More protein needed

Bulk bake frittata - load it up with vegies, eggs and whites to suit your macros, perhaps some cheese and meat (sausage, ham etc). You can eat it cold or hot, for breakfast lunch or dinner, and it's freezable.

Or Chia pudding with protein stirred through for something sweet. You can make a big batch at the beginning of the week and keep it in the fridge. You could leave the protein out if you don't think the kids need it, and add it for yourself every day.

Very high in protein: Fish, beef, pork, turkey, bison, venison, lamb, whey

Adequate amount of protein: Beans, quinoa, milk, cheese, legumes, nuts, Greek yogurt

You can also get protein bars

Beef Jerky
Greek Yogurt
Milk
Nuts
Eggs
Tuna

My kids like tuna and cheese toasted in the sandwich press. Yum.

I microwave my eggs... from start to eating it's less than 2 minutes!

Lots of great ideas. I have the same problem. Thanks for sharing!

Boil eggs on Sunday, eat them throughout the week.
Cottage cheese
Yogurt
Tuna
Milk

Millymolly2015 wrote: »

Oh, thanks everyone :-) I have started having poached egg and have introduced Greek yoghurt to my diet :-) now I'm having too much oops.

I still need to cut down on my carbs though :-( I don't really eat much bread

why do you need to cut down on carbs? Are you on some sort of low carb diet?

Make up a batch of deviled eggs to eat as a snack

If you're not really into eggs on their own, I have a breakfast idea to share. I add two egg whites to my (dry) oatmeal and stir it before adding skim milk and microwaving it. It just adds volume and texture to the dish, you can't really taste the egg much, and for very few calories you add lots of protein.

Why don't you cook 6-7 eggs on a sunday, or in the evening while you're cooking anyways? They make for great snacks to go, put in salads, on sandwiches etc. This is what we do at home, and works perfectly.

Tuna is lovely, you can 'hide' it in pasta sauce. What about shrimps or (home made) fish sticks? Chicken can also be prepared in many ways. Beef is actually high protein as well, you can make/serve sausages. Also lamb.

Cottage cheese or low-fat greek yoghurt like was mentioned. Low fat cheese strings are great as well

I spend a few hours on Sat or Sun and big batch cook so I can freeze individual portions. Chicken breasts/tenders, steaks, lean burgers, baked tilapia/salmon, ground turkey chili, meatloaf, etc will all freeze well. Then I just grab and go for lunch. Take canned/fresh/frz veggies to go with it and microwave at lunch.

Ive derived the information below from McDougall's book, The Starch Solution below. He extensively cites his claim throughout the novel. Protein:
When we keep eating protein after our daily requirement, our bodies seek to expel it using our liver and kidneys. A diet high in animal protein, on average, makes our kidneys loose a quarter of its function over a 70 year period. Excess damage is sped up in those with compromised liver and kidneys, eventually leading to organ failure. Excess protein also harms the bones by increasing the amount of calcium excreted by our bones as a way to neutralize the body from sulfur-containing amino acids. Risk of osteoporosis and kidney stones increases.
An Atkins-type diet may have 200-400 g of protein per day. The typical Western diet 100-160g. How much do we actually need? The USDA/WHO recommends 33-71g/day. McDougall recommends 30-80g/day. However, he even cites a recommendation of 20-30g/day, which people can easily thrive on, and have. A plant-based diet provides plenty of the 8 essential amino acids our body needs and more.