High protien/ low carb food. Where?

[rustybob]

Can anyone reccommend a place to eat where its not laced in oil and at a good price. I've picked up a few kilo and i'm trying to drop it off, i'm eating less ( no more baht buster breakfasts or sunday dinners) and jogging 5 days a week. Limiting my drinking to friday/saturday. But everything here is high carb high fat low in protien. I'm on pattaya klang so it would be helpful if there was somewhere near here. Even thai street food, is there anything i can order that isnt soaked in oil. I went Jollys on soi bua khao last night, though i was being healthy ordering chicken salad, it came covered in sauces and the chicken swimming in oil.

 

Also does anyone play any sports week days where i could tag along. I'm no footballer but i'll give most sports a go. I'm not fat just a little pompoi

 

 

[jgaskin]

Laab moo is popular street food dish that is almost completely minced pork and at ~40bt is by far the best value protien i have found

[taylor1975]

I think minced pork is a gamble. Pork is a fatty meat anyway, when you mince it, usually its a lower grade of cut and hence more fatty. Also depends if they cook in advance and drain away the fat. if it goes in the wok raw, then all the fat is ending on your plate.

 

I'll go out on a limb here and say that I don't think there are any popular thai meals that are about 50:50 carbs and protein (unless you order a whole fish). There is very little meat in an average thai dish.

 

Healthiest way to cook I think is the soups, where they boil the chicken before it goes in the soup. An easier solution is to separate meals and by a few grilled chicken skewers and then go eat something else.

 

A different option would be the (all you can eat) steak bbq in central festival (4th floor?). beef/pork/fish that is bbq'd - you add the vegies. (300 baht)   

[popo69]

Yes, larb moo is fatty. And you WANT to eat fat if you're trying to be healthy and lose weight. What year is this? There are still people out there that think low fat foods make you skinny?

 

Eat plenty of animal fat, meat, cream, butter and don't listen to the primitives who tell you otherwise. The goal is satiety and weight loss. Do not worry about fat content if you're trying to lose weight. Just avoid the carbs. And drink vodka soda instead of beer.

 

Avoid the oils in Thailand though as they're either polyunsaturated or trans fat and re-used to the point of carcinogenicity most of the time.

 

Larb moo is a good call. If you're making your own food, eat plenty of tuna salad with crunchy veggies thrown in. In the morning, eat eggs.

 

Next up we're going to have another old timer say something about "cholesterol".

[Slift]

Any other dishes?

 

I'm on a strict low carb plan at the moment. 15-30g carbs, 40% protein, 60% fat per day.

[flaboy]

Can't beat any of the kebobs there, especially the chicken or chicken hearts. sold on just about every cart, Get about 6 kebobs and 1 grilled square of sticky rice and bam, 2 bucks for a perfectly balanced lean and mean meal.

[jgaskin]

Also the 7/11 sells tinned sardines

and if you dont mind processed meat all those packs of spam that they heat up for must be half decent

 

Laab moo that i have found is not overly fatty and is a corser mince than i get in uk

[Luv2Phuket]

Are the grilled chicken satay sticks sold by the street vendors loaded with oils?

 

Also, it's only once a week, but what about the roast chicken on a Sunday roast?  Take the skin off...

[manarak]

Exercise can contribute up to 10% of weight loss.

 

About 30% are contributed by eating different

 

and 60% are contributed by eating less. just eat half of what you were eating before - works.

[flaboy]

Are the grilled chicken satay sticks sold by the street vendors loaded with oils?

 

Also, it's only once a week, but what about the roast chicken on a Sunday roast?  Take the skin off...

Oh no I have had a look at them pre grilled. Even if they did, would be burned off over the open flame. As for the skin, you will want to eat some of it as it has the fats you need for the balanced diet.

[Luv2Phuket]

Oh no I have had a look at them pre grilled. Even if they did, would be burned off over the open flame. As for the skin, you will want to eat some of it as it has the fats you need for the balanced diet.

 

aren't they like 10 or 20 baht each?  I assume that a nice high amount of protein could be obtained by throwing back a bunch of them

[ProudAussie]

Exercise can contribute up to 10% of weight loss.

 

About 30% are contributed by eating different

 

and 60% are contributed by eating less. just eat half of what you were eating before - works.

Lost 16kg since Feb 2013....works for me as I do not exercise..apart from sexercise 

I also go to the sauna 2 sometimes 3 times a week for 2 hr hits.

Thai food is fattening especially pad thai

[flaboy]

aren't they like 10 or 20 baht each?  I assume that a nice high amount of protein could be obtained by throwing back a bunch of them

 

10 baht each. 6 skewers and a sticky rice put you back 65 baht. Better to eat smaller healthy meals 5 to 6 times a day versus 3 meals of more food. Will actually speed up your metabolism helping with greater weight loss. That meal is a perfect protein to carb ratio.

[rustybob]

Thanks lads laab moo, chicken skewers and sticky rice it is. How do you get your vegtible in you? Also what is the nearest gym to big c pattaya klang anyone?

[flaboy]

Vegetables are a little harder to get in Thailand that aren't mixed with a lot of rice or noodles. I eat the whole ear corn cobs over there for that. They are excellent, As far as gym, Roadwarrior pointed this one out to me that I will be joining as soon  as I hit Pattaya.The big Tonys gym on 3rd road just south of pattaya tai

[Danjel]

I do quite the same, however I don't worry to much about the fat, as long as it's mostly good fat. Every morning I eat a steak and nuts breakfast, basically you rotate the meats and nuts every day, plus I'll have an egg or 2 with it. i'd also suggest the Street food, they sell those huge chicken breast everywhere

[cjtrader]

Zen restaurant in Central serves teriyaki meals like chicken and pork with a salad. Just skip the rice. Sizzler has a good salad bar - just the salad is I think 189B. Canterbury Tales is serving a healthy breakfast designed with all the vitamins and nutrients needed.

[solodude]

Any of the breakfast buffets will do if you have good self control and can avoid all the breads and desserts and such. Just load up on the bacon and eggs (I know the OP said low fat, but I'm with the others here -- fat from the meat and eggs is _not_ your enemy).

 

Casa Pascal does a great buffet with made to order eggs and a selection of meat for sides (bacon, canadian bacon, pork, etc). Only problem is they have delicious croissants as well that I can't resist (along with this ridiculously tasty citrus curd dessert).

[The Selfie Warrior]

Can't beat any of the kebobs there, especially the chicken or chicken hearts. sold on just about every cart, Get about 6 kebobs and 1 grilled square of sticky rice and bam, 2 bucks for a perfectly balanced lean and mean meal.

 

 

hell yeah... the absolute best (and cheapest) source of a high protein low card meal in pattaya..... street cart bbq meat kebobs.

 

i usually grab about 8-10 meat sticks at a time... then add a stick rice square if i want carbs..... under 100baht and pretty much just pure protein and a bit of fat.

[enterprise]

You sometimes see whole cooked chickens for sale for about 135 baht. There location seems to change, there was one in LK Metro, but it moved, another one on Soi Buakhao nearly opposite pook bar, think moved.

 

Can get whole cooked chicken in supermarket basement of central festival mall.

 

Also see grilled fish on some street stalls.

 

All the good work can be lost if you hit the beer hard,  

 

PS love the IR baht buster breakfast, normally have to do a bit of extra excise to leave room for the extra calories

[jgaskin]

delicious croissants as well that I can't resist (along with this ridiculously tasty citrus curd dessert).

Yeah the croissants here are first class

 

Had better bacon else where and hot dog sausages not even a half decent attempt

[jgaskin]

The best exercise is 45kg of bargirl in yor lap

[taylor1975]

I follow a few fitness pro's on facebook. They love to photo every meal they eat. Sometimes breakfast is 2 steaks and 4 eggs(!) .....but I never see them eating pork at all.

 

Although pork is the most commonly consumed meat in the world, forming the staple in many countries, it is not a meat that is commonly thought of as a bodybuilding staple food, and it is a good question to ask why. If we discount any conspiracy theories involving Joe Weider and the US Beef industry then we have to look at its nutritional content.

Of course pork is not just one meat, it is a variety of different cuts, and the nutritional content varies significantly by cut. For example 100g of belly pork contains 258kcal, 19g protein and 20g of fat, while a pork chop weighs in with 227kcal, 15g protein, and 18g fat. However, this is not the whole pork story. Pork fillet is lean; containing 147kcal, 22g protein and 6.5g fat, whereas chicken comes in with 148kcal, 32g protein and 2.2g of fat.

With 10g of protein less than chicken and a similar price it becomes easy to see why pork fails to make a regular appearance on the bodybuilders table. When choosing meat both chicken and lean beef (steak) are simply better, and if you want to increase your fat intake, fish trumps pork due to the high saturated fat content of pork compared to the more desirable fats found in oily fish. In bodybuilding terms, pork is the guy that doesn't train legs, looks good for a while, but ultimately isn't complete.

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[taylor1975]

 

I follow a few fitness pro's on facebook. They love to photo every meal they eat. Sometimes breakfast is 2 steaks and 4 eggs(!) .....but I never see them eating pork at all.

 

Although pork is the most commonly consumed meat in the world, forming the staple in many countries, it is not a meat that is commonly thought of as a bodybuilding staple food, and it is a good question to ask why. If we discount any conspiracy theories involving Joe Weider and the US Beef industry then we have to look at its nutritional content.

Of course pork is not just one meat, it is a variety of different cuts, and the nutritional content varies significantly by cut. For example 100g of belly pork contains 258kcal, 19g protein and 20g of fat, while a pork chop weighs in with 227kcal, 15g protein, and 18g fat. However, this is not the whole pork story. Pork fillet is lean; containing 147kcal, 22g protein and 6.5g fat, whereas chicken comes in with 148kcal, 32g protein and 2.2g of fat.

With 10g of protein less than chicken and a similar price it becomes easy to see why pork fails to make a regular appearance on the bodybuilders table. When choosing meat both chicken and lean beef (steak) are simply better, and if you want to increase your fat intake, fish trumps pork due to the high saturated fat content of pork compared to the more desirable fats found in oily fish. In bodybuilding terms, pork is the guy that doesn't train legs, looks good for a while, but ultimately isn't complete.

Read more at: http://newsletters.muscletalk.co.uk/1102.aspx

 

 

I think the problem with pork from the vendors/restaurants is that you don't know what cut it is, but i bet it is going to be a cheap cut from vendors. Pork loin from the supermarkets is excellent, but at 250-300 baht per kilo, I bet you ain't getting that in a 50 baht meal.  

 

Bugger, didn't mean to double post that!

[markus_welby]

When I need a big protein fix I head to Sabushi in Central Festival.

 

Around 330 baht last time I was there for all you can eat, you cook it yourself, raw food comes around on a conveyor belt like this:

 

Good value if you're loading up on protein.  I eat at least 6 eggs and a ton of beef, chicken, prawns and squid.  There's liver too but it's not for me.  A few leafy green vegetables to balance out.  You get unlimited sushi included too but it's all made with rice and I tend to avoid it.  Because you choose every plate, you control exactly what you're eating, and because you cook in a broth, it's very healthy with no oil.