High-Protein Diet

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

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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