High Calorie Low Protein

ArfontheWarrior
ArfontheWarrior Posts: 13 Member
in Food and Nutrition
HHHmm.... I am stuck with a situation where I need more calories with less protein. Can anyone give me any suggestions?

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  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    How much protein are we talking? Is there a medical reason for this? Are you in ketosis and don't want to be anymore? I'm just wondering because the question is very open-ended and your diary isn't open so I really can't gauge what your macros are.

    That information would be helpful.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Unless you have a medical reason, don't be afraid of going over on protein!

    However, most fruits would fit your bill, as would crackers with a veggie spread, like baba ganouj.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    Eat more fats and carbs. Simple.

    ETA: Avocados, for example. Very healthy, full of good fat. Also adding oils and butter to whatever: crackers, bread, etc. Nut/seed butters. Fruits, veggies. Baked potato (or sweet potato) with butter and full fat sour cream. Full fat dairy products.
  • ArfontheWarrior
    ArfontheWarrior Posts: 13 Member
    My cal intake is 2180 protein is 85. One whole chicken breast grilled (8oz) is like 300 cals and 60 protein. I have no room for protein after one whole chicken breast. So far I see that I have to eat more brown rice or baked potatoes. I am not on any medical plans. just want to be nutritionally correct.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    My cal intake is 2180 protein is 85. One whole chicken breast grilled (8oz) is like 300 cals and 60 protein. I have no room for protein after one whole chicken breast. So far I see that I have to eat more brown rice or baked potatoes. I am not on any medical plans. just want to be nutritionally correct.

    Eat more protein and don't worry about the default goal.
  • grantdumas7
    grantdumas7 Posts: 802 Member
    Do you mean nutritionally correct as in the MFP default ratios? Disregard the ratios. Eat about 1 gram per lb of bodyweight. You can go a little over or even a little under.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    You could stand to eat a bit more than 85g protein, I agree.

    Find a lean body mass calculator online and figure out what your lean body mass (LBM) is. Change your MFP goals to reflect 0.8-1g of protein per pound of LBM.
  • ArfontheWarrior
    ArfontheWarrior Posts: 13 Member
    K, got it. LBM 150 so .8 should put me to 120g protein. That sounds about right. One and a half chicken breasts should be about the correct amount of protein per day. I do eat other proteins. I like to change up my foods. With the little extra brown rice and correct fats, I can still eat more berries and be ok for weight loss! I thank all of you for your input and help.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    MFP sets protein too low. To set your macros, check out this link: 

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336

    Also, it's hard to have too much protein. 

    "It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic." 

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation

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