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This Little Lady Eats Her Protein….

March 8, 2011 7 Comments

With all the talk about taking your vitamin and mineral supplements; chewing slowly and thoroughly; not drinking while eating; eating 3 main meals and no grazing; hydrating well with 2 litres of water daily; opting for low-fat and low-sugar foods; and just eating to satiety…the PROTEIN advice often gets forgotten or put on the back burner.

Well this little lady (rather than the old little ‘piggy’), has been eating her protein religiously since she had her gastric bypass because it is so IMPORTANT for future health, and can offer the following advice…

PacificCodPuyLentilsMany weight-loss surgery patients seriously under estimate the importance of sufficient protein in their diets. Figures are quoted by dieticians and nutritionists, like 70g per day, but have little relevance when it’s hard to know what 70g of protein looks like in ‘real food’. ” How much protein is there in a steak”, I’m continually asked, “or an egg, a chicken thigh, a portion of beans or a salmon steak?”  “Well, it depends on the size or portion”, I say and it’s hardly surprising that many look even more confused. For what is also a ‘normal’ portion, or a weight-loss surgery patients portion come to that?

And yet it is seriously bad to under-estimate the importance of protein in the diet. When dieticians say a minimum of 70g they really do mean it…and continually falling short of this amount can bring about the problems associated with protein deficiency and muscle loss.

Although gastric bypass patients and those with more complex revisions are at most risk from protein deficiency, band patients also need to be seriously aware of eating enough protein too.

Post-op gastric bypass, sleeve and band patients always need to eat protein at every meal and to focus on eating this element of the dish first. It is always better to eat your protein rather than drink or eat it in the form of a protein powder supplement…but if you are continually under-scoring and coming up short then a protein drink or powder supplement stirred into food could be part of the answer.

So what does 70g protein look like in real food?

A good shortcut for you to use is to know that most meat, fish, poultry etc have approximately 7 g of protein per 25g/1 oz. On average, you would therefore need to eat about 275g/10 oz to achieve that bare minimum of protein a day. Divide this over 3 meals and say a couple of snacks and it can be anything but easy.

I try to aim for:

100g/3.5 oz protein foods at breakfast

100g/3.5 oz  protein foods at lunch

125g/4 oz  protein foods at dinner

to ensure that I have all bases covered and consider the odd snack a boost to this level. A small morning and evening snack, chosen juidiciously, can also provide me with a further 10-12g protein – so job done.

“But how do I know what 100g/3.5 oz protein foods look like , you ask?” Well here is my generalised protein list which will serve as a good guide:

 

BEEF 

RUMP STEAK WITH PEPPER SALSA

175g/6 oz steak provides 42g protein

100g/3.5 oz smallish hamburger provides 25g protein

28g/1 oz most sliced roasted cuts of meat provide 7g protein

 

PORK AND LAMB

LAMB CASSEROLE WITH SHALLOTS

An average pork/lamb chop, with about 75g/3 oz meat provides 21g protein

A 115g/4 oz pork loin or steak provides about 28g protein

Minced pork/ground pork provides about 5g protein per 25g/1 oz

100g/3.5 oz ham provides about 22g protein

 

CHICKEN

WHOLE ROAST CHICKEN

100g/3.5 oz chicken breast will provide about 28 g protein

An average chicken thigh will provide about 10g protein

An average chicken drumstick will provide about 11g protein

An average chicken wing will provide about 6g protein

100g/4 oz cooked roast chicken will provide about 35g protein

 

FISH

Salmon In Foil

100g/3.5 oz of most fish fillets or steaks provide about 22g protein

175g/6 oz canned tuna or salmon provides about 40g protein

25g/1 oz most cooked fish provides about 6g protein

 

BEANS, LENTILS AND SPLIT PEAS

GENERAL PULSES SHOT

Most beans (like black, cannellini, kidney, blackeye, butter, aduki, flageolet etc) provide about 7g protein per 50g/2 oz cooked beans

50g/2 oz cooked soya beans provide about 14g protein

50g/2 oz cooked split peas and lentils provide about 8g protein

 

CHEESE

GENERAL CHEESE SHOT

Soft cheeses like Brie, Camembert and Mozarella provide about 6g protein per 25g/ 1 oz

A 113-g carton/1/2 cup cottage cheese provides about 15g protein

Medium cheeses like Cheddar and Swiss cheese provide about 7g protein per 25g/1 oz

Hard cheeses like Parmesan provide about 10 g protein per 25g/1 oz

 

NUTS

50g/1/4 cup peanuts supplies 9g protein

25g/1/4 cup walnuts or pecans supplies about 2.5 g protein

2tbsp peanut butter supplies 8 g protein

 

EGGS

1 large egg supplies 6 g protein

1 large egg white supplies 3.6 g protein

EGGS IN PINK BOX 

 

YOGURT

YOGURTS

175 ml/1 cup yogurt provides about 8-12g protein (check the label)

 

MILK

GENERAL MILK SHOT

175ml/1 cup cow’s milk provides 8g protein

175ml/1 cup soya milk provides 6-10g protein

 

TOFU

oriental noodle broth

25g/1 oz tofu provides about 2.5g protein

 

 

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  1. Rose says

    March 8, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    Great advice Carol, just what we all need ! I’m printing this out and sticking it up in the kitchen ! Thanks 🙂

  2. sarah Dearing says

    March 9, 2011 at 10:55 am

    Ah Bless you Carol that’s just what I need at the moment. I am a long way off eating that much protein but I am only 5 months. Thank you. 🙂

  3. Carol says

    March 11, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Haven’t heard of a 6 meal diet recommended for bariatric patients…have you been advised this by your dietician?

  4. Mickaela says

    May 3, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    Thank you for the protein list…I also am printing it out and keeping for quick reference ….I am only 2 weeks post-op but already am worrying about protein intake, I don’t want to lose my hair…x

  5. Carol says

    May 4, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Good to hear from you Mickaela…and the protein list will be so useful. It’s early days so you will probably struggle a bit with the levels of protein you will need to start with…but don’t worry, you’ll get there. I took a sea kelp supplement in the early days too to reduce hair loss and it did seem to help. Carol

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