Struggling to get enough protein
janetek2
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I don't really like meat or fish or beans and I can only stand so much chicken so I am struggling to get enough protein. I think it may be a texture thing. I do have a protein shake each morning, but am trying to do low carb so I only want to do 1 per day. Any suggestions for how I can get more protein into my diet would be greatly appreciated!
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Here's the Protein list thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10244142/list-of-foods-with-highest-protein-calorie-percentage/p15 -
how about low carb yogurts- like the two good yogurt or kroger has a carb master brand yogurt thats good.0
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I don't really like meat or fish or beans and I can only stand so much chicken so I am struggling to get enough protein. I think it may be a texture thing. I do have a protein shake each morning, but am trying to do low carb so I only want to do 1 per day. Any suggestions for how I can get more protein into my diet would be greatly appreciated!
If it’s a texture issue, you can try throwing the cooked meat in a mini chopper with some hot water or broth and blend it to more of a ground meat texture. I had to do this last year when I was recovering from surgery and it made meats a lot more tender and helped bring out the flavour (I was addicted to ginger beef this way for about three months).
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Different cooking methods will produce different textures, so experiment. Also different cuts of meat. For example, a grilled ribeye steak has a very different texture than chuck which was pot-roasted or cooked in a crock pot. My OH finds grilled skirt steak too chewy but he loves my beef stew made from chuck.1
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unstableunicorn wrote: »I don't really like meat or fish or beans and I can only stand so much chicken so I am struggling to get enough protein. I think it may be a texture thing. I do have a protein shake each morning, but am trying to do low carb so I only want to do 1 per day. Any suggestions for how I can get more protein into my diet would be greatly appreciated!
If it’s a texture issue, you can try throwing the cooked meat in a mini chopper with some hot water or broth and blend it to more of a ground meat texture. I had to do this last year when I was recovering from surgery and it made meats a lot more tender and helped bring out the flavour (I was addicted to ginger beef this way for about three months).
@unstableunicorn I'd love your ginger beef recipe!0 -
Dairy (yogurt, cottage cheese, milk) and eggs.0
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There are several protein rich vegetables peas, spinach, kale, broccoli, etc. You can try to substitute some other vegetables for these on a daily basis.1
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