Best way to fill in the protein void

roderickm40

I'm looking for the best foods to fill my protein void. (no supplements please, real food)

activities1

Meat, cottage cheese, protein bars.

cwolfman13

I'm a fish, poultry, and meat guy myself...

Also, Greek yogurt, eggs, cottage cheese, etc...all pretty good sources of protein.

Jruzer

Eggs and Greek yogurt are my go-tos.

kommodevaran

How big is that void - and why? Getting enough protein is usually quite easy, so I need to ask. Do you have any aversions or allergies?

sissidevore

greek yogurt! i think 1 cup of mine has like 130 calories, and 23 grams of protein! i eat it daily, and i am always over my limit.

VeggieBarbells

www.bodybuilding.com/content/8-high-protein-vegetables.html

Yeeeeeeeeeees you read right, veggies and protein. OMG this can't be true. Good luck

lporter229

Increase the serving size of your meat. Canned tuna, avocado and hard boiled eggs is a good high protein snack or meal. Throw in a bit of Greek yogurt and hot sauce.

My lunch today is half of a cobb salad (which is a protein bomb) with Greek yogurt as the dressing and a cup of curried lentil soup. 500 calories and 50g of protein.

brendanwhite84

Like greek yogurt, skyr is really good. Plain skyr is about 75% protein, 25% carbs where I am. Flavoured stuff is a little less protein-rich and has some sugar. I eat about a serving of skyr per day.

Pamshebamm181

Jerky.

LiveLoveFitFab

Beans, lentils (high protein low fat and high fibre for a triple win), tofu, tempeh, seitan, greek yogurt.
I have some high protein bread, 9 grams per slice. Makes any sandwich a high protein meal.
Egg white omelettes (one full egg and three egg whites)
Lean meat. I used to love chicken breast before I quit the meat.
Chickpeas, Edamame (20 grams per serving, I put it in a salad with some nice dressing. If you served some chicken breast on the side of that salad you'd have a really high protein meal)
Pumpkin seeds (15 grams per 1/3 cup)

I don't supplement protein. It makes me feel gross.

teeenabeana

Greek yogurt, eggs, edamame and lentil pasta are my go-tos!

tenorgirl2012

activities1 wrote: »

Meat, cottage cheese, protein bars.

Gotta be careful with protein bars. Lots of extra carbs and sometimes sugars

Cbean08

What are you eating instead of protein? I can't imagine eating a meal without meat in it, unless you are vegetarian. If you are, tofu, tempeh and seitan are all plant based protein sources.

xvolution

Is there a reason why you don't want protein supplements? You could easily add them into other dishes like pancake/waffle batter. As for real food, beef/tuna/chicken/pork/salmon/etc.

fitoverfortymom

Love cottage cheese or a boiled egg. I do like a protein bar like Quest or Pure Protein if you have room for the calories. They do seem to keep me extra full, esp if there is a flavor you really like.

Calichusetts

Chicken

jondspen

From my research, SHRIMP has the best protein to fat and protein to calories ratio of any meat.

Kalex1975

^^^^ agreed! Shrimp are great!

Also, given their size, they are super easy to use a specific number depending on how much protein you need. I am obsessed with hitting my macros so its easy to add or remove a certain number to hit the mark.

One caveat, if you have issues with cholesterol, they are probably not the best choice.