Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Food/recipes

For related content, visit our food content hub.

Low fat but high protein salads - that dont include bloody chicken, chickpeas or tuna

69 replies

bellac11 · 29/01/2023 16:23

Yes its a long shot but I need to really up my protein, I thought I was having enough but having seen the offical calculation on another thread (your weight x .8) Ive realised Im not having anywhere near enough

But Im not mega keen on chicken although I have been having mainly chicken salads, sick to death of it now. Tuna I like it, but theres only so many times you can have a tuna salad. I cant stand chickpeas in anything other than hummous and really dont like those trendy green bean pea things.

I know Im limiting my options but what other ideas have people got. Needs to be fairly low fat so I cant put a chunk of steak on, I dont really like pork but do eat the odd bit of ham, I did today but couldnt do it every day

I dont really eat bread or starchy carbs etc (well I try not to)

OP posts:
GCWorkNightmare · 29/01/2023 19:37

I get 170g protein in per day and I don’t eat meat and only limited dairy.

I eat a lot of tuna, sea bream/bass, cod/haddock, king prawns, eggs and the odd veggie sausage. Couple of vegan protein bars a day and I’m generally

1500 cals
170g protein
30-40g carbs
50-60g fat

PotKettel · 29/01/2023 19:40

you could use your low fat cottage cheese to make smoked mackerel pate - you’ll need the cottage cheese, horseradish sauce, fresh ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, good squeeze of lemon and some smoked mackerel. It freezes well too. So tasty, goes very well with celery.

Although it does have oily fish in, you end up only eating a very small amount as it is diluted by the cheese.

Zola1 · 29/01/2023 19:47

I'm veggie so I tend to eat porridge with added protein powder, a protein shake or smoothie in place of a snack, the high protein chocolate mousse or yoghurts etc.. eggs, veggie sausages etc

bellac11 · 29/01/2023 19:51

PotKettel · 29/01/2023 19:40

you could use your low fat cottage cheese to make smoked mackerel pate - you’ll need the cottage cheese, horseradish sauce, fresh ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, good squeeze of lemon and some smoked mackerel. It freezes well too. So tasty, goes very well with celery.

Although it does have oily fish in, you end up only eating a very small amount as it is diluted by the cheese.

Yes Ive made this before, very nice. But my cottage cheese is accounted for in my breakfasts unfortunately! Cant have it twice. And mackeral not allowed.

OP posts:
QuestionableMouse · 29/01/2023 19:54

Honestly I think adding a protein powder is going to be your easiest bet.

I used these while I was recovering from Covid - they taste pretty good and have a load of protein. If they're suitable, give me a PM because I have a discount code.

QuestionableMouse · 29/01/2023 19:54

uk.yfood.eu/products/yfood-500ml-meal-replacement

These, sorry.

Not sponsored or anything, just picked one up in Holland and Barret and found them pretty tasty!

bellac11 · 29/01/2023 20:09

I have protein powders which I will be using in a few weeks time, I have found some (finally) that dont have artificial sweetners in them, someone on this forum recommended them, they also need to be low in calories and it was almost impossible to find them without sweetners.

OP posts:
ANewDayDawned · 30/01/2023 08:30

@bellac11 could you share what the protein powders are? I also need some without sweeteners. Thanks

ANewDayDawned · 30/01/2023 08:31

@QuestionableMouse which powder do you use? Thanks

3487642l · 30/01/2023 08:40

I often put a couple of table spoons of hummus on my salad.

YouJustDoYou · 30/01/2023 08:43

So you literally can't have anything anyone is suggesting. You need proper medical advice then, as nothing anyone is saying is workable.

NoDairyNoProblem · 30/01/2023 08:52

@bellac11 are you on a specific diet to help shrink your liver pre surgery?

Could you alternate chicken, prawn and lean fish? Spices to brighten them up. Turkey rashers as a bacon alternative.

bellac11 · 30/01/2023 17:46

ANewDayDawned · 30/01/2023 08:30

@bellac11 could you share what the protein powders are? I also need some without sweeteners. Thanks

Yep, they're like hens teeth!!

I got Purition, only had one flavour so far, they have bits in them like bits of nut and seed so no good if you need something absolutely smooth for whatever reason. I ordered a tester mix of flavours but only had the chocolate so far. It was ok, nothing special

I also got Amazing Grass, their flavours are very limited. Ive only tried the chocolate one so far. It was better that purition, no bits in it and drinkable. I could taste the chocolate but its more of an after taste which comes through. More tolerable than the Purition.

OP posts:
bellac11 · 30/01/2023 17:48

NoDairyNoProblem · 30/01/2023 08:52

@bellac11 are you on a specific diet to help shrink your liver pre surgery?

Could you alternate chicken, prawn and lean fish? Spices to brighten them up. Turkey rashers as a bacon alternative.

Yes exactly. I see there are a number of versions of it around but the nurse set out for me what to eat and what not to and put the fear of god into me so Im not going to deviate from what she said.

I did the cajun chicken spices that someone suggested today, good call!

And yes as someone else said prawns are an idea and I will get some fish sticks too.

OP posts:
QuestionableMouse · 30/01/2023 18:42

ANewDayDawned · 30/01/2023 08:31

@QuestionableMouse which powder do you use? Thanks

I don't, I used these drinks when I was recovering from Covid and they're packed with protein.

uk.yfood.eu/products/yfood-500ml-meal-replacement?utm_source=ttrgb&utm_medium=aff&utm_campaign=118609&utm_content=custom&et_uk=0bc959c2a1834cec95d45f460cf7837c&et_gk=MzI2MDI5MDAzYzZmNGY5ZGJiNzRkYzcwOGQzNzc3M2YlN0MzMC4wMy4yMDIzKzE2JTNBNTMlM0ExNw

NeverDropYourMooncup · 30/01/2023 19:21

Are you doing a liver shrinking diet in preparation for WLS/gallbladder removal? (Only asking because it gives more context for ideas/suggestions).

Gluten free pastas are higher in protein if you can allow for them in terms of carb count - you'd need to check the full nutritional information obviously, but they can add a bit to your total and might make a change if you aren't trying to have zero carbs.

Other than that, another vote for prawns, especially if you can add herbs and spices to them to make for some variety (marinade with garlic/garlic powder, chilli, salt, pepper and some lemon or lime juice plus coriander, jerk seasoning, five spice, lemon and thyme or basil, etc), chargrilled squid or white fish.

Turkey is best with lots of seasonings - if you get mince instead, you could make them into meatballs with salt, pepper, chilli, mint and parsley/coriander, perhaps adding cumin and cinnamon/garam masala and then having those with a 0% greek yoghurt, cucumber, salt and lemon dressing. Just bake them on a rack instead of frying.

For something a bit less 'standard', you could try Turkey with Caraway. It's usually used with pork but Turkey would work as well, especially if you paired it with fennel and red onion. If you can work an orange into your fruit allowance, you could add a couple of sections of that into the salad.

And noodles - if you can do glass noodles, they'll soften perfectly in kettle water with a stock cube (if allowed) and you can add edamame beans/peas (frozen in the morning, fine until lunch in the tub), chopped spring onion, dried seaweed and chilli at lunchtime. Maybe add a spoonful of white Miso to the tub and just make sure the water isn't actually quite boiling. Tofu should be fine, too.

If Miso is acceptable, you can also use that to marinade chicken.

Steak is only high fat when you include the fat - lean steak strips if checked, might not be a risk after all.

What about beans? A mixed bean salad (there is a version sold in just water rather than a dressing) could improve Tuna or stand alone with lemon and herbs or mashed with cumin and slackened down with the addition of some chilli, water and lime juice to make a Tex-Mexx style dressing.

And is it all olives or just olives in oil rather than brine? Even using a bit of the brine to mix into tuna would make it taste. Could add in capers or pickles for some extra flavour, too.

bellac11 · 31/01/2023 19:18

I missed your post sorry

Well prawns are in the fridge and turkey is a possbility

When the nurse went through things with me its slightly different to what is on other NHS plans (or american plans - I saw an american hospitals plan which included avocado but she was saying no avocado, no oily fish, no nuts)

I wouldnt mind seeing if I can have very thin beef slices/steaks, for 7% fat, it seems too high but is described as lean. She said chicken or white fish.

Perhaps its personal to me

OP posts:
fuckaroo · 31/01/2023 19:19

Spinach tomato pepper cucumber cashews black pepper

Grimchmas · 31/01/2023 19:34

Can you have extra lean beef mince (3% I think)? Could perhaps make a chilli or curry of some kind, or little patties.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread