Too Many Carbs...

gina217 · 03-02-2009, 05:39 PM

Does anyone have any good food suggestions that target protein or fiber? I really don't like just drinking shakes or eating protein bars, and because I live at school there is a limited amount of food I eat. I can't cook in my room or grill so it pretty much eliminates a lot of food I could prepare.

My main problem is that I end up eating WAY too many carbs while trying to get my protein in for the day. Are there any foods that are low in carbs but still give me a great amount of protein?

Lazylifter · 03-02-2009, 08:09 PM

Hmmmm have you got a fridge?
Cottage cheese and skimmed milk are low carb high protein.
Nuts are high protein, low carb but high fat
......and of course there's always Tins of Tuna.

5kgLifter · 03-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Can you eat tuna etc, that will work and no cooking involved.

gina217 · 03-02-2009, 09:16 PM

Yeah I figured tuna would be a good one. The thing about my diet is that I hate the foods that are high in protein: cottage cheese, cut up chicken breast (I hate white meat), etc. Anything else besides tuna??

5kgLifter · 03-03-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gina217

Yeah I figured tuna would be a good one. The thing about my diet is that I hate the foods that are high in protein: cottage cheese, cut up chicken breast (I hate white meat), etc. Anything else besides tuna??

Do you mean you hate all protein, or did this mean that you don't like a lot of meats etc? I think maybe it was the latter

but it confused me...

Eggs, milk, yoghurt, beef, fish, tofu...

Good Sources of Protein - WebMD

I hope that's of help.

gina217 · 03-04-2009, 01:10 PM

Ha sorry. Yeah I mean like I don't like a lot of the foods that are high in protein (white meat chicken, cottage cheese, tofu,etc.)

stikfigure · 03-04-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gina217

Ha sorry. Yeah I mean like I don't like a lot of the foods that are high in protein (white meat chicken, cottage cheese, tofu,etc.)

why don't you like eating these things?
is there an adverse reaction - do you feel yucky after eating these or is it just a matter of taste? If protein doesn't agree with you then it might be a matter of digestive enzymes. If it's just a taste preference issue, then try getting creative and making it work. Have your cottage cheese with crackers or fruit or something. what about hard boiled eggs? mix the tuna into a salad....

gina217 · 03-05-2009, 02:16 PM

Yeah it's the taste. I can eat white meat chicken in a salad or something like that, but I could eat 10 at a time because they don't fill me up. I don't feel like I have eaten anything after I am done because I am still just as hungry as before. See, my boyfriend can just eat grilled white meat chicken and dip it in honey mustard, but I can't do that (it kinda sucks cause that would be a great way to get protein). I don't like hard boiled eggs (never have) or cottage cheese (never have). So, I pretty much resort to tuna and nuts like almonds or walnuts.