Ok so im beginning to understand just how important protein is. Why?
- Because the body does not store protein which makes it easier to loose weight from stored fat
- It is vital to growth, maintenance and repair of all body cells
- When dieting, your body will pull protein from muscles (which you dont want)
- Without enough protein, you can loose some hair (common with WLS paitients)
I'd say that during the 6 weeks following surgery, i wont worry so much about getting my protein in. The focus during this time will be getting my liquids in. However, if i can, protein from the start is good.
High Protein Foods
1 large Egg 6 grams
Skimmed Milk (100ml) 3 grams
Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup) 14grams
Cottage Cheese low fat (1/2 cup) 16grams
Soft Cheese (Brie, Mozzarella) 6 grams per oz
Medium Cheese (Cheddar, swiss) 7 grams per oz
Hard Cheese (parmesan) 10 grams per oz
Low fat yoghurt 4 grams
Tofu (1 oz) 3 grams
Most Beans (1/2 cup) 8 grams
Baked beans (1 tin) 9 grams
Soy Milk (1 cup) 8 grams
Chickpeas (1/2 cup) 7 grams
Peanut Butter (2 tbsp) 8 grams
Peanuts (1/4 cup) 9 grams
Pumpkin seeds (1/4 cup) 8 grams
Tuna (1 tin) 33 grams
Sardines in water 22 grams
Cod fish fingers x 3 13 grams
Chicken breast (100 grams) 31 grams
Chicken leg/wing (6 oz) 9 grams
Turkey breast (100 grams) 17 grams
2 pork sausages 15 grams
2 chicken sausages 19 grams
Sirloin Steak (150grams) 38 grams
Lean Mince (100 grams) 21 grams
Whey Protein & skimmed milk 22 grams (250ml)
Banana Slimfast & skimmed milk 14 grams (250ml)
Wholemeal bread (1 slice) 4 grams
Readybrek & milk 5 grams
Oatso simple & milk 9 grams
Weetabix & milk 4 grams
Those are a few examples. I have started to use http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ When you log what you have eaten, apart from the traditional calories, it also works out how much protein youve had. For those of you who like your apps, there is one available for fitness pal x
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