What are the best protein foods to eat ?

sugarpuff29

i want more protein in my diet. What kind of foods are high in protein ?
Do you have any good meal ideas I can try ?

DeguelloTex

Or animal flesh in general.

ammorley208

Legumes (beans, Lentils, etc)

adamitri

Eggs, nuts, beans, fish

sugarpuff29

Is chicken ?

PeachyCarol

Cottage cheese, eggs, Greek yogurt... those are the three that are quickest to just grab. Meals? What do you like?

adamitri

Yes, and dairy too.

FoxyLifter

Protein sources (includes vegan options): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/926789-protein-sources

adamitri

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Protein sources (includes vegan options): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/926789-protein-sources

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stevencloser

Quark!

DeguelloTex

sugarpuff29 wrote: »

Is chicken ?

Chicken is animal flesh, yes. Chicken breast is also very low in fat, in case you want to save the fat for more fun stuff.

FoxyLifter

adamitri wrote: »

FoxyLifter wrote: »

Protein sources (includes vegan options): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/926789-protein-sources

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Dang it! When did that happen?? I really liked that list because you could see the protein-to-calorie ratio per serving.

Ok, here's another link: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/highproteinfood.htm

ETA: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fjFQO_6ea9BxhDEMWD-6sfZLLznKD0mQN-BzGF8q4Pg/edit?pli=1#gid=0

I like this spreadsheet more than the other link I provided.

softblondechick

Eggs, lentils, quinoa, greek yogurt, salmon, and sardines.

Always on the shopping list. Quick and easy.

Annr

edamame...soy beans.

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Annr

I try to eat a walnut every evening. Just a protein vitamin kind of.

Annr

just the inside now...hahahaha....

starglows

To answer this question for myself, I made a spreadsheet of the types of protein I like to eat. I put in calories, grams of protein, and cost. Then I calculated a few things.

Calories per gram of protein
Lowest items from my list: canned tuna in water, protein powder, applegate lunchmeat, precooked chicken breasts, cottage cheese

Protein per $1
Highest items from my list: protein powder, peanut butter, tofu, ti’s chicken sausage

Might be useful to make a spreadsheet like this for the foods you eat. How to use it also depends on your goals. For example peanut butter has a lot of calories per gram of protein, but it is also one of the cheapest sources of protein.

Liftng4Lis

Meat, cheese, eggs, Greek yogurt, more meat, milk, beans.

Sutnak

Dead animals.


Pork is more nutritious than beef, which is more nutritious than chicken.
Of course, organ meat is king for nutrition, but, ew.

ForeverSunshine09

I eat all the meat! Eggs, cheese and beans. There is also some cottage cheese, greek yogurt.