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Protein Snacks
shander7
Posts: 613 Member
Hi everyone! I was wondering what you eat for high protein/ lower cal snacks?? I'm trying to up my calorie intake since it is almost always very low. I'm not a fan of tofu (I haven't been able to find one I like yet 
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Do you eat dairy? How about a lo fat mozzerella cheese stick (like sargento makes) and a handfull of almonds? thats one of my favorite after workout snacks...
have you discovered the Quorn line of foods? simular to tofu, but with a much better texture. it's supposed to substitute chicken. high protein, low calories. 0 -
no one else has any???0
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1)Nuts are my quick go-to but of course are high in calories
2)Hummus, other bean dip, or greek yogurt dip with veggies
3)Cottage cheese is great if you eat dairy
4)Keeping a cold quinoa salad (lots of great recipe variations out there) in the fridge can help
5)luna bars
That's all I can think of for now...0 -
Dried chick peas! There's a company called garbanzo that make different flavours - only 88cal per bag! Also almonds, flaxseed, peanuts, pistachios- yum!0
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I also second the person who mentioned Quorn - yummy! Also the linda mc cartney brand is really good too.0
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protein shakes, chia seeds (soaked in water to create a gel), and hummus are all great protein-rich snacks.
a three bean salad?0 -
Hi,
I struggle with this too, i am trying to add more protein to my diet but i find a lot of veggie protein has a lot of carbs in it too, hard to get a low carb high protein diet as a veggie 0 -
I just hate tofu - it's a texture thing for me. I am big on the Green Smoothies with spinach or kale added (you really cannot taste it - for REAL). Here is a favorite one of mine. My kids eat it because they like putting things in the blender. Add different combos of fruit. I don't do yogurt but you could:
http://joythebaker.com/2011/01/kale-spinach-and-pear-smoothie/
I also eat nuts - the calories are worth it for me because I also get that snacking/crunching thing going on. Baking chickpeas makes them really crunchy but I also eat a handful raw. Another great lunch is white beans mixed in with some cucumber slices, salt and pepper and drizzle a little olive oil. It's very filling.
Hummus is a go-to with veggies, nut butters - so, so many of them are delicious so don't limit yourself to just peanut butter, and lastly get some flaxseed - add it to savory or sweet muffins, your smoothies, breakfast cereal, your granola, etc.
Here are some other favorite snacky/treat recipes for me and my daughter:
Banana cashew energy bites:
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/06/banana-cashew-balls.html
Cinnamon Raisin Almond balls:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=10934410
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