High Protein / Lower Carb quick breakfast/lunch?

[foxbody-87]

As per the thread title. I have lost a stone so far on conventional calorie reduction but feel hungry all the time. I would like to substitute my usual breakfast & lunches (both bread based) for something quick but low carb and high protein. Breakfast is probably OK as I am happy with a tin of sardines but would appreciate lunch ideas. There are plenty on Google but all require quite a bit of prep and I'm lazy.

Evening meals are fine as I can make some simple swaps to reduce carbohydrate.

Thanks!

[bmwmike]

Eggs!

Poach em fry em scramble etc

[PBDirector]

plonk a bunch of salmoln fillets on some foil on a baking tray. Sprinkle on some "fish" seasoning off of the herbs and spices isle. Wrap foil into a parcel. Oven bake 200C 20 mins.

Grab a bag of Tesco sliced leek & cabbage. Pour bag contents into a buttery frying pan. Muddle around a bit. Sprinkle on loads of salt, pepper and chilli spice mix.

Divide into portions. Grate on some Parmesan.

Bosh. That's a few days lunches.


Successful low carb meals are all about the herb n spice game. Oh and endless bags of pork scratchings.

[Wobbegong]

Omelette with shredded chicken

[grumbledoak]

bmwmike said:

Eggs!

^^^

Eggs for breakfast or skip it for intermittent fasting (IF). Lunch is harder. Tinned fish or boiled eggs with salad ingredients. Bring your own olive oil.

[p4cks]

Chicken and roasted vegetables prepped on a Sunday for the week.

Mini chicken fillets fried with Maggi papyrus paper things
Roasted parsnips, carrots, peppers, butternut squash with a garam masala, paprika, chilli flake and olive oil dressing
Boiled green beans and mangetout

Delicious hot or cold

[Hoofy]

Bacon.
Bacon.

[Job38]

Skip breakfast, intermittent fasting (perhaps every other day), you'll be amazed how few calories you need!

[Wobbegong]

Hoofy said:

Bacon.
Bacon.

Needs more bacon

[oldbanger]

Wobbegong said:

Needs more bacon

Needs more Baacoon!

On a more sensible note

eggs - boiled, egg mayo, egg butter, frittatas are great (think pastry free quiche) - grab a little salad veg on the side and job jobbed
you could also substitute eggs for chicken, tuna, ham, steak, prawns etc.

for breakfast I generally just have bullet proof coffee (usually coconut oil and butter coffee smoothie - though I don't take butter very often)

Edited by oldbanger on Wednesday 28th June 21:29

[oldbanger]

Egg butter http://www.food.com/recipe/munavoi-finnish-egg-but...
Egg drop soup e.g. http://nomnompaleo.com/post/129592158903/simple-eg...
Frittatas e.g. http://www.thomasridley.co.uk/stiritup_recipe61.ht...

[oldbanger]

I am planning on trying low carb scotch eggs at some point e.g. https://low-carb-support.com/low-carb-scotch-egg/
The main thing is to substitute the breadcrumb coating for some kind of nut flour/ground nuts, and to go as low carb as possible for the sausage meat.

All I need then is a decent pastry free pork pie recipe and I'm sorted

[RobXjcoupe]

foxbody-87 said:

As per the thread title. I have lost a stone so far on conventional calorie reduction but feel hungry all the time. I would like to substitute my usual breakfast & lunches (both bread based) for something quick but low carb and high protein. Breakfast is probably OK as I am happy with a tin of sardines but would appreciate lunch ideas. There are plenty on Google but all require quite a bit of prep and I'm lazy.

Evening meals are fine as I can make some simple swaps to reduce carbohydrate.

Thanks!

How many calories are you eating per day and what it your current weight?

[foxbody-87]

RobXjcoupe said:

How many calories are you eating per day and what it your current weight?

Sorry for the delay all and thanks for your suggestions. I am 15 stone, and I eat around 1800 calories per day.

[RobXjcoupe]

Calorie controlled diets are difficult to maintain and will make you hungry. The only way to keep yourself feeling content is by prepping all your meals so you know exactly how many calories are put into each meal.
Soups can fill you up for longer but no bread and butter. Don't use powered types or the luxury brands. Again home made is best.

[London424]

Greek Yogurt is pretty good.

http://uk.fage/yoghurts/fage-total

[otolith]

Things I find useful.

Eggs
Cold cooked chicken
Ham
Beef jerky / biltong
Cottage cheese
Tinned tuna
Prawns
Massive bowl of salad
Konjac noodles
Mr Porky Crispy Strips - they're not as nice as proper pork scratchings, but 40g is a couple of hundred calories and 25g of protein

[markcoznottz]

Pink salmon is cheap from Aldi/Lidl tastes good mixed with bit of salad cream, cheap low carb dinner