Possible problems with too much dairy - low meat
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Bob314159
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I like beef a lot, I can stand chicken if I don't have to see it raw, but for the last year I've been eating meat only once a week as I found I can't deal with the meat dishes the rest of the family eats it causes indigestion. They eat gluten free, but tend to add things like honey and rice - so it won't work on Keto either. I've been on Keto only 3 weeks or so and it's hard to keep my protein up. I've been eating more cheese, which I'm happy with as I love cheese. But I'm concerned that it may be unbalanced. I've added more tuna - but I'm worried about mercury, and I've upped eggs to a max of 10 a week. I might try and add some plain pre-cooked meat like roast beef, it's hard to cook for myself as I do a lot of the cooking for my wife and kids.
I typically have 3-6 oz of cheese, gouda, muenter, edam and one service of yogurt [7 gr. carbs] per day.
I typically have 3-6 oz of cheese, gouda, muenter, edam and one service of yogurt [7 gr. carbs] per day.
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I generally eat my eggs 4 at a time, usually for breakfast, and sometimes for dinner, if I'm being lazy. I realized that in less than the last 7-10 days, I went through over 2 dozen eggs. Considering they're almost a perfect food in general, I have no qualms about this, and I'd rather eat a bunch of eggs than a bunch of cheese.
I'm not sure why looking at raw chicken makes you not want it, but I used to have issues cooking anything with skin or on a bone. My ex wouldn't eat anything that didn't come out of a box. So in the last 5 years, I've had to learn how to cook.
And just to let you know, you left out a whole ton of options. Pork roast, pork loin, pork chips, bacon, sausage, fish fillets, shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops, and to be more specific - what part of chicken? The breast? The thigh? Drumsticks? Wings? Whole chicken? Skin on? Skin off? What about salmon in a can. Smoked salmon in the refrigerated section. Lunch meats (processed, unfortunately).
And roast beef, and beef, but there are a ton of options there, too. Ground, steaks, roasts, all kinds of things...
For the really desperate - you could do all beef/kosher hot dogs (usually lower carbs) and pepperoni/salami, etc.
Describe your aversion better.
Also, you can add hemp seeds/hemp hearts to things for a protein boost. Gelatin, etc. There are a ton of other options...0 -
How about roasting a whole chicken, nothing to it, you barely have to handle it, just throw it into a roaster or dutch oven, season it and cook it ....then enjoy it !
Try to think outside of your normal routine, maybe learn some new cooking techniques. And who says your wife and kids can't eat the same meat ? Just skip the sugar etc. Maybe they could branch out too and try something new.0 -
Get a rotisserie chicken, already cooked and lots of good meat0
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I have to close my eyes eating chicken/turkey with skin. Salmon is barely ok, I'm fine cooking it if they cut the skin off. No heads on fish. Fish in a can is generally ok. No shellfish or anything that looked like it was alive. When I was a kid I ate all this. Burgers now grow on trees I think.
I can cook and eat beef. I'm basically a fake vegetarian. I cooked ground beef and peas for a potluck supper- it looked so much like non-meat a vegetarian grabbed some and ate it, first meat she had had for 15 years.
Hemp seed is good - already in the fridge for some reason- I'll try it
I like cold cuts/hot dogs - but rarely have them to avoid nitrosamines. Roast beef would be fine.
Wife and kids cannot eat a lot of things I have - each one has different limitations- soy free, fairy free, gluten free, nightshade. I cannot eat a lot of what they eat - gluten free breads [still has carbs], honey, vineger, maple syrup, rice and other gluten free grains.0 -
Well... of all the limitations you listed for your family, none of them are meat. So that's good. YOU seem to be the one with the meat limitation.
One option we do here is whomever is cooking (seems like in your family that would be you), just puts aside some of the meat before it is "contaminated" with carbs. Actually that seems like the BEST scenario. You do the cooking so you are in control! I can usually eat the veggies, again before they've been "contaminated". Although the Beast is actually becoming less interested in slathering his veggies in sugar, thank heavens. Then we usually make him an additional dish with carbs like you suggested, like rice or potatoes etc. Easy Peasy
Often this diet requires a family to accept that everyone is NOT going to eat the exact same thing, or for others to adjust to and try it. Either way, it's totally do-able. I think your family would understand that principle as they have already food limitations, right?
If you've decided you can only eat roast beef, a few eggs and some cheeze... it's likely gonna be hard if you are someone who likes variety. On the other hand some people are fine eating the same thing day in and day out. So, roast beef it is. No problem there. Load it up.
But back to your original question. More protein.
There have been some good suggestions above.
You're concerned about it being unbalanced because of all the cheese you're eating? I think it's unbalanced because of the lack of variety of meats. But that's a personal thing because we all know fit goat basically lives on beef.
If your goal is weight loss, many here have noticed that cheese inhibits their weight loss, so that might be of concern to you.
Why the 10 egg limit?? Eggs are great and if you can "stand" them, that would be an easy way to get more protein!
And finally, how much more do you need? How much are you getting? I found I really didn't need as much as I had thought originally once I started counting it added up fast. I like beef however.
If the challenge was simply that you have difficulty with raw meant, buying the already roasted chicken is a great remedy. Or, oven roasting (pretty much anything) will limit your contact. But it just seems that it is meat in general that is causing the problem.
There are a few pescatarians in the group. I'm sure if you make a post looking for them, they'll pop up and you can also get great info from them about how they get enough protein without meat at all!
Let us know how it's going... what you're trying out!
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I have to close my eyes eating chicken/turkey with skin. Salmon is barely ok, I'm fine cooking it if they cut the skin off. No heads on fish. Fish in a can is generally ok. No shellfish or anything that looked like it was alive. When I was a kid I ate all this. Burgers now grow on trees I think.
I can cook and eat beef. I'm basically a fake vegetarian. I cooked ground beef and peas for a potluck supper- it looked so much like non-meat a vegetarian grabbed some and ate it, first meat she had had for 15 years.
Hemp seed is good - already in the fridge for some reason- I'll try it
I like cold cuts/hot dogs - but rarely have them to avoid nitrosamines. Roast beef would be fine.
Wife and kids cannot eat a lot of things I have - each one has different limitations- soy free, fairy free, gluten free, nightshade. I cannot eat a lot of what they eat - gluten free breads [still has carbs], honey, vineger, maple syrup, rice and other gluten free grains.
One food I tried recently that I was utterly shocked to LOVE was duck. The fat/skin was not rendered out well, so I had to peel that off, but the meat itself was luscious and rich. I don't know how describe it.
You do NOT have to eat foods with the skin on... Buy it skinless or tell yourself it's a "wrapper" made out of a weird plastic you just have to remove before cooking it. I don't like the skin unless it is crispy like a potato chip/crisp. So I pull them off and cook the skins by themselves (or cook them first with the skin to leave the meat juicy, then pull them off to finish crisping them), then I have a super crispy naturally fatty and protein full snack that literally tastes like seasoned chips. You have to cook the heck out of it though...
I'm not huge on the skin on things unless it is cooked really well, just so you know...
You didn't answer the pork roast question. A pork shoulder roast is better when cooked in a liquid in my opinion, but a pork loin or pork tenderloin can literally be cooked the same as a roast beef roast. We make this whenever we get our hands on an inexpensive cut... For both the pork and beef.
Light meat pork (tenderloin is generally all white meat) resembles chicken breasts closely. Dark meat pork resembles a chicken leg or thigh. I can buy pork roasts and such for generally less than half the price of a beef roast. I'm seriously thinking of investing in a meat slicer next tax return, so that we can make our own lunch meats.
That being said, I would honestly suggest befriending your butcher. He can tell you when the meats go on sale and day old and all that. He can tell you about bulk deals. He can also suggest a cut of meat related to what you normally get so that you can try a related item without the risk of picking something up at random.
There are tons of crock pot meals that can be prepared with minimal contaminants (for the family limitations), just usually salt and pepper if those are safe, and sometimes some oil or something if okay. Slow cooking things gives tremendous flavor. Also, cooking in bulk helps, too. Say you need to make a dish you can eat on all week while your family has a second dish they will eat on most of the week. Batch cooking, so that you can have different meals available to different folks, to just be reheated might help.
Also, I don't know about where you are, but where I am, I can buy frozen fish fillets, without skin and with heads. I would not want a fish head staring me down either, but I've been told that part makes excellent broth! LOL
On those hot dogs, generally if you look for KOSHER ones, here Hebrew National is one brand, the normally don't have all the bad additives. Check the different brands of lunch meat stuff, too. I've been pleasantly surprised to find different ones don't have all the stuff in them...
I sincerely find some options you can tolerate soon - you have to be half bored out of your mind! LOL0
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