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High-Protein Diet

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

You need more protein if you're recovering from any kind of trauma, injury, or stress, including surgery, burns, infections, and fractures. Extra protein helps to heal wounds and form new tissue in the body.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

The foods listed below will add protein to your diet. Eat them as snacks or with your regular meals. Protein powder may also be helpful, but ask your doctor before using it.

DAIRY

  • All types of solid cheese
  • All types of milk
  • Buttermilk
  • Cottage cheese
  • Custard
  • Pudding
  • Yogurt

MEATS and MEAT SUBSTITUTES

  • Beef, pork, lamb
  • Eggs
  • Fish and shellfish
  • Poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, goose)

NUTS and SEEDS

  • Almonds, cashews, walnuts
  • Peanuts, peanut butter
  • Sesame seeds and tahini
  • Soybeans, soybean products (tofu, tempeh)

BEANS

  • Cooked dried beans (kidney, pinto, navy, garbanzo)
  • Cooked dried peas (black-eyed, green, and yellow)
  • Cooked lentils

HIGH PROTEIN RECIPE IDEAS

  • Casseroles with extra cheese or eggs
  • Cream sauces or cream soups
  • Lasagna, spaghetti with meatballs
  • Mexican food
  • Nuts and peanut butter in cookies
  • Omelets
  • Pizza
  • Powdered milk in baked goods
  • Waffles and pancakes



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