High protein but low crabs

Sued0nim wrote: »

felorabedi wrote: »

Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?

If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based

Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk

Sued0nim wrote: »

felorabedi wrote: »

Hi guys I'm looking for snacks that are high on protein but very low on crabs. Not protein bars , something that is a natural source of food like nuts or veggies . Anything what do you recommend?

If you avoid shellfish you can eat anything meat, poultry or fish based

Also 0% Greek yogurt
Pistachio nuts
Eggs
Milk

OP, do you mean carbs? or crabs?

I do 30 to 35% carbs. But I have to allow protein to be the macro I concentrate on first in the day (though prelogging for me) and then trickle in the carbs and fats.

I will def eat my daily yogurt for breakfast (15 carbs), I also allow sandwich bread (22 carbs), then I will allow a carb at dinner (sweet potato, white potato around 20 - 25 carbs).. The rest is filled in with veggies and fruits that meet my carb range.

So I have to do this backwards and if I am short on protein, I will have to do a low carb protein shake.

Cheeses can be cheddar, swiss, 2% kraft slices, snacks would be baby bale or string cheese, I also add a nut snack (pistachios, peanuts, almond, cashews).. I drink milk on occasion but due to carbs I will use unsweetened almond or cashew milk (for my protein shakes)

Try pre-logging your day so that you can balance your macros ahead of time.

50% protein is a lot. The US government's recommendation is 10-35% of calories from protein.

felorabedi wrote: »

RoxieDawn wrote: »

Crabs? Funny..

String cheese, regular cheese, beefy jerky, turkey or reg bacon (might want some fat too), greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, any kind of nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts again with higher fat)

I am assuming you are not doing LCHF?

Lol sorry typo.

I am doing low carbs but I'm trying to stay low fats too.

The problem with beef jerky and turkey it has a lot of sodium. And if I had eggs for breakfast I can't have nuts and if I had bread cheese for breakfast then I can't have salads for dinner

Low carb and low fats really do not compliment each other.. I get doing around 30% carbs and lower fat, but 20% and lower for me would have me upping the fats and moderating protein.

I train hard, and there is no need for even me to reach 50% protein.. I get doing low carb high fat though.

Concentrate on protein first in your diet and then spread the carbs and fats after.. Prelog is the way to go to reach this amount of protein, I really do not see any other way around it.

Totally agree with those other commenters. If you are doing low carb, especially under 50 g, you need that extra fat to keep things going. Your body doesn't have carbs so it's going to rely on fat to burn. I do 15% carbs, 35% protein and 50% fat. Eat full fat dairy, nuts and don't worry about the fat in the avocado. It's necessary. Protein is great but our bodies can only process so much at a time.
If you need help with snack or meal ideas, friend me and my diary is open. I've lost 135 pounds on lower carb. Good luck!

If your carbs are under 50g per day, that is considered very low carb - it's basically a ketogenic diet. As a general rule, to make a low carb diet like that work, you'll need to raise your fats too or you'll end up with a huge caloric deficit. Most very low carbers keep their protein moderate (15-30%) but the more active types will go higher (30-45%). Fats in a ketogenic diet make up 45-80% of your diet.

I highly recommend checking out the Low Carber Daily group linked above. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group There are low carbers in there from almost zero to 40% carbs, and some go even higher but focus on slow carbs (low GI foods with lots of fibre - veggies mainly).

That being said, lean meats and seafood are high in protein but lower in fats. I prefer fattier cuts of meat though since I am not a big meat eater. A LCHF diet focuses on fatty meats, seafood, eggs, full fat dairy (whipped cream, hard cheese, 14% sour cream, cream cheese, 10+% unsweetened yogurt, butter), nuts and seeds, coconut (oil, cream and shredded pieces), and often plenty of non-root vegetables and low GI fruits like berries.

The foods that will raise your carb count the fastest are:

• sugars and sugar substitutes (honey, etc)
• products made with refined grains /flours like bread, tortilla, muffins, noodles, cereals, etc.
• grains (rice, corn, oats)
• tropical fruits (bananas, mangos, figs, dates) and dried fruit (raisens, prunes)
• starchy root vegetables (potatoes, onions, carrots, etc)
• and temperate fruit (apples, nectarines, plums)

Limit those and your carb count will fall.

Cheese
Nuts
Yogurt
A meat and cheesd board and skip crackers
Tuna, chicken, or egg salad