Ways to get in 300 grams of protein?

Fitnessman168
Fitnessman168 Posts: 85 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I'm trying to increase my protein level and can get about 150 grams daily I'm 5 ft 2 an ectomorph I can easily get in 400 grams of healthy carbs but protein a big struggle I want to be able to hit 300 grams then eventually 400 per day.


But how? I'm not a big fan of supplements so I rarely take them but it hard eating four to six chicken Breast per day. Plus 2 or 4 ground beef patties.


What are some foods I can eat that are healthy and high in protein I don't have a ton of money to spend. And we only have walmart and a small local grocery store in my small town.


We don't have trader joes or anything like that.


So I need some help what foods can I eat to get 300 grams in?

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  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Why do you want to eat 300-400 grams of protein per day?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    300 seems a little high- esp at 5'2" (read awfully- I'm 5'8" and managing fine on 150-200 a day)

    The best way solution for high protein has been a combination of meat and protein powder and greek yogurt.

    8 oz of greek yogurt + 1 scoop (29 grams for me) of gold standard vanilla + 5 oz of fruit = 240 calories 40 grams of protein- which is a pretty good bang for your buck.

    Milk is also a great source as well.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,009 Member
    Why do you want to eat 300-400 grams of protein per day?

    ^^This...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I really can't see any reason to have such a high protein goal, but I'd say you're going to have a pretty difficult time hitting 300 - 400 grams per day without some pretty heavy supplementation. I eat a lot of meat and poultry and eggs and greek yogurt, etc and no way I could hit that target with just food.
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Most recommendations I have seen suggest around 1 g protein per lb of lean body mass.

    Jim Wendell in his 5/3/1 book suggests people looking to bulk have a 50 g protein shake before every meal. Then eat 30-50 g of protein first (before the veggies) per meal. And to eat 4-6 times a day. That would get you there! But that is a lot of eating, and a lot of shakes. Rippetoe suggests adding a gallon of milk a day (GOMAD) - that'd be 128 g of protein right there.
  • Miamiuu
    Miamiuu Posts: 262 Member
    You dont need that much protein. Eat 1 to 1.5 grams per pound of weight.
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    You dont need that much protein. Eat 1 to 1.5 grams per pound of weight.

    ^^This.

    Why do you think you need 300-400?

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