I need more 'natural' protein
monkeypantz
Posts: 288 Member
Hello!
I'm upping my protein intake to 50% - and I'm really struggling (Carbs at 30% and Fats at 20%).
I do not want to take protein shakes, because I'm trying to stay away from processed foods.
Any high protein meals / snacks you can suggest?
I'm upping my protein intake to 50% - and I'm really struggling (Carbs at 30% and Fats at 20%).
I do not want to take protein shakes, because I'm trying to stay away from processed foods.
Any high protein meals / snacks you can suggest?
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buy a family pack of chicken breasts and cook it up. eat it all in a week. lunch time? chicken. snack time? chicken. dinner time? chicken.0
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Why are you upping your protein to 50%?0
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Without asking why...
Chicken, turkey, tuna, steak. I find turkey breast great bang for the calories....with your fat at only 20% turkey breast is a good choice for a lean, high protein meat0 -
greek yogurt (try mixed with tbsp natural pb or pb2), cottage cheese, tuna on celery, hard boiled eggs, jerky
there is a recipe for protein pancakes (egg white, cottage cheese, oatmeal) very good
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also one way to add more is increase serving by 1 0z at each meal
if you are eating 3 oz chicken breast eat 4
3 egg whites, eat 4
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Greek yogurt,cottage cheese,tuna,jerky and as said lots of chicken0
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Egg whites, peanut flour (which is better than PB2, because you can control the salt and sugar levels, and it's around 92 calories, 15grams of protein, per ounce) and chicken.0
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Canned salmon is great protein on a salad with a bit of mayo, dill relish, olive oil & lemon juice, and any salad greens you want. Adding shredded coleslaw mix adds a wonderful crunch (bagged coleslaw, by the bagged salad in the store, no coleslaw dressing).
Also, I just made a big batch of homemade sausage patties ~ yum! I tripled the recipe to freeze some. You can use any ground meat you want:
NT Favorite Sausage Patty
2 pounds ground meat
1 tablespoon coarse salt (or 2 tsp. salt)
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
2/3 teaspoon rubbed summer savory
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground marjoram
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried parsley and 1/2 tsp dried thyme (optional)
(Optional olive or coconut oil for lean meats - approx. 1-2 tsp. per lb. of meat)
Mix well, and form into 20 patties. For lean meat, start with a low flame, then finish over medium-high heat to brown, or broil on middle oven rack.0 -
Why so much protein?0
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50% is quite a lot of protein...how many grams for you does this equate to?0
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cbhubbybubble wrote: »Without asking why...
Chicken, turkey, tuna, steak. I find turkey breast great bang for the calories....with your fat at only 20% turkey breast is a good choice for a lean, high protein meat
+1
Also - I am a big fan of egg whites as well.
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Ride a cow home. Eat said cow.
Also. what processing of processed foods are you trying to avoid? butchering? Skinning? Pasteurization?0 -
That's a ridiculous amount of protein. Why so much?
But
Seafood, chicken, turkey, beans, greek yogurt, eggs, eggwhites are all high in protein amongst many other things0 -
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You don't need 50% protein.0
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monkeypantz wrote: »Hello!
I'm upping my protein intake to 50% - and I'm really struggling (Carbs at 30% and Fats at 20%).
I do not want to take protein shakes, because I'm trying to stay away from processed foods.
Any high protein meals / snacks you can suggest?
We eat a lot of rabbit, squirrel, chicken, duck, and deer.
FYI- if your protein is set that high, you're going to get really tired of eggs and beef really fast.0 -
Good luck; that combination of high protein with relatively low fat is going to be extremely tricky to hit, particularly if you're dead set on staying away from shakes, protein bars, or other 'processed' forms of protein.0
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extraordinary_machine wrote: »Why are you upping your protein to 50%?
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__drmerc__ wrote: »jaquelynny wrote: »greek yogurt (try mixed with tbsp natural pb or pb2), cottage cheese, tuna on celery, hard boiled eggs, jerky
there is a recipe for protein pancakes (egg white, cottage cheese, oatmeal) very good
Are you trolling the OP? Cottage cheese, jerky, greek yogurt and pb2 are all highly processed foods
i have no time for that BS- you forum natzis are weird sometimes picking apart answers, i didn't only say those things-she said she didnt want shakes, those are other options. take eit easy-6 -
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Chicken and egg whites give the absolute most "bang for your buck". Eggs whites are also extremely low in cals and cheap.0
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jaquelynny wrote: »__drmerc__ wrote: »jaquelynny wrote: »greek yogurt (try mixed with tbsp natural pb or pb2), cottage cheese, tuna on celery, hard boiled eggs, jerky
there is a recipe for protein pancakes (egg white, cottage cheese, oatmeal) very good
Are you trolling the OP? Cottage cheese, jerky, greek yogurt and pb2 are all highly processed foods
i have no time for that BS- you forum natzis are weird sometimes picking apart answers, i didn't only say those things-she said she didnt want shakes, those are other options. take eit easy
i did nazi that coming.
op, what are you hoping to accomplish by having 50% of your intake protein?
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jaquelynny wrote: »__drmerc__ wrote: »jaquelynny wrote: »greek yogurt (try mixed with tbsp natural pb or pb2), cottage cheese, tuna on celery, hard boiled eggs, jerky
there is a recipe for protein pancakes (egg white, cottage cheese, oatmeal) very good
Are you trolling the OP? Cottage cheese, jerky, greek yogurt and pb2 are all highly processed foods
i have no time for that BS- you forum natzis are weird sometimes picking apart answers, i didn't only say those things-she said she didnt want shakes, those are other options. take eit easy
Strong spelling errors.0 -
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i did nazi that coming.
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This seriously made me spit out my coffee laughing. Not cool.
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stuffinmuffin wrote: »50% is quite a lot of protein...how many grams for you does this equate to?
agreed. 50% protein seems high... how many grams is that for you? grams are far more telling.
But to your question...
nevermind... it's already been said, so I'll just add bison as a potential option.
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jaquelynny wrote: »__drmerc__ wrote: »jaquelynny wrote: »greek yogurt (try mixed with tbsp natural pb or pb2), cottage cheese, tuna on celery, hard boiled eggs, jerky
there is a recipe for protein pancakes (egg white, cottage cheese, oatmeal) very good
Are you trolling the OP? Cottage cheese, jerky, greek yogurt and pb2 are all highly processed foods
i have no time for that BS- you forum natzis are weird sometimes picking apart answers, i didn't only say those things-she said she didnt want shakes, those are other options. take eit easy
It was kind of a valid question given the OPs post...because I'm trying to stay away from processed foods.
By giving her foods that seem to directly oppose her desire to stay away from processed foods, it comes across as a little baiting.
Now if you want to get into a discussion about why she cares so much about processed foods, that would be fair, but there are other ways to do that.
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