Never enough protein

cwolfman13

I eat some kind of lean protein with every meal and most snacks. Egg whites in the morning along with my oats and some peanutbutter; lean steak, chicken, or fish for lunch, lean steak, chicken, or fish for dinner. Usually a Greek Yogurt snack in the afternoon with some fruit and a whey supplement sometime during the day.

BeYouTiful94

When I eat oatmeal, I typically stir in some vanilla protein powder. I find that it doesn't change the taste at all. I also will have a boiled egg with it.

Other suggestions:
-Eggs/egg whites
-Lean meats
-Ham and cheese roll-ups
-Greek yogurt (I love oikos triple zero)
-Cottage cheese (I'll sometimes add it to my yogurt, or have it with fruit. You could do it savory as well)
-Beef jerky
-Seafood
-String cheese

mallygirl420

Seriously, the OH Yeah cake bars are like candy. I know you said no bars but they can't count. They are amazing.

cecsav1

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

I just insist on getting at least some protein in every meal. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Yep. Eat eggs for breakfast. Eat tuna for lunch. Greek yogurt with protein powder for a snack. Chicken or beef (or turkey or fish or pork... but I like chicken and beef...) for dinner.

Gisel2015

I eat protein with every meal, if I don't and I eat mostly carbs, I would fall asleep in the middle of the day. Oatmeal is something that is not in my list.
For breakfast: scramble egg whites with or without added eggs, or a cheese omelet; a whole grain English muffin or whole wheat toast with cheese, fage or cottage cheese with fruit are good breakfast choices with a good amount of protein. If you still prefer more carbs, add a couple of eggs to 1/2 cup or kidneys beans.
For lunch: a sandwich with low sodium ham and cheese, or salads with tuna and hard boiled egg. Dinners: tilapia, salmon, chicken, beef, chili, pork chops, etc.
My protein intake is between 90 and 120 grams a day and most of the time without even having a protein drink.

a_candler

BecomingBane wrote: »

Meat
Dairy
Cheese
Greek Yogurt
Cottage Cheese
Eggs
Tofu
Tempeh
Seitan
Bacon because it needs its own category


Basically any protein rich food. There are tons of meat, dairy, and plant based proteins and the worlds your oyster.. which is also a protein source.

Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with shakes either, they come in a million differing kinds of protein and and endless array of flavors. Provided you get a good quality product, it's just powdered food.

I am mostly Dairy free as it causes stomach issues. And I'm not huge on Tofu. Bacon I do like but my 4 boys and husband fight me over it and I'm usually on the loosing side of things. LOL

a_candler

indiacaitlin wrote: »

I know you said not to mention protein shakes BUT, I use protein powder every day but hardly ever have them as an actual shake. It's easy to add a scoop to something like Greek yogurt and top with some nuts and it's a pretty high protein/low carb snack and tastes great! You can also add it to things like oats in the morning, again it's not like having it as an actual shake but adds a nice flavour (depending on what flavour you go for) and gives you a big boost of protein. If you're creative with how you use protein powder you can have some really tasty stuff without actually having it as a conventional shake

I usually have oats with protein powder and peanut butter for breakfast, chicken and veggies for lunch with no carbs, and then more lean meat for dinner. Snacks wise I have nuts, protein bars and you could cook up some chicken in bulk and have it ready to snack on in the fridge. I manage to get about 40% protein a day.

I need to find a good plant based protein powder, if one excists that is. I am mostly dairy free, so the protein powders tend to be dairy based and I try to stay away from soy. Any suggestions on good plant based ones?

RodaRose

Hemp seed, pea protein, rice protein.