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Alternatives to peanuts

Bodybuilding
#1

As detailed a couple of weeks back, I started a low-carb, no-dairy, no-gluten diet.

Lost 20+ pounds so far in around one month. No body comp assessment. My assessment of progress is done with what I see in the mirror.

Dairy-free and gluten-(you could say starch)-free limits snacking options the options a lot.

Getting tired of eating peanuts for snacks. And I do not appreciate the goitrogenic (bad for thyroid) potential side-effects.

Whey and whey-derivatives is not an option. I also try to keep my food intake as raw as possible.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

#2

Walnuts and/or almonds instead.

#3

Dan some almonds and shredded unsweetened coconut could be options.

#4

What is your goal as far as protein intake?

#5

20lbs? Don’t you think that’s a little much? that’s five pounds a week. I suppose if you lost an initial 10-15 lbs of water, that makes sense. But you might want to watch that.

#6

nut butters, cheese, beef jerky.

#7

Thanks!

Protein intake: I set not specific limits. I go by feel/instinct. I usually eat 2 eggs at breakfast, some chicken in a Tubway Wrap at noon, and about half the time I eat some meat/eggs at dinner time. Every 1 or 2 weeks I get a ‘red meat rage’ where I binge more (on protein and of course meat). Very much like Atkins mentions, even though I can eat as much as I want, overall I eat less, protein being very filling AND not having huge sugar-levels swings.

Whereas the 6-7 meals a day is ‘mandatory’ while training, the 6-7 meal/snack comes naturally. I just need some gas at every 2-3 hours to keep ‘in the zone’, so to say.

So, in short, open to any options. :0)

#8

NEPHORM: Makes sense, specially if I was allergic to dairy and gluten. All that immune-reaction-related (inflammation) water just has no reason to stay there if the allergen does not enter the body.

After one month, I have started feeling hungrier and having more red-meat cravings. Makes sense, after a month of mostly eggs and chicken protein.

#9

You talk about red meat as if it was a cheat meal. It should be a staple of your diet not an occasional treat.

Red meat = natures multi vitamin.

Just a thought.

Phill

#10

Are you avoiding gluten and dairy because of results of an allergy test?-Just curious. It also appears that you are not getting enough protein. Like Phill mentioned, why are you avoiding red meat? When dieting, anti-catabolic proteins are very important in preserving lean muscle. Red meat and whole cream, foods you are avoiding, are some of the best for preventing catabolism.

#11

pork rinds

#12

pork rinds?

#13

Why not?

#14

most nuts you find they are cooked…shoot for dry roasted…but almonds and walnuts are good and brazilian nuts, but some dont like the taste. I love cashews but they are the higher in carbs and low in fiber