Please teach me about protein x

toomuchlatte
toomuchlatte Posts: 18
in Food and Nutrition
Hi I'm still new to this 6 days in (I think) and have asked a few questions and keep being told eat more protein,which is kind however I don't know what foods have protein or should I just buy the milk shakes my main diet is bagels,coffee,cocopops,rice,chicken,pasta,cheese,veg,potato,eggs,bread,chips,baked white fish,oats porridge and beans they are the things I consume most,mainly because those are the foods my children like,are any of these foods good for protein or am I living on a cloud? X

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  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    You need to read a good, basic nutrition book. Play around with the food diary here and enter the foods you have questions about. It will show the macro contents and tell you how much protein is in them. You can also enter your total daily meal plan before you eat anything and see how much protein, carbs, fat and calories you'd consume....and then you can make adjustments.
  • NelehY
    NelehY Posts: 52 Member
    By coincidence I have just been reading this article:

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/307688-high-protein-and-no-sugar-foods/

    Perhaps you might find it helpful too!

    But looking at what you have listed below I would personally avoid eating Bagels, Coco-Pops and
    Chips

    And if you are eating white rice/pasta/bread - consider changing to brown/wholemeal.

    When I first changed over you would swear that I was trying to poison my husband and son from their reactions
    - but they have adjusted and now think that the white versions all just taste bland and flavourless now.

    Good luck!
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    Fish is a great low-calorie source of protein! Salmon is my favorite; 3 oz of salmon has 21.7g of protein for only 127 calories. I'd advise against battered fish, though.

    Try to remember that your kids' tastebuds are still young and try not to limit yourself to what they want. They might protest your healthier choices at first, but if you make better nutrition a consistent thing in your household, they will adapt and grow to love it.
  • toomuchlatte
    toomuchlatte Posts: 18
    Thank you for your answers I think I will buy a healthy eating recipe book from somewhere this week x
  • Princess_Sameen
    Princess_Sameen Posts: 284 Member
    You dont have to avoid chips at all....just make them yourself and cook them in the oven.
    Would agree with staying away from coco pops they are by no means healthy
    I eat bagels just not daily...they are great at lunch with some soft cream cheese and salmon with salad
    Think of this a s a lifestyle change! not a diet!
    diets are fads! simple they set you up for short term goals....

    best of luck!
    feel free to add me as a friend

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