LOW CARB. BUT HIGH CALORIE?

turtlefitnessdad
turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I need to find foods that are higher in calories but low in carbs. Preferably with a reasonablely low fat content. Does anyone have any good recommandations? We truly intend on buying things that we find out about on our next shopping trip so any advice would be greatlly helpful.

Thanks.
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  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    Almonds are a good source. They are high in fats, but they are good fats. Chicken and turkey are good too, and 90% dark chocolate. :)

    EDIT: Maybe not the chocolate, I forgot how fatty it was!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    So...basically you want high calorie lean protein sources? Erm...what? It doesn't quite work that way. All I can tell you is be prepared to eat a LOT of chicken/turkey/fish in a single sitting. ;)
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    this is not for me it for my wife. She struggles getting enough calories withoug going over on carbs. (she is on a low carb diet as per her docter for medical reasons) Protien is not an issue. Just low carb options that will be up there a bit on calories.

    We are planning on getting some almonds this go around but i don't think chocoale will work. She would never stop. lol : )
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    this is not for me it for my wife. She struggles getting enough calories withoug going over on carbs. (she is on a low carb diet as per her docter for medical reasons) Protien is not an issue. Just low carb options that will be up there a bit on calories.

    We are planning on getting some almonds this go around but i don't think chocoale will work. She would never stop. lol : )

    Yeah, I was serious. When I was running a borderline keto diet, dinner for me would often consist of a full 20 oz. container of 99/1 ground turkey. 600 calories, 8g fat, 0g carbs, 130g protein.
  • mjschumacher100
    mjschumacher100 Posts: 30
    It's not difficult, just eat lots of lean meats. Chicken, turkey, indeed depending on fats (which should be relatively high in the diet to compensate for the low carb levels) you can even go for less lean cuts, nice fatty beef mince for example.

    If I were to go lower carb I'd eat plenty of steak, chicken, lamb and add veg like broccoli etc.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    OK....so almonds and just about as much lean meats as possible. Any other ideas?
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    Low carb and low fat but high calorie? im afraid there is no such thing ... u looking for protein which WILL most likely include fats. HIGH FAT HIGH PROTEIN is what u should look for from what i take on it
  • crimsontech
    crimsontech Posts: 234 Member
    Calories come from fat (9 cal/gram), carbs (4 cal/gram), protein (4 cal/gram), and alcohol (7 cal/gram). If she wants to stay low fat AND low carb then all her calories must come from protein and booze. :P
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    OK....so almonds and just about as much lean meats as possible. Any other ideas?

    fat free greek yoghurt
    fat free cottage cheese
    tuna
    prawns
    salmon (not low fat)

    i like carbs, so cant really think of much else....
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    She just wants to keep from going over on here daily fat goal is all.

    Low carb higher calorie is what she needs. I guess my original post was a bit misleading. I know that there is going to be higher fat content in most cases. Does any one have any food ideas that have not yet been mentioned?

    Thus far all i have is almonds, dark chocolate, chicken, turkey, fish. That is good but are there any other ideas? I am actuelly looking for some specific things. I

    Thanks everyone.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    OK....so almonds and just about as much lean meats as possible. Any other ideas?

    fat free greek yoghurt
    fat free cottage cheese
    tuna
    prawns
    salmon (not low fat)

    i like carbs, so cant really think of much else....


    there we go.................thank you
  • mizchubby69
    mizchubby69 Posts: 38
    How about cheese and ham omelette, eggs?
  • mizchubby69
    mizchubby69 Posts: 38
    woops sorry meant bacon and eggs.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    woops sorry meant bacon and eggs.


    She likes turkey bacon. Will that fall into what we are looking for?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    woops sorry meant bacon and eggs.


    She likes turkey bacon. Will that fall into what we are looking for?

    eggs are good, but it depends how much fat she wants to eat?
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    I think most of us who eat low carb get the bulk of our calories from healthy fats. So I'm not really sure what to say here. Someone suggested tons of lean protein--that's about the only thing I can think of that is low fat, no carb, and somewhat caloric. Turkey, fish, chicken...
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    woops sorry meant bacon and eggs.


    She likes turkey bacon. Will that fall into what we are looking for?

    Probably. Meat is not a carb, ever. If the meat is breaded, the breading is a carb. Veggies are also carbs, but don't avoid them.
  • fimary
    fimary Posts: 274 Member
    my diary is open and your wife is very welcome to look at it, i try and keep my carbs under 100g a day and always over on protein and never gp over on my fat.

    i eat a lot of

    tuna
    fage greek yogurt
    turkey
    chicken
    stirfry's
    cottage cheese
    quorn, sausages/turkey bacon/ mushrooms
    berries mixed with fage and protein powder
    quorn mince (made into spicy mince, chilli)
    prawns
    salmon

    hope this helps

    and nice to hear your giving your wife support thats so great
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    woops sorry meant bacon and eggs.


    She likes turkey bacon. Will that fall into what we are looking for?

    eggs are good, but it depends how much fat she wants to eat?


    I don't want to start a long debate about eggs as i am sure you all know would happen. :smile: However we don't eat the egg yolks so let's all move on to some other ideas. lol
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    my diary is open and your wife is very welcome to look at it, i try and keep my carbs under 100g a day and always over on protein and never gp over on my fat.

    i eat a lot of

    tuna
    fage greek yogurt
    turkey
    chicken
    stirfry's
    cottage cheese
    quorn, sausages/turkey bacon/ mushrooms
    berries mixed with fage and protein powder
    quorn mince (made into spicy mince, chilli)
    prawns
    salmon

    hope this helps

    and nice to hear your giving your wife support thats so great


    Thank you very much! what is quorn and fage though? I have not heard of these.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    fage is just the brand of greek yoghurt

    quorn is pretend meat, again the brand of it.
  • wall_i_am
    wall_i_am Posts: 11
    appreciate the list, i am on LCHF and agree on the lean meats.

    Stay away from CAshews... whilst high on good fats, very carby... gutted lol.

    Almonds, almond milk, almond butter... all good
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    fage is just the brand of greek yoghurt

    quorn is pretend meat, again the brand of it.

    I will have to google these. i have no idea if any stores around me sell them.
  • skimmy1310
    skimmy1310 Posts: 2
    Avocado, high in cals and good fats.

    My profile is open as a PT I encourage a limited carb diet as in wholegrain ones but lots of veggies and lean protein and fruit.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    Avocado...i forgot about that one. She does like those but i sure don't. : )
  • Kyrosh
    Kyrosh Posts: 238
    Just cheese... Eat cheese!!! Lots of calories, no carbs... (High-ish fat though...)
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,282 Member
    greek yogurt! full fat if you can find it anymore but apparently it's a rare commodity at least in my area. I sometimes will toss in a scoop of protein powder with it - especially if it's my evening snack.

    I don't understand low fat and low carb. It's not healthy to do that. You have to give your body one or the other - by fat I don't mean garbage fat but good fats, ie the above suggestons. There's a major difference between the fats you get from eating clean and the processed fats you get from the average diet these days.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    I can't think of anything that's going to be low carb AND low fat tbh, apart from lean protein as others have said. But you will have to eat a lot.

    Oily fish would be good, salmon or mackerel, for example.
    Avocados
    Peanut butter

    All high in fat though - but it is the good kind.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    Like i mentioned earlier, fat is fine. Low carbs is the importent thing. Thanks for all your suggestions. i am literelly putting a shopping list together right now with these suggestions so please keep them coming. Any and all suggestions please.
  • Lobster1987
    Lobster1987 Posts: 492 Member
    Does she count all the carbs that she eats, or does she subtract the fiber from the total grams of carbs she's eating?

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