High in polyunsaturated fat (eliminating unstable oils)
Dairy-free, meat free but can contain fish (don't like sea food!)
Generally anti-inflammatory
As unprocessed as possible
I know, that's quite a list!!!
With respect, I'm not interested in hearing any debate about why low saturated fat, dairy free, meat free etc - I have MS and done my research over the years and feel this is the best way to reduce inflammation and symptoms (and so far so good, after 8 years with MS recently ran a half marathon!). I'm just aware in my attempts to follow this I need to go lower carb and higher protein - I've got 30-50 Ibs to lose and I'm after total body transformation and ultimate health!
Oh and I'm definitely having a reffed/cheat day once every 2 weeks or I think I'll go mad!!
Many thanks in advance.
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Bumpety bump!0
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That is pretty restrictive! Normally I'd say cottage cheese and Greek yoghurt, but they're dairy.
Eggs, especially egg-whites?
Fresh or Tinned tuna?
Many vegetables are good sources of protein, though you do need to eat quite a large amount of them.
Nuts and seeds?0 -
Yes I can have egg white, but not egg yolk. I've got a general understanding of food stuffs I can eat like nuts and seeds etc, I'm more after recipes to make them into meals because at the moment, the theory I've picked up on isn't translating in my head into physical tasty meals!
I'm after ideas like I just read about like this:
Flax Meal Peanut Butter Hot Cereal
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/breakfast1/r/flaxpdcereal.htm
And on my fortnightly cheat day, I won't binge, but rules go out the window!0 -
Ahhhh....BEANS! Pinto Beans, Red Beans, Black Beans. I eat those regularly in a Josephs Flax Whole Wheat Pita with a dollop of fat free sour cream, or guacamole, or salsa/picante. The pitas are also high protein, high fiber, and low carb. I also eat beans over a salad. I usually cook them from dry and make enough to freeze individual portions. I season them up with onion, bell pepper, garlic, salt and pepper. Or sometimes I just throw in a Red Bean seasoning packet. Beans have a good deal of carbs, but the high fiber helps to offset that and besides...they are the "good" kind of carb.0
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I've also had the Flax Meal "cereal". It's good with peanut butter, but it has (to me) almost a banana like flavor, so mashing a half (or whole) banana in it is also really good. I also sweeten it with stevia.0
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I do need to make friends with beans more, besides the ones in tomato sauce out of a tin!!
Flax pittas?! Interesting, i thought all pittas were high carb. I'm in the UK but will try to see if i can track them down or something similar. That's the thing, I find plenty I like such as tasty nut butters (cashew, almond etc) and I've found natural guacamole at Costco and I make my own natural humous, but then I get stuck with what else but bread or carby stuff to combine it with!0 -
I've also had the Flax Meal "cereal". It's good with peanut butter, but it has (to me) almost a banana like flavor, so mashing a half (or whole) banana in it is also really good. I also sweeten it with stevia.
I guess that's a recipe you could really play around with, adding different nuts seeds and spices like nutmeg in to find something you like.0 -
That sounds a lot like the Joel Fuhrman Eat To Live philosophy. Also check out The Engine 2 Diet by Rib Esselstyn.0
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I've made myself a really nice salad these days, and it's very very high in protein and all of it can be unprocessed. I do it with chicken, but you can obviously substitute with tuna or salmon:
Lentils
red kidney beans
baby spinach
cucumber
radishes
tomatoes
chicken/salmon/tuna
dressing, ie olive oil & balsamico or whatever you prefer...0 -
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Quinoa. Very versatile, can use it has a savory or sweet base for stuff. Add it to the salad that fujiko listed0
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What's the difference between a fish and a chicken0
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Thanks ginny, will check that out!
Fujiko - sounds nice. I guess with beans and lentils in a salad along with fish that can pack quite a protein punch.
I'm also dipping into this book:
The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan: The scientific way to lose weight, banish pain, prevent disease, and slow aging (Lynn Sonberg Books) [Paperback]
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inflammation-Free-Diet-Plan-scientific-prevent/dp/0071486011/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393251379&sr=1-7&keywords=anti-inflammatory+diet
Which has a very thorough list of food by their inflammatory ranking. Like salmon needs to be wild and not farmed to be beneficial and turmeric, curry and chilli powder provides a great anti-inflammatory boost.0 -
Instead of olive oil, get coconut oil. It has polysaturated fat and is way healthier.0
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Quinoa. Very versatile, can use it has a savory or sweet base for stuff. Add it to the salad that fujiko listed
Yes, apparently quinoa has 50% more protein that brown rice and is better for fibre and iron.
I also discovered wholefood soya in Tesco - not the reconstituted processed crap Quorn cr*p but just 100% soya pieces and this is about 50% protein!
Thanks MVY but coconut is a no for me! (complicated MS stuff)0 -
my fav low carb high protein food is yogurt w/instant breakfast mixed in and blueberries mixed in. Here is what I use:
Great Value - Greek Nonfat Yogurt Plain, 1 cup
Carnation - Instant Breakfast Essentials - No Sugar Added - Classic French Vanilla, 1 packet (20g)
Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup
Calories- 221
Carbs- 32g
Protein- 29g
Fat- 0g0 -
my fav low carb high protein food is yogurt w/instant breakfast mixed in and blueberries mixed in. Here is what I use:
Great Value - Greek Nonfat Yogurt Plain, 1 cup
Carnation - Instant Breakfast Essentials - No Sugar Added - Classic French Vanilla, 1 packet (20g)
Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup
Calories- 221
Carbs- 32g
Protein- 29g
Fat- 0g
That's dairy-tastic!0 -
Seasoned and roasted soy beans make a nice relatively low carb and high protein snack.0
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Just wanted to mention that polyunsaturated fats are the most unstable oil you could use.0
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I do need to make friends with beans more, besides the ones in tomato sauce out of a tin!!
Flax pittas?! Interesting, i thought all pittas were high carb. I'm in the UK but will try to see if i can track them down or something similar. That's the thing, I find plenty I like such as tasty nut butters (cashew, almond etc) and I've found natural guacamole at Costco and I make my own natural humous, but then I get stuck with what else but bread or carby stuff to combine it with!
Apples, carrot sticks, peppers, cucumber, how about ...
Also quinoa and beans of all kinds.0
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