Looking for low cal / high protein ideas please

Im trying to cut my calories to 1000 a day (per dr) and at least 65 grams of protein.

I just cant figure how to get that much protein in at only 1000 calories. Right now, Ive got the Weight Control oatmeal for breakfast (7 grams protein, 160 calories) Tuna for lunch and fish for dinner....but that will get OLD in a hurry.

I know good snacks would be lite cheese, yogurt maybe. Id like to try the greek yogurt, but how do I make it taste better with few calories?

Have you considered a protein shake for breakfast?  The ones I use are less that 150 calories and then the calories for the milk I use.  But you can also mix with water instead of milk.  There is 20 grams of protein in the shake and they taste great!  Even my husband who is a super picky eater has taken to these shakes and is now taking one for breakfast instead of his cereal.

Good luck to you!

I am the greek yogurt queen lol. I just add a few blueberries or strawberries -- and a packet of splenda or equal to sweetnen it a bit. I eat it for breakfast with fruit and kashi go lean crunch about 1/3 cup. Also lowat cottage cheese, refried beans with salsa and lowfat cheese on top - warm this is the microwave. I also used to use lowfat or non-fat ricotta cheese -- put some pizza sauce on it with lowfat mozz cheese or leave it plain - warm it in themicrowave and yummmy.

Hope that helps

How about using some ground turkey and making a meatloaf or meatballs...

Or you could make some chili using ground turkey/ and or ground sirloin...Sometimes I put both in mine...Plus lots of black beans, kidney, and pinto...

1.  Cottage cheese is an excellent and low fat way to get alot of protein in as well as the protein drinks. 

2.  I use Matrix Hot choclate protein drink (yes, even in the summer) and mix it with skim milk powder instead of water..that double the protein count to almost 30 grams protein/drink.

3.  Also I buy extra lean slices of ham or roast beef or turkey and roll each slice around a "spear" of hard cheese...again, extra protein.

4.  I also make home made high protein soup:

2 pounds extra lean ground beef or chicken/turkey - crumbled in a big soup pot & fill with broth

1 cup pearl barley (I buy at Bulk Barn)

1 cup dried vegetable flakes (Bulk Barn)

1 cup of mixed dried beans (Bulk Barn)

add minced garlic, minced onion and summer savoury to taste

also add sea salt and fresh ground pepper

also  1/4 cup Montreal steak spice

Simmer for several hours.

Even better after the first day when the flavours get to blend.

This soup is very high in protein and fibre. Cool overnight in the fridge then carefully remove the congealed fat off the top and discard (my cats love it!)  Enjoy!

 

Hi Nancy, do you by chance know what a serving size is for your soup?? and have you used your crock pot to make it in??  Thanks..Patti K.

For me, I use about 1 1/2 cups of soup for a meal.( dont forget that Im 3 1/2 years out so I have the pouch room).

I make my soup for the week so I used a huge cooking pot...neither of my crockpots are bog enough.  AS the barley. veggies and beans rehydrate, the take up alot of room and I keep having to add broth or water.

There's enough soup then to feed me for a week, extra for my husbamd and two sons and also enough to take a huge bowl of it to my almost-90yrs old Mom .

Nancy B

I have become addicted to the greek yogurt. I cant remember the name of the brand, but It is a single serving size and has a cow on the front. I buy it at Food Lion.

the container is 80 calories. I add 1tbsp honey 60 cals, 2 packets splenda 0 calories and 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal 100 calories.

This comes to 240 calories and between the yogurt and cereal is 18 grams of protein!! The yogurt has 15 grams and the cereal is 5 grams.

What about string cheese?  Fat free pinto beans and cheese? Or a hard boiled egg?

Take care, good luck....luckily we all struggle with this.  I look at these for more suggestions for myself too!

Mix SF FF jello instant pudding in the greek yogurt. It is wonderful. Only a couple of tablespoons for 1/2 cup of yogurt and it is wonderful. Especially the cheescake flavor.