List of Higher Protein Foods
Azexas
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If you are looking to add a little more protein to your diet you can try adding in some of these foods to help. YMMV on protein content depending on brand and serving size, but this at least a step in the right direction.
Snacks:
• Beef Jerky
• Peanut Butter
• Mixed nuts
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Roasted Soy nuts
• Canned Tuna Fish
“Main course meats”:
• Chicken breast
• Tuna
• Roast Beef
• Turkey Breast
• Salmon
• Tilapia
Dairy Isle:
• Eggs
• 2% Milk
• Soy Milk
• Swiss Cheese
• Cottage Cheese
• Greek Yogurt
Vegetables
• Sun dried tomatoes (8G- who knew!)
• Spinach
• Broccoli
• Artichoke
This list is meant to be expanded on, so if you have any suggestions feel free to add them!
Snacks:
• Beef Jerky
• Peanut Butter
• Mixed nuts
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Roasted Soy nuts
• Canned Tuna Fish
“Main course meats”:
• Chicken breast
• Tuna
• Roast Beef
• Turkey Breast
• Salmon
• Tilapia
Dairy Isle:
• Eggs
• 2% Milk
• Soy Milk
• Swiss Cheese
• Cottage Cheese
• Greek Yogurt
Vegetables
• Sun dried tomatoes (8G- who knew!)
• Spinach
• Broccoli
• Artichoke
This list is meant to be expanded on, so if you have any suggestions feel free to add them!
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Mushrooms! 3.1 grams of protein/100 grams0
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String cheese
Edamame
Black beans
Shrimp3 -
diannethegeek wrote: »Shrimp
I didn't think Shrimp would have that much protein- but for 100G of Shrimp you get 24G of protein. That's amazing!3 -
Pork chops, Ham.
Kale, Spinach.0 -
Pepperoni is a cheaper alternative snack to beef jerky, and the turkey pepperoni is a low cal option.0
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Many of your snacks are high fat not high protein.4
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Canned tuna is the best source of protein it's quick to prep and has 30g in the whole can4
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And oatmeal has 5g of protein. Doubt you'll find anyone that wouldn't call it a high carb. For it to be high anything the majority of its calories need to come from that macro.anything nut related can't accomplish this.7 -
And oatmeal has 5g of protein. Doubt you'll find anyone that wouldn't call it a high carb. For it to be high anything the majority of its calories need to come from that macro.anything nut related can't accomplish this.
I said higher protein, I didn't also say low fat/low carb or anything from that nature. Your opinion has been noted.3 -
I'm also going to add PB2 to the list. 45 calories yields 5G of protein.0
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diannethegeek wrote: »Shrimp
I didn't think Shrimp would have that much protein- but for 100G of Shrimp you get 24G of protein. That's amazing!
Yeah I had shrimp taco salad tonight! Definitely helped me hit my protein goal and didn't break the calorie bank.1 -
3oz of tuna will yield about 25G of protein. I'm not sure if it is the same as a 3oz can of tuna though. When I get home I will see what my cans say in my pantry.0 -
- Poultry
- Pork
- Beef & veal
- Game meats (rabbit, venison, etc)
- Cottage cheese
- Cheese
- Sausages
- Jerky
- Sashimi
- Seafood & Shellfish
- Canned Fish
- Caviar
- Wasabi peas
- Edamame
- Beans, lentils, legumes
- Eggs
- Greek yogurt
- Milk
- Nuts & seeds
- Nut & seed butters
- Mushrooms
- Liver & other organ meats
- Fermented soy
- Protein powder (Whey & Casein)
- Tofu
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Thank you @sixxpoint . I had a feeling you would show up with an awesome list
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Kratos Protein Beef Bars (various flavors) are fairly tasty. Per the company
"Low Calorie
Low Sodium
100% Lean Beef
15 Grams of Protein
Gluten Free
Sugar Free
No Trans Fat
No MSG or Nitrites
1 Carb
Nut Free
Lactose Free
2 Grams of Fat
Paleo Friendly"0 -
Did tofu make the list yet? How about pork? And hummus. I have hummus with crackers nearly every day.0
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I love hummus and baby carrots for snack mmmm0
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- Quinoa
- Black beans
- Seitan
Just adding to the list a little bit 1 -
So the protein in the tuna cans I have at home are the Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore which is a 5oz can and yields 26G of protein and 120calories for the whole can.1 -
Any thoughts on broccoli and quinoa?
I never seem to hit my protein goals and here in Prague finding peanut butter with peanuts as the only ingredient is impossible. So is kale :-/0 -
Bump=fabulous post!0
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I wouldn't put broccoli up there on the protein list (2.8 g per 100g). Quinoa is a little better at 14g. Compare that to chicken breast, 31g.1
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On vegetables - broccoli was one that has a higher protein than most I could think of. The protein in broccoli makes up about 8% of the calorie count. (The rest is pretty much carbs)
For roughly 30 calories getting almost 3G protein isn't terrible.1 -
Greek yogurt! Fat free, low fat, or full fat! Lots of protein!1
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I'll be making notes from this thread. Other than the Greek yogurt and cottage cheese, the issue I have is finding the sources of high protein that are also lower in fat and/or carbs.
PB2 and the sun dried tomatoes are real eye openers!2 -
Egg white, tofu and a cod filet helped me reach my goal today! (And then some!)0
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I'll take the egg white and tofu0
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Thank you!0
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