protein rich food but cheap

jimmyhawes2008

Hey, something I can have everyday to bulk up but isn't going to cost me loads of money.Any ideas?

ShellyBell999

Tilapia, eggs, chicken, tofu

FatFreeFrolicking

Chicken breast
Rotisserie chicken
Eggs
Greek yogurt
Cheese
Tuna
Ground turkey
Peanut butter
Frozen fish (cheaper than fresh)

cwolfman13

- cans of tuna
- whole chickens
- Eggs
- tough cuts of beef or pork that require long cooking times to become tender and pure awesomeness (crock pot comes in handy)
- Dried beans
- Potatoes are a good veg source of protein
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acpgee

Yoghurt, milk.

Walter__

Chicken
Pasta
Peanut Butter
Milk
Rice
Oats

CharlieBeansmomTracey

nut butters,lean cuts of meat,pastas/rices have protein although not a lot,pumpkin seeds, and nuts

ausher8

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Chicken breast
Rotisserie chicken
Eggs
Greek yogurt
Cheese
Tuna
Ground turkey
Peanut butter
Frozen fish (cheaper than fresh)

Pretty good recommendations.
I always tell my friends to look at their weekly ads. If you see meat on sale then stock up. I recently bought 30 lbs of chicken legs for $.59 a lb. Clean, portion into bags, label (date, quantity, type), and freeze. You'll go through it faster than you think.
Also, read yogurt labels. Some can have a lot of sugar. I like Fage, but it just depends.

auddii

Also dried lentils have not been mentioned.

hill8570

Around here, canned salmon (the "bones and all" stuff) has a lot of protein for the buck. I personally prefer the taste over canned tuna.

gmallan

I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein

coueswhitetail

Beans....lots of varieties and excellent nutrition

http://www.webmd.com/diet/beans-protein-rich-superfoods

williams969

gmallan wrote: »

I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein

Yep. Powder (I just buy "bulk" stuff from Amazon) will be the cheapest price vs. protein content.

If you're looking at food options, depending on costs in your area, these are the best "bang for buck" protein sources:

Chicken breasts or thighs ($1.99/lb for bulk boneless/skinless at Walmart)
Greek Yogurt and cottage cheese (plain "store" brand is usually $4-$5 for 32oz. container)
Dried beans--yes, you'll have to cook them yourself (but that's easy with a crock pot)
Canned tuna or frozen fish (2/$1 cans of store brand tuna, $10-$12/4lb pkg of tilapia or swai from Walmart or your local ethnic food market)

VeryKatie

Keep in mind you should only have a serving tuna 2-3 times a week providing you don't eat other seafood (mercury). You can look up safe levels of fish based on the likely mercury in them online. I just wanted to note that.

johnnextstep437

jimmyhawes2008 wrote: »

Hey, something I can have everyday to bulk up but isn't going to cost me loads of money.Any ideas?

3laine75

Eggs, chicken, whey (seems expensive but when compared by serving, it's really not).

gaurdgoose

Lentils black beans pinto beans

xmichaelyx

Buy whole small chickens, cook in the crockpot for 6-8 hours, throw out the bones and make chili or soup or whatever out of everything else. This is the cheapest protein I've found.

Tea_Lord

Eggs, Tuna + Lentils, protein powder - what I use

dwolfe1985

Icelandic style yogurt 20g of protein per pot.

jgnatca

Hey! Don't throw out the bones! Roast them in the oven until pleasingly dark, throw them back in the crock pot with water, celery, onions. Let that cook for a few hours, THEN throw out the bones.

Chicken soup stock.

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RoxieDawn

Beef jerky (not exactly cheap) but loaded with protein
Pork Rinds or chicaroons (<1 gm carbs and loads of protein)
Nuts and seeds (pistachios in the shell my fav) again not that cheap but they last a while
Greek yogurt (Dannon Oikos Triple Zero in the tub)
Muscle Milk (knockout chocolate 40 gms of protein and I order online)
Peanut butter (natural) on celery or graham crackers

But for a really cheap budget stick to the eggs, chicken, turkey and beef. I make Canadian bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches three times a week, I do one piece of whole grain bread or skip the bread) and I make a sandwich with baby swiss cheese and turkey or ham two or three times a week and this is pretty cheap).

I work out a lot so these are easy go to's for me

lexi_jaine

gmallan wrote: »

I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein

Venom Protein the best cost/quality ratio