I need help with low carbing...high protein.

costco... huge bag of mixed veggies $8... 2kg of chicken breast $18.99 (both should last you 1 week...) n there lots more there for a good price...

Hi, I'm trying to eat lower carbs, around 40g per meal. I have found that soup (read the labels!) are a good way to reduce carbs and fat. It's easy to make a big batch of soup, then freeze portions. That way you can enjoy it often without having to prepare a meal. My sister in law gave me a great tip, to prepare salad fixings one day of the week then it's easy to put a salad together each day. Just buy a big head of lettuce, cut it up and put in ziploc bag (with a few holes punched in it to get some air through it), then cute up some veggies you like and put them in containers or ziploc bags too. Then you can just pull out what you want. Hard boil some eggs for the week too. Then when it's time for lunch/dinner just pull everything out and put it together! Add some lean turkey lunch meat or the eggs and you've added protein. Buy Low Cal (non creamy) dressing and have it on the side. Dip your fork into the dressing rather than pour the dressing on the salad. Make salad ingredients ahead of time also makes it easy to put a salad together for work rather than eat out

Here is my favorite Low Carb soup recipe from "8 Grams or Less Low-Carb Recipes" by Better Homes & Gardens:

Vegetable Beef Soup
Prep: 5 min Cook: 1 1/2 hours Makes 6 servings

1 pound beef stew meat or boneless beef chuck roast , cut into 3/4" cubes
1 tablespoon cooking oil
3 14-ounce cans beef broth
1 14 1/2-ounce can dice tomatoes with basil, oregano, and garlic, undrained
1 16-ounce package frozen loose-pack broccoli, green beans, pearl onions, and red sweet pepper.

In a Dutch oven brown meat, half at a time, in hot oil (add additional oil, if necessary). Return all meat to Dutch oven. Stir in beef broth and undrained tomatoes. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours or until meat is tender.

Stir in vegetables. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 5 minutes more or until vegetables are just tender.

my tips: I like to use fresh broccoli, rather than frozen. A 16 oz package of pearl onions are way to many!! I only use 1/4 of a bag, or just dice up 1/4 - 1/2 cup of fresh yellow or white onions. My kids don't like red sweet pepper so I just leave it out and it still tastes good.

Nutrition facts per serving: 179 cal. 6g total fat, 45mg chol., 1,095mg sodium, 11g carbs, 2g fiber, 20g protein.

These should help:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/273-la-vida-low-carb
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1143-keto
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3843-low-carb-living

I feel the need to tell you this, sorry if you already know... Low-carb high-protein is a lifestyle, not a diet. If you ever go back to eating lots of carbs/sugars, you will put weight on.

A low-carb high-protein diet means fats are ESSENTIAL. You can't do high-protein and low-fat in a healthy way because protein and fat, in nature, go hand-in-hand. When your body stops burning carbohydrates as fuel, the next thing it looks to is FAT.

What UponThisRock said rings very true - People who do well on high protein diets are the ones who regularly eat meat/fish/eggs. I hope this doesn't sound gross to you, but on a budget, organ meats are some of the best things you can eat - they are super cheap and abundant in nutrition.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you need to eat only lean meats (turkey and chicken). It's fine to eat beef and pork. When you are cutting out macronutrients from your diet, in this case carbohydrates, you need to balance out your diet by increasing other macronutrient ratios - in this case fat and protein. Otherwise, you are really just eating less.

I really like angelareads' idea for soup. Soup is awesome because a little goes a long way, and it can last you for a whole week. One of my favorite things is meatball soup There are lots of recipes for this on allrecipes or eatingwell.com. What about delicious chili??

^That. Don't be afraid of fat. Eat that pork! Hound on that beef!

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I have the same dilemma--I'll reiterate the Greek yogurt thing, it's very filling and high protein. I add a small spoonful of peanut butter to mine for double the protein punch.

Last night for dinner I experimented with a no-carbs mix of chicken, veggies, fruit, and string cheese...I was surprisingly satisfied.

They also make lower carb bread, something I learned on here this week!

cans of tuna are a cheap way to up your protein intake.