How do you get enough protein in your low carb?

tuna
eggs
chicken
beef
pork

there are probably more that I am forgetting. What numbers are you trying to get to as far as fats and carbs?

Chlorella is the richest source of protein on the planet. It averages around 1 calorie per 3 grams of protein. You can purchase it at GNC or any vitamin shop. Good Luck!

I eat 125g of protein a day, with 100g of carbs, 60 fats. You can check out my diary

Bump :glasses:

phD diet whey bars are a good source of protein 24g per bar, 17g carbs and only 181 kcals :]
i bought some last week, they dont taste great but they are a good protein boost!

Chlorella is the richest source of protein on the planet. It averages around 1 calorie per 3 grams of protein. You can purchase it at GNC or any vitamin shop. Good Luck!

1 gram of protein contains around 4 calories... 3 grams of chlorella cannot physically be 1 calorie.

However, agreed with everyone else: Chicken, tuna, egg whites, turkey, fat-free (and low sugar) yoghurt are good ways to start.

Ok, so I am on a moderately low carb diet as recommended by my doctor. When calculating my macros, I keep getting that I need 142 grams of protein per day. That is on a 1400 calorie diet. I seriously can't figure out how it's possible to get that much protein crammed into that amount of calories. Yea sure if I drank five protein shakes per day with 27 grams of protein each then I would be okay but that would blow 1000 calories right there, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy my food. I like eating healthy sources of protein like Chicken, Nuts, Peanut Butter etc... but the protein amounts never come close at the end of the day and in order to get close I would have to go way over my calories, so it defeats the purpose. I am really frustrated by this, I need some advice on how other people deal with this please I would really appreciate it

Check out this link. Hope it helps

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/protein.htm

I try to shoot for 100g of protein a day and under 100g of carbs (ideally 50g of carbs but that's rough!). I do sometimes have a protein shake for breakfast or if I'm hungry between meals but most of my protein comes from greek yogurt, chicken, and deli turkey. I don't eat eggs or seafood other than tuna, which makes it a little rougher If I eat 3 solid meals a day though, I find that the 100g sort of happens on its own.

I'd try upping the portion of whatever protein you're eating at each meal to start- just an ounce or two makes a big difference!

What's already been said: Eggs, chicken, Lean ground turkey, non-fat Greek Yogurt, tuna, cottage cheese, string cheese, and protein shakes.


I'm a big fan of the Atkins Advantage shakes -- Low carb, high protein, and delicious


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liquid pasturized egg whites in a carton ( I find it at walmart) instead of breaking whole eggs & throwing away the yolk. No taste or texture, so add to almost anything. 3 TBS = 5 g protein.
How about that protein water powder by Special K? I think it adds 10 g protein & 5 g of fiber, just add it to the water you need to drink anyway.

I try to eat my body weight in protein per day. Doctor's orders, since I have a carbohydrate-intolerant metabolism, I need to get around 60% of my calories from protein. I started out at over 300 lb, so I was eating over 300g per day, or around 50g 6x per day. Now I'm down to 240g per day. I've done this for over a year, so it's not that difficult any more.

I have hypoglycemia, so I try to eat every three hours throughout the day. Even if you're not hypoglycemic, if you split it up like this, it's easier to get all the protein in without getting too full at any one sitting.

I usually put a scoop of protein powder in my drink with every meal or snack. That helps. Also, try to stick with veggies that are higher in protein such as mushrooms and spinach. Every little bit helps. I snack on higher-protein things like pork rinds, cheese cubes, beef jerky and hard-boiled eggs. Hard-boiled eggs are my go-to convenience food, I'll boil a dozen each weekend & eat a couple every day throughout the week.

For lunches at work, I bring cream of salmon soup, spinach quiche, meatloaf, or homemade chili (I make it without beans, add diced mushrooms, and double the meat). At home for supper, my favorite is a chicken breast, sliced open with a wedge of laughing cow cheese spread inside, then closed up again and wrapped in a slice of bacon and grilled. Any grilled or baked meat (steak, salmon, fish filet, shrimp kabobs, pork chops, tuna steak, chicken breasts) is good. When I'm in a hurry & don't have time to cook, frozen buffalo wings are good to microwave quickly. Or I'll get grilled chicken at KFC, or even get a couple of McDonald's burgers (order them without ketchup / mustard / mayonnaise, it's less messy) and eat them without the buns. It's just a matter of finding what works with your lifestyle.

Good luck to you!

If you would like to add me as a friend and check out my diary you are more than welcome. I eat at my lean body mass (104 pounds) or higher a day in protein. It's really not hard. And I'm low carb (20-25 net carb per day).

I eat a lot of chicken, eggs, usually 1 protein shake per day with 25 or more protein. I also have some great low carb muffin and bread recipes with flaxseed that have protein.

It's really not hard. I average around 1500 calories per day depending on how hard my workouts are for the day.

Fiber is where I tend to fall short on my low carb diet. But the flax seed bread and muffin recipes help me out with that and I take a fiber supplement now.