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Meat is just not for me
I have been really struggling with my daily diet lately.
There, I said it.
I know that I really fill up on heavy protein + fat more than on fiber or volume, and that has been really hard without eating much chicken or turkey anymore. Upon this realization two weeks ago I hunted for some hormone free veggie fed deli turkey + chicken + ground turkey. I have been eating all 3 over the last days, but I just feel icky about it. The only thing that has been sitting well with me is the ground turkey, and probably because I only had about 2 oz of it in my whole meal.
So over the weekend and this week I went back to trying to eat just lots of veggies and fruits, but I found myself eating a lot of carb heavy foods like the amazing Great Harvest breads. This is not good for my waistline, as I need more of the carby things to be satisfied, and more = more calories = potential weight gain.
Exhibit A:
I made myself a mini turkey sandwich, just 2 oz turkey on GH bread, to have with my zucchini and cukes for lunch today. I immediately decided not to have the turkey (it’s just ew to me) and went for a hunk of GH bread. I filled up right away, but now an hour later I feel starving again. I know it is fake hunger because I had enough calories and didn’t exercise yet today, and I don’t like the feeling.
What to do? Please if you have suggestions for lunches or dinners I could make that have a good combo of proteins + fats without adding meat I would be very appreciative. I think I am just in a bit of a food rut and need some new meal ideas now that meat is not a primary source of protein for me. Oh, and I do love fish so I will start cooking that more, but I guess I am more concerned about the lunches!
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yup, that is a great blog, but for hi protein there’s egg whites, tofu, legumes/beans… meat tends to fill me up much more, but i have been cutting back for one reason or another…
there’s no reason fish can’t be for lunch, either!
i’m with you on the carbs not filling you up, they just make me hungrier…
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I like making burritos on WW low-carb wraps with egg whites, ketchup, and a little bit of cheddar.
I like egg whites a lot
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I do enjoy meat, but some vegetarian lunches that could be good are Tofu with veggies (stir-fry) and orzo or couscous mixed with veggies, pine nuts, fetaand then a little evoo/lemon juice/herb sauce. good luck!
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peanut butter!! tuna!! garbonzo beans!! cheese!!! yogurt!!
Kelly Turner
http://www.groundedfitness.com
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Kelly had some great ideas and I def concur! My daily lunch looks something on the lines of a large container of vegis and beans (so usually I do corn, peas, edamame, black beans). You can mix it up and do all kinds of vegis. I will then sprinkle them with chili powder or salsa, or tomato sauce. Cooks up easy in the microwave! For a little more fat, top with cheese? I also eat a greek yogurt (yahhh chobani) for protein. You could also pack string cheese. How about apples with PB on top. Or celery and PB? Black bean dip and vegis? I could go on and on and on ….
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BEANS BEANS BEANS! WARM UP A CUP OF GARBANZOS IN THE MICROWAVE ALONG WITH FROZEN (DEFROSTED) MIXED VEGGIES (the little ones with corn, carrots, peas, etc) and throw into the micro to heat up (either with or without pasta sauce)…Add some cottage cheese (Cabot nf fron TJs is THE BEST! Sooo creamy) and some steamed spinach! You can eat as is or add some bbq n hot sauce to it too! cottage cheese n beans together = INCREDIBLY FILLING and like Mags mentioned the la tortillas are amazing! 80 cals and like 14 g fiber, 7 grams protein or something like that!
Avocados do wonders! I also love to heat up some garbanzos and then roast tons of cauliflower at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-40 minutes flipping once sprinkled with salt sub, freshly cracked pepper, herbes de provence, a touch of freshly grated nutmeg and some chopped GAHLIC (or whole cloves as I looove to just eat whole roasted garlic cloves! Mmmm!) and IMMEDIATELY when they come out of the oven sprinkle with Rice Parm Cheese and add to your garbanzos w/ a few sprays of EVOO (or a tsp maybe) some more fresh herbs and rice parm to taste and it’s delish! Garbanzos really should be warm tho!
OH and SAVORY OATS!
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Meals From the Girl in the Little Black Dress! Her meals are SO balanced and Healthful she, to me, exemplifies PURE HEALTH and class! I’d def use her meals as inspiration!
And Chobani Greek is only $1.00 here! So when you come in Nov we’ll go Grocery Shopping for sure!
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I have the same problem. I love bread. I want to eat lots of it, but I can’t.
I agree with the above suggestions, but I also wanted to add … try to incorporate beans and whole grains like brown rice and wheat berries instead of bread. I find them more filling.
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P.S. Use hummus.
P.P.S. For the “cookies” you asked about, I would suggest adding brown sugar or honey to make them sweeter before testing them out on the general public. I love this version, but they are very “healthy” tasting.
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I am a meat eater, but on those days where turkey or ham just won’t cut it, I turn to dairy: Greek yogurt or cottage cheese YUM! Also, nut butters tend to fill me up and keep me full rather nicely
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Try a variety of tuna salads, bean salad, and bean based soups!
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I live my life on chickpeas and black beans. Sometimes together! So my suggestion, which is similar to others’ above is beans, beans and more beans!
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thank you all so much for your great ideas!
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I like eggs or egg whites scrambled with red pepper flakes and oregano and shoved into a sandwich with spinach and tomato. Also hummus is good stuff, as are almonds and PB. And don’t forget that there’s lots of protein in milk!
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I have been a veggie for a long time and in addition to the great ideas already here, I suggest stirfrying tempeh with onions, peppers, some whole tomatoes, and then throwing in a whole bunch of tomato sauce with it, too. You can use it as a sauce for pasta and keep the pasta portion low, or you can also use tempeh as a substitute in a sloppy joe-esque recipe, you don’t even need to put it on a bun (but you could put it in a pita or wrap to save some carbs/calories) because it’s delicious without it. Also, tofu with a little soysauce and nutritional yeast, stirfried or, even yummier, home baked tofu with rice vinegar, sesame oil and spices rubbed on the outside, yum. So this doesn’t go on for all eternity I’ll stop now…
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