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Getting more protein

sammy_c_read
sammy_c_read Posts: 22 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Tips on getting more protein in diet without using up calories for it. I think one of the things im doing wrong is ignoring my protein intake.

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Perhaps reduce / limit things that that are low in protein like fruits.
    Look for veggies with protein like broccoli, kale.
    Eat chia seeds, almonds.
    Eat more cottage cheese, yogurt, soy milk or cow milk, bacon, sausage, salmon, shrimp (very low calorie), eggs, cheese, tofu.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Low fat protein like fish and chicken breast are pretty low calorie.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,255 Member
    I eat boiled eggs for breakfast and I often eat tuna for lunch. Both are pretty low calorie sources of protein.
  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    Plain fat free greek yogurt is great. I like Smari or Siggis best.
  • AlyM725
    AlyM725 Posts: 158 Member
    I added a whey protein powder to my morning smoothie. It's 94 calories for 18g of protein
  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
    edited May 2016
    Protein has 4 calories per gram so you will "use up calories" :smile: If you want to maximize protein intake from real food while keeping the calorie load as small as possible, go for fat-free sources such as nonfat, no-sugar-added plain greek yogurt, non-fat cottage cheese, egg whites, chicken breast, tuna, other lean fish such as tilapia or cod (edited to add shrimp, lobster meat). If you want something like a convenience food, there are some protein powders that have a high protein to total calorie ratio (look for ones where the protein g are 80% or more of the serving size g), and prepared protein drinks where the additional non-protein calories are fiber, mostly.
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