ou responded to my tip as if I'd said carbs were evil or something, and went on a rant about why you should eat more carbs. I emphasized protein because it's really easy to find carbs to snack on - it takes more planning to get protein in. You don't have to like my tip, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't argue against it as if it were a tip to go low-carb.
Its because when people talk about proteins like this, it usually goes hand in hand with the idea of low carb diets. It sounds like you think carbs are evil. Because a lot of people who push protein, think carbs are evil. But the fact is that carbs should still be the most significant part of the daily diet. I think its important to emphasise that because a lot of people around here seem not to appreciate that.
I am sorry for jumping to the wrong conclusion but i still think its worth elaborating on the carb thing because a lot of people will infer you are advocating a high protein diet.
I don't think it takes more planning to get protein in and so i don't agree that it should be the priority of every meal. Look at all the people on this forum eating chicken with every meal. And look how so many people are afraid of bread, pasta, rice. Look at the same people eating almonds and peanut butter for their snack food. Both of which are high in fat which everyone seems to overlook. People who eat a lot of meat on a diet are better off staying away from peanut butter and almonds. They are getting heaps of protein already.
Yes i know that you feel easily satisfied when you eat protein. I've followed a moderate high protein diet. (The CSIRO total wellbeing diet - devised by nutritionists at the australian government science organisation. I gave up though because meat was the centre of every meal and at the time i had given up meat and only ate fish. It was too difficult adjusting my food to their meal plan. I can do it now though).
Its much harder to get enough vegetables in your diet than protein. This, in my opinion, anyway, should be the core of a meal. If you start off thinking about what vegetable am i going to eat at this meal, its easy to add in some protein. But less easy the other way around.
As to snack foods. Go and buy a hotdog - protein. A meat pie - protein. Put cheese on everything - protein. Protein is everywhere. And a lot of the time its laden with fat.
Good carbs like legumes don't feature much in the diets of people who focus on protein and yet there is good protein in legumes as well as carbs.
This is why i reacted the way i did. I can't help but come across as argumentative. I am trying to make something clearer.
The only point then that we differ on is whether to make protein the centre of your meal planning.
