I have been eating a good amount of Tilapia lately, I was looking for something other then shrimp, turkey and chicken - my primary stapes - and picked some Tilapia up a couple of weeks ago at the market.
Tilapia is about 10 bucks a pound for me, after washing it off and drying it down I put some lemon flaxseed oil on it and just cover it in whatever random spices I feel like, I generally stick with lemon and garlic herb and then just keep throwing more random stuff on it like dill, cilantro, etc. Once done, I throw it in an oven that's been pre-heated to 375 and let it sit for 30 minutes, pull out my two slices (half a pound each) and chow down. SO SIMPLE!
Anyway, I knew it was low in calories but hadn't really realized how high it was in protein until I looked it up just now:
One pound of Tilapia:
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Calories: 436
Total Fat 7.7g 12%
Sat. Fat 2.6g 13%
Cholesterol 227mg 76%
Sodium 236mg 10%
Total Carbs. 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 91.2g
Calcium 45.4mg
Potassium 1372.3mg
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For comparison, I also did a steak.
One pound of lean sirloin steak:
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Calories: 854
Total Fat 30g 46%
Sat. Fat 11.3g 57%
Cholesterol 300mg 100%
Sodium 286mg 12%
Total Carbs. 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 137.6g
Calcium 77.2mg
Potassium 1726.7mg
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I pulled the numbers using the CalorieKing website.
Tilapia is about 10 bucks a pound for me, after washing it off and drying it down I put some lemon flaxseed oil on it and just cover it in whatever random spices I feel like, I generally stick with lemon and garlic herb and then just keep throwing more random stuff on it like dill, cilantro, etc. Once done, I throw it in an oven that's been pre-heated to 375 and let it sit for 30 minutes, pull out my two slices (half a pound each) and chow down. SO SIMPLE!
Anyway, I knew it was low in calories but hadn't really realized how high it was in protein until I looked it up just now:
One pound of Tilapia:
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Calories: 436
Total Fat 7.7g 12%
Sat. Fat 2.6g 13%
Cholesterol 227mg 76%
Sodium 236mg 10%
Total Carbs. 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 91.2g
Calcium 45.4mg
Potassium 1372.3mg
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For comparison, I also did a steak.
One pound of lean sirloin steak:
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Calories: 854
Total Fat 30g 46%
Sat. Fat 11.3g 57%
Cholesterol 300mg 100%
Sodium 286mg 12%
Total Carbs. 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 137.6g
Calcium 77.2mg
Potassium 1726.7mg
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I pulled the numbers using the CalorieKing website.