Low fat high protein

gebeziseva wrote: »

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

May I ask why you're trying to do low fat/high protein, especially when it doesn't agree with you?

I explained in my post. In detail. Did you read it?

ETA: Is this how you clocked 15K posts?

okey dokey then. I was trying to be helpful, by understanding. Best of luck on your journey.

Do you eat canned fish? That's a high protein/low fat source.

Not sure what you mean by you can't eat "pulses" but fish (most seafood in fact) is low in fat but a good source of protein. You could also try dairy since they now make low fat versions of most dairy products including cottage cheese. In pork, you could try pork loin or pork loin chops with all the fat trimmed off as they are lower in fat. In beef, round stead and sirloin are some of the leaner cuts. You can often find ground sirloin which is much lower in fat than regular ground beef. Of course there is always the chicken breast, which can be tiring if it is main staple for a long time. Many types of beans have protein but I am not sure if it would agree with your colitis. Hope this helps you get a start.

is it the ratio that is the issue or the grams of fat intake. you can drink protein shakes to up your protein by about 30 grams in a single drink. while it may not be the tastiest thing ever, putting it in water gives you the protein and no addition fat that putting it in say milk would. Additionally, perhaps some fish? yes there is fat but maybe not as big an issue as say beef may be?

I would think however, that you may want to determine if you need to be at a particular fat gram number as opposed to a percentage then aim for the grams which may help you feel better?

or i could just be all wrong all over either way, its best to weigh your food and not just rely on labels "if you are".

I don't know what your diet is like, and honestly don't know of veggies aggravate your colitis or not. did you dr not offer you a diet plan? he should have or maybe would if you asked?

I wouldn't make yourself miserable trying to hit 35%/120 g protein. While that amount is fine, I don't think you have to get that high, unless there is a specific reason you chose those numbers. I am eating @ 1500 cals and my best effort usually gets me up over 90g, which is right around the recommended 0.8g per lb of body weight. Some days I don't make it, but as long as I get close I figure I'm good.

When I'm looking for lean protein, I usually do a protein powder shake, chicken breast, fish, eggs, or low fat yogurt/ricotta cheese/cottage cheese. Not sure if any of those would work for you.

Lean sources of protein are not just chicken breast, you can also try turkey (check out turkey rashers too!) and white fish (nothing wrong with oily fish too, if you're going to get some grams of fat they might as well be healthy omega3) and you can definitely get lean cuts of beef and pork. Also since you're going lower fat you can definitely add carbs in ways to your meat, like coating your chicken in breadcrumbs or oats or something. If you make sure that every meal has some protein, you'll get there. Increasing the size of portions of meat isn't a bad idea either, eg try 150g chicken instead of 120g or something.

There's good protein in wholewheat carbs like brown rice/wholewheat pasta/quinoa, so you can put them with your meat and vegetables for a super balanced meal. Check the packets of different carby things before you buy.


0% Greek yoghurt (Fage, liberte or yogood) has lots of protein too, check the packet before you buy and you can buy 170g portions or 500g packs, and add stuff to them. I use MyProtein (U.K. Based company with great offers) powder to increase my protein intake, I throw some vanilla whey or casein into my Greek yoghurt and it's YUM. Then you can add berries or chocolate chips or whatever toppings you like, but it's a really handy way of mixing a load of nutrients up in a bowl.

You can also look into protein bars etc.

You're in a pretty good position with being at a healthy weight and not having to worry about carbs and calories. there are loads of low fat options out there but low fat foods can sometimes be processed rubbish. Low fat Greek yoghurt has higher protein than low fat, but other than that just don't buy "low fat".

Lean meat, fish, whole grains and vegetables are all low in fat and key to balanced nutrition. Get meat at every meal (think turkey bacon bagel with veg for breakfast, chicken salad with quinoa or wholewheat pasta for lunch, beef stir fry with wholewheat noodles or brown rice for dinner and a flexbowl of Greek yoghurt fun for a snack).

for what it's worth I get about 140g protein into 1500 cals, but it doesn't need to be that high for most people, but this is what I do anyway. Good luck!

Quark is low fat high protein. They do it in pretty much every supermarket now in the soft cheese section. It's pretty versatile too - I mix mine with pesto mostly but there's endless combinations.

Also - spices are your friend! Make your meat and vegetables exciting with spices and different cooking methods. Chicken can be baked in spices or herbs, with roast vegetables, or tonight I made beef stirfry in a nonstick pan so added no oil and just had beef, veg and a tiny bit of soya sauce but it could be any spice. Experiment with your vegetables and methods to make chicken exciting!

Gosh that must be so hard! Lucky for me I was brought up on pretty plain and boring food so i haven't had to adjust my tastebuds, just my calorie intake and sweet tooth! Must be so hard for the foodies and people brought up with delicious family diets where everyone is healthy (also families where takeaways are the norm).. Just try it for a few weeks abd visit the doctor again, it might be worth visiting a registered dietician as the diary here and people in the forum, while helpful, have their limitations and you should keep an eye on things with a medical professional. Good luck!