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Any suggestions re: protein sources? Fat is a huge trigger. Fish is as far as I'll go, I think. I can't do soy or nuts/seeds/legumes, I regret. I have to keep it soft and plain and simple. Any fish/egg white successes worth mentioning? Ideas?
Fat's a big trigger for me too. If you're not down with the smell of fish cooking, what about smoked fish like salmon or white fish on sandwiches or (since you don't really eat bread) with veggies maybe?
Also Shell mentioned protein shakes - those are good too. Do you do any kind of fake "milk" - like rice milk maybe? Even if you don't you can make killer smoothies with just water too (though the milk makes it creamier) - and it's all pureed, baby!  Every morning I have a smoothie of soy milk, soy protein powder and big handfuls of fruit all thrown in the blender. Yum If you don't do soy though, there's egg white protein powder too, which Shell and I were discussing on the boards not that long ago.
Re: egg whites, have you ever tried fritattas? You need a cast iron pan to do them, but basically you just start what would be an omlette - egg whites, mixed veggies pureed or not, herbs, spices etc. - in the pan on the stove and let it get mostly cooked. Don't flip it though. Then you throw the whole thing in the oven under the broiler so that the top gets cooked and it gets all nice and crusty.
FYI, most of your purees are good with eggs (yes, even beets  ).
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Is around 100g/day, too much? I'm kind of going with the flow at this point. I won't try to focus to hard on the grams and numbers. I just love how awesome I feel with the protein. It's brain food.
No I don't think 100g a day is too much; that's what I get most days. That said, I do eat upwards of twice the calories you eat, so it works out to 20-25% of my cals, rather than 50%. Personally, I'd go with this as long as your body wants to - which will probably be just long enough to top up whatever deficiencies it's dealing with.
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