Seafood substitute?

PxT · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 12:31 PM

I notice from John's meal logs that he eats seafood just about every day -- tuna, crab, salmon, shrimp, etc. I'm really not a seafood eater, just don't care for it -- anyone have any good (creative) suggestions for protein-rich substitutes? Or do I just have to suck down chicken breasts constantly?

I take a small amount of flax-seed oil daily to make up for the omega's I'm not getting from seafood.

CuttinKing2183 · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 12:39 PM

How about these soy products:

Morningstar
Gardenburger

They have meatless hot dogs, salisbury steaks (which I tried for the first time yesterday and I liked them), chicken strips, ground meat...how about that?

PxT · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 12:46 PM

Interesting idea, how do they taste? I think getting over the mental block of eating meatless-meat might be the hardest part.

CuttinKing2183 · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 12:58 PM

I had the salisbury steak yesterday and it was very good. 2 patties had 42 grams of protein in them...also 14g dietary fiber...it really wasn't bad AT ALL!

moeamaya · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PxT

I notice from John's meal logs that he eats seafood just about every day -- tuna, crab, salmon, shrimp, etc. I'm really not a seafood eater, just don't care for it -- anyone have any good (creative) suggestions for protein-rich substitutes? Or do I just have to suck down chicken breasts constantly?

I take a small amount of flax-seed oil daily to make up for the omega's I'm not getting from seafood.

You have several choices in the beef category, including lean ground beef and any part of the round. Also you could drink milk (preferably skim). Also most of my cooking includes some lean turkey because its cheaper than beef and relatively lean.

Chris_Otto · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 01:13 PM

You can always start out with the less flavorful white fish like Tilapia or Orange Roughy. With a little bit of additional flavors from things like lemon juice and herbs/spices you can work your way into the fish spectrum.

I was the same way you are now a few years ago. Now I'm a sushi fiend. It all started with orange roughy.

Also, for tuna, you might want to stick with albacore in the Star Kist pouches (instead of the cans). Remove the albacore from the pouch and wash it in warm water. It won't totally kill the taste but will suppress some of the smell and take the edge off the taste.

PxT · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_Otto

You can always start out with the less flavorful white fish like Tilapia or Orange Roughy. With a little bit of additional flavors from things like lemon juice and herbs/spices you can work your way into the fish spectrum.

Thanks for the tip on those two, I had not heard of them. I guess I need to spend some time at the fish counter of my supermarket and see whats out there. I used to scarf down fish sticks all the time when I was a kid, so maybe some of the mild stuff will be OK.

My wife will not eat any seafood at all, so it will be a bit difficult to sneak it onto the dinner table though.

CuttinKing2183 · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 01:59 PM

Gotta try the soy products.....I don't understand how they do it...

Jounetsu · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 02:59 PM

Its true, a lot of the new meat substitute stuff is really tasty and pretty healthy. Mostly protein and ultra low fat.

My personal favourite is Quorn, not sure if you get it in the states. Its a myco protein based meat substitute made from some sort of mushroom, but it tastes of what its supposed to

So much for talking about seafood :P

AWD_ENVY · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CuttinKing2183

How about these soy products:

Morningstar
Gardenburger

They have meatless hot dogs, salisbury steaks (which I tried for the first time yesterday and I liked them), chicken strips, ground meat...how about that?

I have to second Soy products.... before i tried them, I was scared of the "SOY" word. I eat TONS of soy product items now. I'm a very picky eater, and hate seafood. The taste is rather good for what it is, and it helps when you don't dread what you have to eat for lunch

CuttinKing2183 · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 03:39 PM

I remember when I used to make fun of 'health' nuts who ate soy burgers while I drank my pepsi and ate my bag of chips...

Boy how times have changed...!

brownguy · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 12:10 AM

I used to be the same way about fish , but I did exactly what was recommended by Chris_Otto and it's not so bad anymore.

You can try low-fat cottage cheese. 125 grams has 15 g of protein and 7.6 grams of carbs.

seeDerekNow · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 01:15 AM

some extra lean beef or pork are also good.