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Need protein-rich snacks ideas, but can't have nuts!!

Ryann1983
Ryann1983 Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am just starting this journey, and my dietitian recommended snacking between meals to help me reduce portions. My go-to snacks so far have been:

Triple zero Greek yogurt
Cheese stick and carrots or an apple
Low-fat cottage cheese

I'm looking for some different ideas. My problem is I cannot eat peanuts or tree nuts.

Replies

  • CindyFooWho
    CindyFooWho Posts: 179 Member
    If you're not a vegetarian, Turkey Jerky.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,956 Member
    It is difficult. I can only manage a very small amount of peanuts or tree nuts or milk.

    So ... I use yogurt, those cracker and cheese packets, cracker and tuna packets, cottage cheese, and I include a tin of chicken in most of my lunches. The only time I don't are when I'm having something with lentils.

  • kualantokoso
    kualantokoso Posts: 10 Member
    Roasted seaweed, dry shredded squid , tofu , most of this items you can find at a local Asian food store. Very tasty
  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
    Boiled eggs; roasted chickpeas; vegetables with hummus; tuna
  • Ryann1983
    Ryann1983 Posts: 8 Member
    MsRuffBuffNStuff wrote: »
    Can you have seeds? Sunflower seeds have a lot of protein.

    Yes! I can do seeds!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    sea food
    low fat dairy
    boiled eggs
    beef jerky
    protein bars
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Cheese, Hummus, kefir.
  • mylifeisbeautiful
    mylifeisbeautiful Posts: 292 Member
    You can cut up a chicken sausage or soy hot dogs into bite-sized pieces and bake until brown. These travel well, are high in protein and satisfying. Many are around 150 calories each or less!
    Good luck with your journey!
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,787 Member
    edited October 2016
    Edamame; you can get frozen and cook in microwave, there are also roasted snack versions available that are good (there's a spicy one with wasabi that I like). If you google "tofu snacks" there are a lot of recipes out there for things you can do with tofu, like these:

    http://www.yummly.com/recipes/tofu-snacks
  • grob49
    grob49 Posts: 125 Member
    mylifeisbeautiful wrote: »
    You can cut up a chicken sausage or soy hot dogs into bite-sized pieces and bake until brown. These travel well, are high in protein and satisfying. Many are around 150 calories each or less!
    Good luck with your journey!

    I've done the beef good quality hot dogs but find them to high in sodium. In fact I have had to drop all processed lunch meat because of high sodium
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Steamed shrimp
    tuna
    salmon
    boiled eggs
    cottage cheese
    siggi yogurt
    bluebonnet dual action whey
    any leftover protein from dinner
  • Dofflin
    Dofflin Posts: 127 Member
    Beans
    tofu
    tempeh
    seitan
    sunflower seed butter is a god alternative to peanut butter
    soy products (yoghurts & milks, tofu)

    brussels sprouts
    broccoli
    spinach
    kale

    cocoa powder ;)

    of course if you eat anything, you can have meat, dairy, eggs, cheese, protein bars, protein shakes and anything else.
  • Ryann1983
    Ryann1983 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you for all these suggestions!! I see a trip to the grocery store in my future. :smiley:
  • jimenaspam
    jimenaspam Posts: 9 Member
    I like to make myself oat-milk by mixing finely-ground oat bran with water
  • Chazsteers
    Chazsteers Posts: 18 Member
    Arla protein found in the yogurt section. come ins several flavours
  • LannyMixon
    LannyMixon Posts: 30 Member
    Roasted soybeans are great.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    I like mixing chocolate whey with coffee flavored Greek yogurt to make a mocha pudding. Jerky, of curse, has been mentioned.
  • Sarahb29
    Sarahb29 Posts: 952 Member
    I make mug cakes with protein powder.

    https://theproteinchef.co/healthy-low-carb-protein-mug-cake-recipe/
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Any kind of cheese/cottage cheese/Greek yogurt.

    Nuts are not a good source of protein anyway.
  • ccjlgrider
    ccjlgrider Posts: 49 Member
    edited October 2016
    My peanut and tree nut allergic daughter eats these: https://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Life-Mountain-Gluten-1-63-Ounce/dp/B008IYCGT8/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1476923631&sr=8-2&keywords=enjoy+life+seeds&th=1

    Everything of this brand is peanut and tree nut free. There are also other flavors (but we like this one best) and it comes in different sized packages. So do a search on Amazon and look at all of them.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,858 Member
    Nuts aren't a really good source of protein, they're more a fat source.
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