@jharsh

Hi,

I always buy organic skinless chicken breasts and organic chop meat to use in a variety of vegetables. We have a brand of chicken sausage here that I like so I will roast them along with potatoes and any vegetable I happen to have on hand. I eat fish and am partial to Baramundi and Salmon….neither of them farm raised.

Beans and nuts are a good source of high protein. I use almonds and walnuts in salads and any baked goods or dishes such as chicken piccata. Always snacking on pistachios and peanuts.

I don’t eat too many beans but I do make lentil or pea soup on occasion. One of my favorite snacks is to take a can of chickpeas, rinse and then coat with olive oil, sal and pepper and roast until golden brown. They taste like nuts .Another snack is edamame.

There are high protein vegetables you may already be eating like Brussels sprouts. You can goggle a list and select your favorites. I am partial to kale and spinach and sweet potatoes and squash and often use spaghetti squash as pasta.

One thing I do is use chia seeds a lot… very high in protein (not cheap) and I sprinkle in salads or whatever and have made chia pudding as a desert. I also use ground flax seed.

Low fat dairy products like yogurt…I eat plain Greek yogurt topped with fruit and a sprinkle of nuts or granola for breakfast or avocado toast. I eat eggs and keep hard boiled on hand to throw in salads or make egg salad.

I try to eat gluten free as much as I can and buy and keep in the freezer any gluten free hamburger rolls, English muffins and bagels. Gluten free products are not cheap but I try to avoid as much wheat as possible. The pasta that I do eat is Dreamfield which has more protein.

I make a fair amount of soups because you can put just about any good protein in them.
I have a lot of seasonings and oils and vinegars in my pantry along with a boatload of chicken and beef bone broth. If a recipe calls for water I will substitute one of the bone broths instead because it tastes better depending on the recipe. The sipping bone broth is a good drink in the afternoon .

If you are already a cook you won’t need a special high protein cookbook. Goggle the high proteins for seniors and pick your favorites. If you feel you need more you can always supplement with a daily protein shake but watch the grams of sugar listed. And remember to translate grams into teaspoon to get the real idea of how much sugar there really is in the product.

I avoid canned foods except for San Mariano tomatoes and chickpeas, try to get as much organic as I can in vegetables (not necessary for hard skinned vegetables like avocados) and organic chicken, meat and fresh water fish.

I like to cook and eat lol so this is long. I have a healthy appetite and weigh 108 on my 5ft 6 inch frame. If I want a pizza or a good steak I go for it.

There is a recipe discussion on this forum somewhere that was fairly active for a while.

FL Mary