High Protein Low Carb Food Ideas

JuanitaLynne
JuanitaLynne Posts: 17 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone out there have some good high protein, low carb food ideas they'd like to share? I'm trying to get my cals up and have a low carb menu day today (30%), but I'm having trouble getting my cals up without eating to much food and keeping the 30% mark.

Any ideas?

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  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Eggs are my go-to for that. Scrambled with some ham or cheese or veggies, or an omelette.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    Kirkland turkey burgers FTW.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    If you eat meat, meat.
  • Katgan
    Katgan Posts: 22 Member
    Eggs - I hardboil a dozen at the beginning of the week and have one as a snack or with a meal when I need more protein.
    Seeds and Nuts - I put 100 calories of roasted pumpkin seeds or walnuts in individual snack bags to eat as a snack or add to a salad.
    Salmon - I keep small cans of wild caught salmon to add to salads.
    Beans - I make my own more as a stand alone meal - similar to a meatless chili.
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    Gelatin (from pastured animals) is a great way to sneak protein into all sorts of things: coffee, smoothies, soups, make gummies, etc... It has no taste, but 11g of protein per serving (2Tbs).
  • foursirius
    foursirius Posts: 321 Member
    Greek yogurt, meatballs, eggs, steak and veg, chicken and veg, any meat and veg ;) i tend to eat my carbs as a side or something i can choose what the ratio is.
  • JimFuhrman
    JimFuhrman Posts: 2
    Beef jerky.
  • angelbabe911
    angelbabe911 Posts: 1
    If you're looking to increase calories without adding extra carbs Opt for meats with higher fat content (beef, pork, dark chicken meat), full fat dairy products or add nuts/nut butters to your meals. If you're looking for a crunchy salty snack, pork rinds are a great low carb alternative :)
  • YanskaNY
    YanskaNY Posts: 103 Member
    I made a shrimp stir fry for lunch today - 4 oz of shrimp, two cups of peppers and onions cooked in olive oil., yum!
  • PinkyKiwii
    PinkyKiwii Posts: 512 Member
    Bump : )
  • RalfyJ90
    RalfyJ90 Posts: 17
    Egg whites, grilled chicken, cottage cheese, veggies, almond milk........ A few.
  • dbkyser
    dbkyser Posts: 612 Member
    Great thread, I am not doing no carb but trying to increase protein and decrease carbs and got some good ideas here. Thanks
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    I eat shrimp great protein

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