I read this interesting article on the quality of different types of Protein sources today. I couldn't wait to start pureed foods partly because I'm concerned that the protein in powders and drinks isn't the same quality as that in real food. I found this article interesting, and some of the recipes sound really good, especially for those of us who don't eat meat!

I can't wait to try the egg muffins. Do you think they would be ok for Stage 3 (soft foods), or will I have to wait for Stage 4 (regular foods). I actually have the same question about quinoa. I LOVE quinoa, but I'm not sure when I can start eating it again.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-best-protein-you-can-eat_55ccbcfee4b064d5910aae11?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&kvcommref=mostpopular

Interesting article. The recipes look really good but way to complicated for me. I like simple.

Thanks for the link. Don't know how I missed it as HuffPo is one of my favorite sites. They look like mini quiches. I am going to run it by my NUT.

Thanks for that.

Great article!

As for quinoa it depends on your plan, I am more than a year and a half out and at goal for six months and I still don't eat it regularly because though it does have a good Protein profile for a grain, I am on a low carb plan and its carbs and glycemic index are too high for me. So check with your doctor or dietician!

@@jess9395, my doctor's office says around 120 gms carbs is ok per day, but it's the quality of the carbs that counts. What is considered low? What is your goal?

I imagine quinoa would be hard to digest, so I'm definitely waiting until the regular food stage, and then I'll probably check with the doctor's office.

Should fit into your plan well then. I know a cup of quinoa is a bit over 100g carbs so 1/4 c should fit into your day well if you plan for it. They are def high quality carbs!

What is my carb goal? Well I am in maintenance so it's different from when I was losing. When I was losing I didn't have a number, it was to keep carbs to incidental and not a choice by themselves. So carbs in Greek Yogert or milk were fine but foods that were primarily carbs were reserved for only very occasional treats or for running fuel (I run 20-30 miles a week regularly). So my rule of thumb was to consume at least twice as many grams of Protein as I did carb grams. I aimed for 80-100g protein so by default that was 40-50g carbs.

Now that I am in maintenance I have more carbs but if I have too many they become a trigger food for me. I still aim for a 1:2 carb to protein ratio, but am fine as long as my carb grams are less than my protein grams. So if I were to consume 100g of carbs in a day I would have to be eating 100+ g of protein that day.

These have some solid advice, but I can't eat enough of these foods to benefit from the protein, with the exception of salmon. Fish I can eat 3 oz in 20 minutes. I can barely finish an egg though. Hats off to the people that can get all their protein from food, but I don't have time to eat 10 times a day to accomplish that.

Yeah I can't get all mine in with food either but I still like the tips in the article for the food I can eat!