Need more Protein!

marcotte84

How does everyone eat all their protein and more during the day? I'm having a hard time getting enough protein in without overeating in other nutrients. Anyone willing to share their high protein tips?

00trayn

Check out my food diary (it's public). I aim for at least 100g of protein a day and I usually hit it... and I'm not eating meat 24/7 to do it either. I have protein shakes, cheese, greek yogurt (LOTS of greek yogurt...), and peanut butter, among other things.

registers

How does everyone eat all their protein and more during the day? I'm having a hard time getting enough protein in without overeating in other nutrients. Anyone willing to share their high protein tips?

I just make protein shakes, I add like 2 or 3 scoops.

jamie1888

I too eat a lot of protein from Greek yogurt and whey... in fact, I love to put my whey IN my yogurt! :bigsmile:
Post workout, my favorite treat of the day.... frozen berries, chocolate whey protein, a little almond milk (sometimes a banana too) and blend in the Magic Bullet! It's like a chocolate, berry milkshake! Delish!!

falonjohle

check out my food logs... tuna, cheese, meats, protien shakes, etc...

angiesteele

i do protein shakes with almond milk Yummy!

dls06

I had the same problem in the beginning. I lowered my protein 25% and raised my carbs 45% now I am good almost all the time.
Go to Goals in your Settings and Custom change. Give it a week and see if this works for you.

sh3lby03

2 % String cheese, bc it's low in cals and fat. Protein shake, (GNC wheybolic extreme mixed with milk, my fav). Almonds. Chobani greek yogurt. Eggs, mainly just use the egg whites.

HeidiMightyRawr

I have protein shakes, 2 or 3 a day. Try to hit about 150g a day with as much from natural sources (food) as possible.

For food I have meat every day (usually chicken or beef - pork occasionally but it tends to be quite fatty)
Other sources: eggs, tuna, greek yogurt (yum!) cottage cheese, milk, cheese, beans, nuts....

Drunkadelic

I have the same problem AND I eat tons of greek yogurt and at least 1 protein shake a day... (along with nuts, peanut butter and lean meat)

sh3lby03

I'm not a big meat eater so this works for me, I'm always over my protein. Oh and if you look for the protein shake at GNC I get the chocolate bc it kinds tastes like a chocolate malt shake:)

kmp327

I start the day with two eggs scrambled with beans, pieces of deli sliced turkey and cheese, so I get most of my protein from there. When I have a salad for lunch I throw in turkey, beans, and walnuts. (A little bit of each, not a ton). And then I have some kind of lean meat for or with dinner, whether it's mixed with pasta or the main dish with veggies on the side. I actually am eating too much protein according to MFP, but I disagree.

Non fat plain Greek yogurt I think is an excellent source of protein as well - I find it disgusting in taste, haha - but I add a spoonful or two into a fruit smoothie (it's like sneak attach protein and calcium).

lmr9

Hi there! I'll be happy to share how I include protein in my diet:

Breakfast - egg whites, some whole eggs, egg white omlets with chicken breast or turkey breast in them, nonfat greek yogurt, nonfat cottage cheese (watch out for sodium though), Kashi cereals, nonfat milk

Snacks - protein shakes, protein powder mixed into oatmeal, Luna bars, Kashi frozen dinners, whole wheat english muffin with some natural almond butter

Lunches and Dinners - chicken breast, turkey breast, ground turkey burgers, chicken sausage, fish, shrimp, lean beef, lean pork, beans, some nonfat cheese

Hope this helps! :flowerforyou:

marcotte84

What types of protein shakes do you prefer?

WifeMomDVM

I also have a public food diary. I hit mine with protein shakes (the last few days are not typical for me - check back the previous work - more of my "normal" diet), eggs, turkey, chicken, fish.

DeeDeeLHF

of course meat...but then protein powders, dairy (milk, cottage cheese, cheese and yogurt), eggs, peanut butter, beans, nuts, etc. To make it all balance, I try not to eat too much bread, potatoes, rice or pasta. Those four things are treats! It is most likely the refined carbs that are doing you in...OR...fruit. But personally, I don't limit my fruit consumption.

The cleaner that I am eating the higher my protein is at the end of the day.

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beckajw

I like the Optimum Nutrition Whey at GNC. My favorite is Vanilla Icecream. My husband likes the chocolate.

LindseyC87

My diet is 50% protein with low carbs so it gets tricky.. I eat eggs, protein shakes, and alot of chicken, fish, edamame, etc. Feel free to look at my diary.

registers

What types of protein shakes do you prefer?

I use Muscle Milk, it's a little bit higher in carbs than other proteins, but it's for a reason. Carbs help transport protein to the muscles.

You can get Pure Protein(that's the name of the product). It has lower grams of carbs.

About the taste... they're okay, nothing special. I think they would better with something like non fat milk, or whole milk if it doesn't matter to you.

registers

What types of protein shakes do you prefer?

I use Muscle Milk, it's a little bit higher in carbs than other proteins, but it's for a reason. Carbs help transport protein to the muscles.

You can get Pure Protein(that's the name of the product). It has lower grams of carbs.

About the taste... they're okay, nothing special. I think they would better with something like non fat milk, or whole milk if it doesn't matter to you.

RunBakeLove

You may not need as much protein as they say you do. You just gotta find what works for you. I average about 75-80 grams on a non-weight lifting day and 95-100 grams on a weight lifting day. I just add a protein shake made with chocolate soymilk on my weight lifting days.

I'm a vegetarian so it's easier for me to get protein without overloading on fat, especially saturated. Greek yogurt is packed with it! Also peanut butter, string cheese, almonds, beans, and tofu. While you may not like tofu plain, blending it in sauces for casseroles or smoothies is a great way to amp the protein without calories. It's practically tasteless so it's hard to even tell it's there.

Victorious_One

I have two double-scoop protein shakes per day, which is 100g of protein. From there, whatever I eat is gravy.

Recipe:
Get a 24oz Blender Bottle from the Vitamin Shoppe (or use a blender)
*4 oz of half & half goes in first
2 scoops of Champion Pure Whey Protein Stack Chocolate (23g protein X 2 scoops = 46 g protein) goes in next
Fill balance with ice
Pour two tablespoons of sugar-free Starbucks flavors (I love caramel) over the ice
Pour COLD coffee on top of ice to fill the Blender Bottle (I'd say about 8 oz)
Blend or shake until smooth
Drink up!

Nutritional Info for Each Shake:
50g protein
421 calories (it's a meal replacement)
13g carbs
18g fat
**Half-and-half at 4 oz is 5 carbs, 14g fat & 4g protein. Using Nestle Coffee Mate non-dairy, fat-free creamer or other brands will help cut down on the carbs and fat.

hillview2

Feel free to check out my diary. I am on the same march (more protein).

Angela_MA

Greek yogurt has a ton of protein ( love fage), egg whites, edamame, pumpkin seeds, broccoli, peas, lentils...etc.

shortee75

I just started the protein shakes today. I got Body Fortress - Super Advanced Whey Protein - Vanilla flavor so I can add things to it (ex: chocoloate syrup, pnut butter, strawberries, bananas, etc) to have a different flavor when I want. I added mine to 8oz of Fat Free Milk and 1 tsp of chocolate syrup this morning (about 8:30) and it held me over until about 11:30ish.

The entire shake with milk and syrup provided 34g of protein.

I'm also a member of WW so I'm trying to watch my sodium intake and MFP helps!

ladyluck4210

Almonds are another great way. I also will eat a Pure Protein bar. They are pretty good and come in a lot of different flavors. The protein on those is 20g about 200 calories. I will eat that for dinner sometimes and I'm all set.

lmr9

What types of protein shakes do you prefer?

I use the Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder Mix. I like the vanilla flavor the best - mixed with water is fine, but it's really good mixed with milk!

hedleyrocks247

Cottage Cheese!!

markpmc

I use EAS Whey. The small containers for $11-$12 @ walmart. I also like the Body Fortress brand. Just to complicate things for you, I'm thinking about going down the meal replacement shake route w/ EAS Myoplex.

Protein shakes aren't just for jocks anymore, it's hard to hit a solid protein target just eating lean lunch meat. Review your nutrition history and look for opportunities to replace carbs with protein.