Low Calorie / HIGH Protein
vallinn63
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I've noticed I'm always lacking in Protein. Here's a post that I found that lists some good low calorie, high protein foods:
Low Calorie with HIGH Protein
Seafood and Fish
Tuna, monkfish, roughy, pout, cuttlefish, clams and crayfish are low-cal, high-protein foods. A 3 oz. serving of tuna has 22g of protein and 99 calories. Atlantic salmon, by comparison, provides 10g more of protein in the same serving but has triple the calories. Shellfish may have more cholesterol than you want in your diet. For example, a 3 oz. serving of crayfish, which has roughly 13mg of protein, has 91mg of cholesterol, almost 1/3 of your daily DMV for cholesterol. A 3 oz. serving of roughy, by comparison, provides almost 14g of protein and has only 51mg of cholesterol.
Cottage Cheese
A cup of non-fat cottage cheese has 15mg of protein and only 104 calories.
Eggs Whites
If you'd like to cut the cholesterol out of your omelets, one cup of egg whites has only 117 calories, provides more than 26mg of protein and has no cholesterol.
Chicken
Three slices of oven-roasted, fat-free chicken provide slightly more than 10mg of protein, with fewer than 50 calories.
Soy
Edamame is a popular, low-cal, high-protein snack, with 12g of protein in a 3.75 oz. serving, providing 120 calories. Unlike sources of protein from animal products, edamame is a cholesterol-free food.
Low Calorie with HIGH Protein
Seafood and Fish
Tuna, monkfish, roughy, pout, cuttlefish, clams and crayfish are low-cal, high-protein foods. A 3 oz. serving of tuna has 22g of protein and 99 calories. Atlantic salmon, by comparison, provides 10g more of protein in the same serving but has triple the calories. Shellfish may have more cholesterol than you want in your diet. For example, a 3 oz. serving of crayfish, which has roughly 13mg of protein, has 91mg of cholesterol, almost 1/3 of your daily DMV for cholesterol. A 3 oz. serving of roughy, by comparison, provides almost 14g of protein and has only 51mg of cholesterol.
Cottage Cheese
A cup of non-fat cottage cheese has 15mg of protein and only 104 calories.
Eggs Whites
If you'd like to cut the cholesterol out of your omelets, one cup of egg whites has only 117 calories, provides more than 26mg of protein and has no cholesterol.
Chicken
Three slices of oven-roasted, fat-free chicken provide slightly more than 10mg of protein, with fewer than 50 calories.
Soy
Edamame is a popular, low-cal, high-protein snack, with 12g of protein in a 3.75 oz. serving, providing 120 calories. Unlike sources of protein from animal products, edamame is a cholesterol-free food.
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I find it difficult to get all the protein I should throughout the day.
I would eat tons of fish, but my wife doesn't like it, and she does the shopping and most of the cooking.
I eat eggs, but I eat the whole thing, not just the whites . . . most of the valuable nutrients are in the yolk.
I also have 3-4 oz of turkey breast for lunch . . . with a yogurt sometimes.
Other than that I don't eat much protein.
I enjoy Edamame.0 -
Anyone who "enjoys" edamame should be buried in kelp. Sadly, with the proper preparation of steaming in brine and a side of warm sake, one can learn to forget they were eating edamame. Edamame is a necessary precursor to tofu ... and you know where this conversation is going.0
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Thank you for reminding me about cottage cheese. I love the stuff, and gorged on it when I was boxing, and later when in Weight Watchers. Forgot all about it. Very versatile, as well.0
