Title: Suggestions for Adding Protein To Your Diet
Categories: Chemo, Diet, Info
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Protein can be added to your diet without increasing the amount of
food you eat.
Try adding skim milk powder to the regular amount of milk in a
recipe, hot or cold cereals, scrambled eggs, soups, gravies, ground
meat (for meat patties, meatballs and meatloaf), casserole dishes,
whipped potatoes, desserts and in baking.
Use milk or half and half in place of water when preparing soups,
cereals, instant cocoa and casseroles.
Add diced or ground meat to soups and casseroles.
Add cooked shrimp, tuna, crab meat, diced ham or sliced hard cooked
eggs to sauces and serve over rice, noodles, buttered toast or hot
biscuits.
Choose desserts which contain eggs. Examples are egg custard,
bread or rice pudding and angel food, pound or sponge cakes.
Add peanut butter to sauces or use on crackers, bread, waffles,
celery sticks or fruit.
Dried beans (lentils, chick peas and kidney beans), nuts and seeds
can be added to meat and vegetable casseroles, salads and meatloaf.
High calorie / high protein supplements are available commercially.
These products should be used with discretion. Seek advice from your
dietitian or physician.
Excellent sources of protein: eggs, milk, cheese, meat, fish and
poultry.
Good sources of protein: nuts, dried peas and beans.
Fair sources of protein: enriched or whole grain breads, cereals and
flours.
Source: Handout from Oncology dietitian
== Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. == March 1995
