Low-fat proteins

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jvbehr
jvbehr Posts: 13
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Looking for great tasty ideas for adding low-fat proteins. Am Type 2 diabetic, so I really lay off the high-carb choices.

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  • fullboost
    fullboost Posts: 53 Member
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    Tuna's a good one, low fat, low cal and low carb.
    Suppose beans may have too many carbs in for you? Cottage cheese maybe?
    Whey protein, mine has about 1g of carbs per 25g serving.
  • iDoc
    iDoc Posts: 8
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    low fat string cheese, lean deli meat (alone or wrapped around veggies), beef or chicken jerky, egg whites, pouch or canned tuna or chicken.
  • bbygrl5
    bbygrl5 Posts: 964 Member
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    tuna, tuna, tuna... I'm also very careful about keeping my protein lean and tuna is wonderful! :)
  • Beth720
    Beth720 Posts: 661 Member
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    Suggestions for those of us allergic to fish?
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
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    Turkey burgers and/or chicken burgers. Protein smothies (try 4EverFit-Whey Isolate Tropical Blast flavor)
  • tina_011794
    tina_011794 Posts: 39
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    This should help some:

    gg whites - 4 grams protein, 0 carbs, and 0 fat
    Nonfat plain greek yogurt - 15 protein, 17 carbs, 0 fat, 15 sugar
    Nonfat cottage cheese - 13 protein, 7 carbs, 0 fat, 5 sugar
    Grilled chicken breast, 4 oz - 21 protein, 1 carb, 2 fat (look at sodium content)
    spinach leaves 2 cups - 3 protein, 4 carbs, 0 fat
    Organic peanut butter, 1 tablespoon - 5 protein, 4 carbs, 8 fat, 1 sugar gram
    Broccoli, 1 cup - 3 protein, 6 carbs, 0 fat, 2 sugar
    Asparagus, 5 spears - 4 protein, 8 carbs, 0 fat, 4 sugar
    Sam’s club - blacken salmon, 1/2 piece - 18 protein, 3 carbs, 6 fat
    Raspberries, 1/3 cup - 0 protein, 5 carbs, 0 fat, 2 sugar
    Deli sliced chicken breast 2 oz - 5 protein, 1 carb, 3 fat
    Smoked gouda cheese - 1 oz, 7 protein, 0 carbs, 7 fat
    Cherry tomatoes , 4 tomatoes - 1 protein, 3 carbs, 0 fat
    Strawberries, 1 cup - 1 protein, 20 carbs, 0 fat, 10 sugars
    1 berry - 0 protein, 1 carb, 0 fat, .5 sugar
    4 -5 inch banana - 1 protein, 23 carbs, 0 fat, 12 sugars
    Steel cut oatmeal 1/4 cut dry - 5 protein, 27 carbs, 3 fat, 1 sugar
    Raw, unsalted almond (1 each) - .25 protein, .25 carbs, 1 fat


    I have this because I am on a high protein 14 day fat flush.
  • mltdown
    mltdown Posts: 311 Member
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    Tuna's a good one, low fat, low cal and low carb.
    Suppose beans may have too many carbs in for you? Cottage cheese maybe?
    Whey protein, mine has about 1g of carbs per 25g serving.

    What kind of whey protein do you use I have been looking for a good low carb/ low cal one?
  • kimjoan
    kimjoan Posts: 192 Member
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    collard greens and artichokes are great vegetables that are good sources of protein. Also, love veggie burgers and they are awesome as well.
  • sarahliftsUP
    sarahliftsUP Posts: 752 Member
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    greek yogurt!
  • stringcheeze
    stringcheeze Posts: 286
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    Nonfat plain greek yogurt - 15 protein, 17 carbs, 0 fat, 15 sugar

    Check around. There are Greek yogurts with less carbs than that. Fage 0% only has 9 carbs per cup serving (20g protein, 9g sugar).
  • tyrtill
    tyrtill Posts: 31 Member
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    I eat boneless skinless chicken breast with some onion powder, garlic powder, and hot sauce. Salt optional. 22g of protein 3g of fat and 120 calories for 4oz. Tuna and some light zesty italian dressing is delicious and low calorie as well.

    Basically any lean meat is good in my book. Just look at it and if it looks fatty then its probably not the cut you want.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
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    Shrimp-18g protein per serving, 110 calories, 0 carbs, 2g fat. Yummmm yumm!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 21,733 Member
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    Egg whites, turkey breast, chicken breast, low-fat cottage cheese. Those are some of my favorite low-fat proteins.
  • PJRiner
    PJRiner Posts: 58
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    tofu, ground turkey, tilapia, cod etc...
  • jostamey
    jostamey Posts: 4
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    Try plain greek yogurt, less carbs than the flavored varieties because it has less sugar, then add chopped fresh fruit to it to add flavor. The fruit will add carbs but it will be adding fiber, vitamins, and minerals too. Throw a couple tablespoons of chopped nuts in the mix and you have a pretty hearty snack that has a decent amount of protein without a ton of carbs. Also go for egg whites, chicken, turkey, pork and lean beef. When you are buying meat look for the cuts that say "center cut" on them. This is the meat that is cut from close to the bone, which has less fat in it than meat cut from the outer portions of the muscles. Also add fish to your diet.
  • jvbehr
    jvbehr Posts: 13
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    Wow, looks like you are doing great! What is whey protein, and what type do you consume? Thanks!
  • jvbehr
    jvbehr Posts: 13
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    Artichokes, asparagus, collard greens and spinach as protein sources....thanks for this info! I forget there are things besides meats, cheese, and eggs that provide protein.
  • fullboost
    fullboost Posts: 53 Member
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    What is whey protein, and what type do you consume? Thanks!
    What kind of whey protein do you use I have been looking for a good low carb/ low cal one?

    It's a supplement to help boost your protein intake, most commonly used by (but not limited too!) body builders.
    i personally use this: http://www.myprotein.co.uk/products/true_whey
    but there are other slightly cheaper alternatives on that site, try the Impact whey, although true whey is one of the best they offer.

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