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LisaM · 11-27-2005, 01:18 PM

Juli,

I had some struggles on the protein side, as I have yet to find a protein shake that I can stand. Unfortunately, tuna is one place where I get about a third of my protein almost daily--which is out for you.

Other protein resources for me - protein bars - the Advant-Edge Carb Control bars have zero or just one gram of sugar, and few or no sugar alcohols, which I have to avoid, as well. They also taste sickeningly sweet to me, but I can gag them down if I think about something else while I'm gnawing on them.

Breakfast: one scrambled egg with an ounce of cheese and an ounce of ham is about 18-20 grams of protein. A half-cup of fat-free cottage cheese with no-sugar-added canned fruit is about 13 grams of protein. Yogurt is also high in protein, and you can eat it any time of day.

Lunch/dinner: If you can stand salmon, you can get the pouches or cans, and make salmon salad. I also buy cod to make for dinner - it's a terrific source of protein. You can also buy the navy bean soup in a bag and 15-bean soup in a bag, make to the directions, and freeze the excess in small containers to eat later.

Snacks: sunflower seeds (chew them VERY well) are about 8 grams of protein per quarter cup. Soy chips are also pretty edible - you can usually find them in the organic section of the grocery store. Pumpkin seeds are also high in protein, but I haven't found a commercial version that I can handle - too much black pepper, usually. A lot of people here eat beef jerky, but I don't - it tastes bad to me, but then I like tuna!

Other suggestions: Soy nuts are only vaguely edible alone, but you can chop them up in a blender/food processor and use them for a crunchy shake-n-bake type thing for chicken, adding to the protein.

With all these things, I run about 65 grams of protein a day, about ten grams more than the minimum my dietican requires. I eat about four times a day now.

Hope this helps!