We get it. You’re not a diet person. Actually nobody is a diet person. We just end up doing it because of circumstances. After all, everybody loves good food; after all, yummy food really cheers up a person. But still, if you’ve reached the point where you think you need to slightly modify your diet to stay healthy, check out these tips to sneak protein in your diet. After all, the core of a good diet is a significant portion of protein and fibre. But most of us end up having a carb-heavy diet because it’s just plain yummy. Here are some easy ways to get protein in your diet. If any of these pointers work for you, then try using them to make long-term changes to your diet. Check it out.
1.Opt for a chicken curry whenever you can. It is low in fat and high in protein.
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2. Paneer-loving vegetarians, we have good news for you. Paneer is totally the dietician’s recommendation for increasing protein in diet. So just gorge on those tikkas and chilli paneer starters.
3. Add some whey protein to your milkshakes or swap the milk and ice cream for yoghurt.
4. Ensure that you’re having whole lentils like rajma or chole in at least one meal each day.
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5.Instead of having fried starters while eating out, try protein-heavy ones like hummus with pita bread or chicken tandoori/tikka, or a paneer starter. This will automatically reduce your intake of carbs like rice and chapati.
6.Go easy on the oily food for your evening snack. Instead include a cup of yoghurt, preferably plain. You can have the flavoured ones too, although you need to decide whether you can afford to have the added sugar.
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7.You can even have roasted chana as a snack. It’s oil-free and high in protein.
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8. If you feel the need to indulge your sweet tooth, then try meringue cookies. They are basically egg whites whipped with sugar and baked with some added flavours. It’s got no added fat and the egg whites are protein repositories.
9. Switch the mayo in your salads for whipped curd with seasoning.
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10.Get generous with avocado. It’s high in protein and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), which helps diminish belly fat. You can use mashed avocado as a dip or add it to your chocolate cake, pudding and muffin batter for denser and healthier dessert.
11. Switch from regular butter on your toast to nut butters. This could be peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter or even cashew butter.
