under protein

babyblake11
babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
im thinking a boiled egg for my evening snack yes?
what else is higher in protein but low in sugar (i eat heaaaps of fruit so im always above in sugar)

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  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    Things like fish, chicken and cheese (low-fat) all have tonnes of protein but little sugars :-))
  • yvettekj
    yvettekj Posts: 1
    I like to snack on beef jerky and pickles. Hi protein, low sugar, good combo.
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
    Beef jerky, if you're into it.
    Eggs are great
    Hommus with carrot sticks/celery (chick peas are high in protein. Make your own! Blend chick peas, garlic, cumin, lemon and salt with olive oil and water)
    Cottage Cheese with carrot sticks/celery (cottage cheese is high in protein)
    Small handful of almonds
    Spoonful of peanut butter with a cup of tea
    Protein bar (check sugar content)


    I find that if I up my fat intake, it lowers the sugar. Plus it keep me full for longer. It's worked really well for me! Watch for sugar, it is hidden in a lot of processed and carby food.
  • Emma1903
    Emma1903 Posts: 195
    Tin of tuna, eggs,cheese,protein shake
  • carmillablk
    carmillablk Posts: 10 Member
    A boiled egg comes with fat. If you are low on fat anyway one boiled egg a day is fine but if you want to avoid that fat you can buy egg white in a pack (they also come in a form of powder) for protein only. If you eat just one egg white you wont get much protein out of it and it is a waste to cook 6 eggs and throw away all the yellow parts.

    You have low fat cottage cheese as an option. If it is not creamy add some water. You can add a bit Splenda in or food aroma if you don't like the taste. If you want to make it really tasty (and the cheese isn't very salty) you can add fruit to it. You eat loads of fruit so you can add cottage cheese to one of your fruit snacks for a more filling meal.

    Red Lentils are high in protein (but higher in carbs so keep that in mind) you can make "pancakes" with it or a light soup. The red kind is cooked very fast (15-20 minutes). If you want to make pancakes it is better not to cook them. You let them soak in water for a day, remove water and turn them into paste. If you have protein powder you can add some to make it higher in protein.

    You can buy small fish, add a bit salt, pepper, basil ... throw it in the oven and in a few minutes you have fish "chips". High in protein with a bit of good fat.
    Lean chicken is always good. Dice the meat, poke barbeque sticks in it and spice them any way you want. Bake them in the oven and you get a high protein snack on a stick.

    Most of these snacks can be made in advance so you can take it with you to work. Red lentils pancakes are great because they last for a few days properly stored.
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