protein fat source
satisatisati
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I would like to get my 20% macros of fat and 40% protein via natural diet.
Since I am loosing weight I generally avoid eating fish and Chicken.
My main source of protein is egg whites and cereals.
Need more suggestions on type of food I should add to my diet to meet my daily fat and protein requirement.
Any suggestions on cheap and good whey protein if its recommended for someone loosing weight.
Thanks,
Sati
Since I am loosing weight I generally avoid eating fish and Chicken.
My main source of protein is egg whites and cereals.
Need more suggestions on type of food I should add to my diet to meet my daily fat and protein requirement.
Any suggestions on cheap and good whey protein if its recommended for someone loosing weight.
Thanks,
Sati
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Avocado, Nut butters (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.), nuts (peanuts, almonds, etc.), oils (olive, coconut), egg yolks, salmon.
Not sure why you would avoid fish and chicken?0 -
Why discount fish and chicken, both are protein powerhouses with potentially little fat. Fat should be easy, the recommendations above are pretty basic stuff and easy.0
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Fish and chicken, other meats, whole eggs, dairy, nuts, soy/tofu.
For fat specifically, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, olives.
Cereals aren't a good source of protein unless you are a vegetarian, and the egg yolks are nutritious and there's especially no reason to cut them if you want to increase fat and protein. Fish and chicken are lower calorie and fabulous sources of protein and (for many kinds of fish) omega 3 fats. You seem to have an overly restrictive idea about dieting: what is your goal?0 -
PowerfulHunt wrote: »Avocado, Nut butters (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.), nuts (peanuts, almonds, etc.), oils (olive, coconut), egg yolks, salmon.
Not sure why you would avoid fish and chicken?
Thanks for suggestions.. I noticed when I added Fish and chicken in my diet my weight loss stopped
I am eating very less to lower down my body fat.
I will add them as soon as i will loose another 10 kilos may be
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neanderthin wrote: »Why discount fish and chicken, both are protein powerhouses with potentially little fat. Fat should be easy, the recommendations above are pretty basic stuff and easy.
I noticed when I started eating chicken and fish. My weight loss stopped. I will surely add them soon in my diet.0 -
Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Fish and chicken, other meats, whole eggs, dairy, nuts, soy/tofu.
For fat specifically, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, olives.
Cereals aren't a good source of protein unless you are a vegetarian, and the egg yolks are nutritious and there's especially no reason to cut them if you want to increase fat and protein. Fish and chicken are lower calorie and fabulous sources of protein and (for many kinds of fish) omega 3 fats. You seem to have an overly restrictive idea about dieting: what is your goal?
Thanks for suggestions. Its been 4 months I have tried all the above sources but I noticed when I added chicken or fish in my diet. My body stopped loosing weight.
My goal is to lower down my body fat. I have already lost 10 kilos. But still there is lot of body fat in my body.
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satisatisati wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Fish and chicken, other meats, whole eggs, dairy, nuts, soy/tofu.
For fat specifically, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, olives.
Cereals aren't a good source of protein unless you are a vegetarian, and the egg yolks are nutritious and there's especially no reason to cut them if you want to increase fat and protein. Fish and chicken are lower calorie and fabulous sources of protein and (for many kinds of fish) omega 3 fats. You seem to have an overly restrictive idea about dieting: what is your goal?
Thanks for suggestions. Its been 4 months I have tried all the above sources but I noticed when I added chicken or fish in my diet. My body stopped loosing weight.
My goal is to lower down my body fat. I have already lost 10 kilos. But still there is lot of body fat in my body.
it wasn't the fish and chicken that stopped your weight loss.0 -
Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
also weight it raw, after cooking it usually weighs less so if you are weighing it then but using a raw entry you are logging it incorrectly
Chicken and fish (plus turkey!!!!) are my main sources of protein and I am losing well on them
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Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
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satisatisati wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Fish and chicken, other meats, whole eggs, dairy, nuts, soy/tofu.
For fat specifically, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, olives.
Cereals aren't a good source of protein unless you are a vegetarian, and the egg yolks are nutritious and there's especially no reason to cut them if you want to increase fat and protein. Fish and chicken are lower calorie and fabulous sources of protein and (for many kinds of fish) omega 3 fats. You seem to have an overly restrictive idea about dieting: what is your goal?
Thanks for suggestions. Its been 4 months I have tried all the above sources but I noticed when I added chicken or fish in my diet. My body stopped loosing weight.
My goal is to lower down my body fat. I have already lost 10 kilos. But still there is lot of body fat in my body.
it wasn't the fish and chicken that stopped your weight loss.
Just that it was difficult to maintain my daily calorie goal of 1500 when I was eating chicken.
Its easy with vegetarian food to maintain my goal.
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satisatisati wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Fish and chicken, other meats, whole eggs, dairy, nuts, soy/tofu.
For fat specifically, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, olives.
Cereals aren't a good source of protein unless you are a vegetarian, and the egg yolks are nutritious and there's especially no reason to cut them if you want to increase fat and protein. Fish and chicken are lower calorie and fabulous sources of protein and (for many kinds of fish) omega 3 fats. You seem to have an overly restrictive idea about dieting: what is your goal?
Thanks for suggestions. Its been 4 months I have tried all the above sources but I noticed when I added chicken or fish in my diet. My body stopped loosing weight.
My goal is to lower down my body fat. I have already lost 10 kilos. But still there is lot of body fat in my body.
it wasn't the fish and chicken that stopped your weight loss.
Just that it was difficult to maintain my daily calorie goal of 1500 when I was eating chicken.
Its easy with vegetarian food to maintain my goal.
A 4 oz chicken breast is around 180 calories. How hard can it be? Fish is even less. Many vegetarian foods are quite calorie dense. I'm not buying it.0 -
satisatisati wrote: »
Just that it was difficult to maintain my daily calorie goal of 1500 when I was eating chicken.
Its easy with vegetarian food to maintain my goal.
Try eating skinless grilled chicken breast. Were you eating half chickens etc before?0 -
satisatisati wrote: »
Just that it was difficult to maintain my daily calorie goal of 1500 when I was eating chicken.
Its easy with vegetarian food to maintain my goal.
We all have our preferences and if you found a way to eat that works for you then keep it up. I was just worried it was a logging error being blamed on the food.
Edamime is fairly high in protein. Beans. Quinoa. Nature valley makes a high protein granola, I like to put it in my greek yogurt, cheese.
Are you not allowed to bring meat into the house or its just difficult to cook it when everything is vegetarian? I find chicken is super easy to keep around, I like to slow cook a couple breasts in the crock pot, shred it into individual portions and freeze it. Then I can just pull it out and throw it in things when I am trying to put meals together fast. That might be a feasable way for you to eat chicken if you wanted to.
for fat and protein, leave your yolks in the eggs, and eat some peanut butter
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satisatisati wrote: »I would like to get my 20% macros of fat and 40% protein via natural diet.
Since I am loosing weight I generally avoid eating fish and Chicken.
My main source of protein is egg whites and cereals.
Need more suggestions on type of food I should add to my diet to meet my daily fat and protein requirement.
Any suggestions on cheap and good whey protein if its recommended for someone loosing weight.
Thanks,
Sati
This makes no sense. Eat more fish and chicken. They are excellent sources of protein, and good fats. They solve the problem you have created for yourself.0 -
satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »
Just that it was difficult to maintain my daily calorie goal of 1500 when I was eating chicken.
Its easy with vegetarian food to maintain my goal.
We all have our preferences and if you found a way to eat that works for you then keep it up. I was just worried it was a logging error being blamed on the food.
Edamime is fairly high in protein. Beans. Quinoa. Nature valley makes a high protein granola, I like to put it in my greek yogurt, cheese.
Are you not allowed to bring meat into the house or its just difficult to cook it when everything is vegetarian? I find chicken is super easy to keep around, I like to slow cook a couple breasts in the crock pot, shred it into individual portions and freeze it. Then I can just pull it out and throw it in things when I am trying to put meals together fast. That might be a feasable way for you to eat chicken if you wanted to.
for fat and protein, leave your yolks in the eggs, and eat some peanut butter
thanks for your suggestions. I think I only need to add couple of egg yorks in my diet.0 -
satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.
No, no. Not necessarily. Lots of cultures are strictly vegetarian and the OP's family may fall into that category. OP, you might want to re-phrase your question to get informed answers from the vegans in MFP. Also, google 'vegan protein sources' and you will find lots of good sites with information for you.
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What is chicken that "contains lots of oils and sausages"????
I just put 4 chicken breasts in the crockpot this morning and there is no oil in it what so ever and chicken and sausages sounds gross... but I may not live in the right state in order to get chicken and sausages.
OP eats chicken away from home (or he can get it) but he decides not cook it because his family is vegan... And chicken is low calorie high protein and can be cooked or eaten a thousand ways...
Wants vegan options only???? Now he comes back and says he will add a couple of egg yokes to his diet... and that is all he needs...
This thread lost me at chicken ... oil and sausages...0 -
satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
So, your family is all vegetarians, but you have egg yolks sometimes at home? Seems unlikely..... also you did say earlier that you used to eat fish and chicken but then stopped. Was that at home? And why is the chicken and fish you are getting full of oil and sausage?
You really need to clarify some details here.0 -
satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
So, your family is all vegetarians, but you have egg yolks sometimes at home? Seems unlikely..... also you did say earlier that you used to eat fish and chicken but then stopped. Was that at home? And why is the chicken and fish you are getting full of oil and sausage?
I am an Indian. Most of the people here are vegetarians. I eat chicken and fish only outside the house. In a restaurant only. Its a cultural difference which might be tough for people from other countries to understand. We rely mostly on vegetables, wheat, rice and cereals.
Somehow I manage to convince my family about eggs. The chicken that i get outside is oily and unhealthy, contains skin as well.
You really need to clarify some details here. [/quote
I hope I have clarified myself here now.0 -
HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.
No, no. Not necessarily. Lots of cultures are strictly vegetarian and the OP's family may fall into that category. OP, you might want to re-phrase your question to get informed answers from the vegans in MFP. Also, google 'vegan protein sources' and you will find lots of good sites with information for you.
Thanks for understanding my point. Its all a cultural difference. Indians are mostly vegetarians.0 -
What is chicken that "contains lots of oils and sausages"????
I just put 4 chicken breasts in the crockpot this morning and there is no oil in it what so ever and chicken and sausages sounds gross... but I may not live in the right state in order to get chicken and sausages.
Thats how I would like to eat it. But as I said I have to eat outside in a restaurant and as I am Indian. We add lot of oil and spices to make it tasty.
OP eats chicken away from home (or he can get it) but he decides not cook it because his family is vegan... And chicken is low calorie high protein and can be cooked or eaten a thousand ways...
Yes when I live away from home. I cook my own food. Mostly non-veg then there is no such problem of maintaining protein or fat. But its difficult to maintain with vegetarian diet.
Wants vegan options only???? Now he comes back and says he will add a couple of egg yokes to his diet... and that is all he needs...
Yes I think by adding couple of egg yorks will help in my daily fat goal because I was not able to maintain my daily fat goal of 20%. Regarding protein from chicken and fish is concerned I would love to add that in my diet. I am slowly trying to convince my family but it might take time or it might never happen. So the main reason I opened this thread is to get some more knowledge on other type of protein rich food which I can add to my diet.
This thread lost me at chicken ... oil and sausages...0 -
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satisatisati wrote: »HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.
No, no. Not necessarily. Lots of cultures are strictly vegetarian and the OP's family may fall into that category. OP, you might want to re-phrase your question to get informed answers from the vegans in MFP. Also, google 'vegan protein sources' and you will find lots of good sites with information for you.
Thanks for understanding my point. Its all a cultural difference. Indians are mostly vegetarians.
1) Toor, Moong, Chana Daal. Daals are high in protein.
2) Tofu and or Paneer
3) Beans
4) Chick Peas or Chole
5) Chia Seeds (add them to your cereals) ... They are extremely popular amongst Indians.
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4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
Yes my family is pure vegetarian. I have been requesting them to let me boil eggs in kitchen which they finally agreed.
I wish one day they will allow me to cook chicken also.
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satisatisati wrote: »HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.
No, no. Not necessarily. Lots of cultures are strictly vegetarian and the OP's family may fall into that category. OP, you might want to re-phrase your question to get informed answers from the vegans in MFP. Also, google 'vegan protein sources' and you will find lots of good sites with information for you.
Thanks for understanding my point. Its all a cultural difference. Indians are mostly vegetarians.
1) Toor, Moong, Chana Daal. Daals are high in protein.
2) Tofu and or Paneer
3) Beans
4) Chick Peas or Chole
5) Chia Seeds (add them to your cereals) ... They are extremely popular amongst Indians.
That's a really good list. Thanks for suggestion. Only Chia seeds were missing. I have it at home. I will surely add them into my meals.
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satisatisati wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »satisatisati wrote: »Unless you were loading up on sauces and/or other foods, or just eating HYOOOOOOGE amounts of fish and chicken, that makes absolutely no sense. Virtually everyone that eats meat end up eating those two things and having great success.
My family is all vegetarians so not allowed to cook at home. The chicken or fish that I get outside contains lot of oil and sausages. So i prefer to avoid them for now
OK. This HAS to be a troll.
No, no. Not necessarily. Lots of cultures are strictly vegetarian and the OP's family may fall into that category. OP, you might want to re-phrase your question to get informed answers from the vegans in MFP. Also, google 'vegan protein sources' and you will find lots of good sites with information for you.
Thanks for understanding my point. Its all a cultural difference. Indians are mostly vegetarians.
1) Toor, Moong, Chana Daal. Daals are high in protein.
2) Tofu and or Paneer
3) Beans
4) Chick Peas or Chole
5) Chia Seeds (add them to your cereals) ... They are extremely popular amongst Indians.
That's a really good list. Thanks for suggestion. Only Chia seeds were missing. I have it at home. I will surely add them into my meals.
Paneer will give you bang for a buck - fat plus protein.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
Nope. Vegetarians don't eat eggs. Eggs aren't plants, now, are they? Unfertilized baby chickens.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
Nope. Vegetarians don't eat eggs. Eggs aren't plants, now, are they? Unfertilized baby chickens.
guess I am wrong then, I thought they did, and dairy and stuff
ETA: So whats the difference between a vegan and vegitarian then?
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