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samfez
samfez Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My husband recently met with a guy from our local supplement superstore and he put my husband on a pretty strict diet
breakfast: protein and a fat
snack: protein (shake, quest bar or jerky)
lunch: protein and carb
snack: protein (shake, quest bar or jerky)
dinner: protein and carb

I need some ideas of proteins for snacks besides a shake, quest bar or jerky. I know the obvious chicken, fish, steak, jerky, but honestly my husband is already getting sick of jerky and shakes and he would prefer not having chicken and steak for his proteins. So any ideas would be great.

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  • Whey125
    Whey125 Posts: 189 Member
    Eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, beans, seafood are all options.
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    Ask a registered dietitian for advice not some guy trying to sell you his products. Eat a reduced number of calories.
  • samfez
    samfez Posts: 7 Member
    The guy we met with is a certified sports nutrition specialist as well as a certified personal trainer so we thought he knew what he was doing.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    What are your husband's goals (lose, gain, maintain)?
    What does he currently eat?
    What is his exercise schedule currently?
  • JoAnna4731
    JoAnna4731 Posts: 115 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    samfez wrote: »
    The guy we met with is a certified sports nutrition specialist as well as a certified personal trainer so we thought he knew what he was doing.

    I don't know where you live. Different titles mean different things in different countries. But I guarantee that guy knows nothing about nutrition.

    Exactly. In my state, the only professionals that have a guaranteed educational background are registered dietitians. ANYONE can call themselves "certified nutritional guru/coach/nutritionist", but none of those designations mean anything in my state.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    samfez wrote: »
    The guy we met with is a certified sports nutrition specialist as well as a certified personal trainer so we thought he knew what he was doing.

    Is your husband an athlete or training for something?
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Having some protein with every meal and snack helps keep you satiated and helps meet protein goals. I do not sell protein.
  • mglewis3
    mglewis3 Posts: 3 Member
    I will say from personal experience that diets heavy on protein can cause some pretty uncomfortable constipation. Your body can only process so much of it.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,089 Member
    JoAnna4731 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    I wouldn't follow a diet from "a guy from our local supplement store." Just eat in a calorie deficit. Foods you like. A diet that restrictive is setting him up for failure.

    I know I didn't answer your question, but that "diet" is too ridiculous to ignore.

    Exactly - "guy" is just trying to sell shakes.

    To be fair, "guy" would probably settle for selling quest bars. Or special supplement-store jerky.
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    samfez wrote: »
    The guy we met with is a certified sports nutrition specialist as well as a certified personal trainer so we thought he knew what he was doing.

    Is your husband an athlete or training for something?

    this - what is the goal of this new diet? everyone sorta assumed it was weight loss but maybe not. how long is he to be so restrictive for?

    if he is already sick of it - then it's probably not something he'll be able to maintain.

    I am curious if he is buying the shakes from the guy recommending them (or his buddy) cuz that's a bit of a flag.

  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs.

    The diet is a bit vague. Most foods contain more than one macronutrient (e.g., milk has all three as long as you don't get fat free, avocadoes have a significant amount of fat plus some protein and a middling amount of carbs, heck even my animal crackers have protein in them.)
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    samfez wrote: »
    The guy we met with is a certified sports nutrition specialist as well as a certified personal trainer so we thought he knew what he was doing.

    If he knew what he was doing you wouldn't need to ask questions here :)
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Maybe your husband himself can decide what he wants to eat in adhering to this (silly) diet?
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    That diet seems really arbitrary and random. Also vague. lots of foods contain more than just one macronutrient.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Is all of this protein supposed to be from shakes, bars, or jerky? Never trust a "diet" that requires you to eat some specific food(s), and that goes double if the specific food has a brand name.

    And when it says "protein," does it mean *only* protein? Most people do eat some amount of protein with every meal, although most people also eat fat and carbs in every meal too. That's how a balanced diet works. But you're going to find almost no foods that are only protein and nothing else, if that's the goal; egg whites are probably the closest you'd get.

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