Low calorie and cheap protein options

LJay89

I am looking for cheap ways to up my protein intake, with hopefully low calorie options.
Any ideas?

kommodevaran

Up how much? You'll be paying for food anyway, a balanced, modest diet (sufficient of all nutrients, avoiding luxury items, reducing waste) won't be expensive. 1 gram of protein has 4 calories, so high protein, low cal isn't really possible.

LJay89

kommodevaran wrote: »

Up how much? You'll be paying for food anyway, a balanced, modest diet (sufficient of all nutrients, avoiding luxury items, reducing waste) won't be expensive. 1 gram of protein has 4 calories, so high protein, low cal isn't really possible.

I see your point but protein foods with no fat would be lower in calorie? I guess this is what I mean. Comparing ounce for ounce of chicken and steak, would chicken be lower calorie?

mbaker566

cheap protien: sale section at kroger related grocery stores
beans, lentils, cottage cheese, yogurt

kommodevaran

LJay89 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

Up how much? You'll be paying for food anyway, a balanced, modest diet (sufficient of all nutrients, avoiding luxury items, reducing waste) won't be expensive. 1 gram of protein has 4 calories, so high protein, low cal isn't really possible.

I see your point but protein foods with no fat would be lower in calorie? I guess this is what I mean. Comparing ounce for ounce of chicken and steak, would chicken be lower calorie?

I'm just trying to say that you have to look at your diet, and your shopping basket, as a whole - a varied diet is important for health and wellbeing, no nutrient is more important than the others. Maybe chicken has a lower calorie to protein rate, but you need fat too; if price is an issue, you have to look at grams of protein per dollar, and so on.

CarvedTones

kommodevaran wrote: »

LJay89 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

Up how much? You'll be paying for food anyway, a balanced, modest diet (sufficient of all nutrients, avoiding luxury items, reducing waste) won't be expensive. 1 gram of protein has 4 calories, so high protein, low cal isn't really possible.

I see your point but protein foods with no fat would be lower in calorie? I guess this is what I mean. Comparing ounce for ounce of chicken and steak, would chicken be lower calorie?

I'm just trying to say that you have to look at your diet, and your shopping basket, as a whole - a varied diet is important for health and wellbeing, no nutrient is more important than the others. Maybe chicken has a lower calorie to protein rate, but you need fat too; if price is an issue, you have to look at grams of protein per dollar, and so on.

I go back and forth on this; if you get your fat from your meat source, it is likely to be largely sat fat. If your LDL is plenty low and you don't get much sat fat elsewhere it probably isn't as big of a deal. We tend to think of boneless skinless breasts when we say chicken, but you can get thigh meat cheaper and it has some fat. I don't eat mammals, but you have the same kind of $ and fat tradeoff with some cuts of beef and % lean burger.

nooshi713

Quinoa, veggie burgers, greek yogurt, eggs, protein powders.

LJay89

CarvedTones wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

LJay89 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

Up how much? You'll be paying for food anyway, a balanced, modest diet (sufficient of all nutrients, avoiding luxury items, reducing waste) won't be expensive. 1 gram of protein has 4 calories, so high protein, low cal isn't really possible.

I see your point but protein foods with no fat would be lower in calorie? I guess this is what I mean. Comparing ounce for ounce of chicken and steak, would chicken be lower calorie?

I'm just trying to say that you have to look at your diet, and your shopping basket, as a whole - a varied diet is important for health and wellbeing, no nutrient is more important than the others. Maybe chicken has a lower calorie to protein rate, but you need fat too; if price is an issue, you have to look at grams of protein per dollar, and so on.

I go back and forth on this; if you get your fat from your meat source, it is likely to be largely sat fat. If your LDL is plenty low and you don't get much sat fat elsewhere it probably isn't as big of a deal. We tend to think of boneless skinless breasts when we say chicken, but you can get thigh meat cheaper and it has some fat. I don't eat mammals, but you have the same kind of $ and fat tradeoff with some cuts of beef and % lean burger.

This is what I was thinking... thanks for putting so eloquently.

livingleanlivingclean

WPI.

Johnd2000

Whey protein. 20g for around 100cals.

Lounmoun

Eggs, canned tuna, dry beans, lentils, whole chicken or chicken thighs, ground turkey, milk, cottage cheese