Protein arg : (

Scorpioangel

Ok I am eating 1,600 calories a day and was told to bring my carbs down so I am now eating 40% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat. Every day at this amount I have a horrible time reaching my protein ratio when eating regular food. I drink Shakeology and even add whey to it. What else is everyone doing to reach their protein goal without eating chicken and fish non stop?

ivikatasha

One thing that really helps me on protein is Chobani Greek Yogurt. 0% fat, 170 calories a serving and 22 grams of protein!

MissFit0101

One thing that really helps me on protein is Chobani Greek Yogurt. 0% fat, 170 calories a serving and 22 grams of protein!

wow, I'm going to have to get ahold of some Chobani... my greek yogurt only has 10 grams of protein and 150 calories!

Dtho5159

Greek yogurt
hardboiled egg
pistachios

CatMauro

I totally get how you feel!!! I work out a lot so I lowered my carbs to 50% and then split my fat and protein equally at 25% and I have one hell of a time getting enough protein in. I eat protein at every meal and my snacks and usually have a protein shake on top of that too and there are some days when I'm still 10+ grams off my target. I eat alot of nuts and jerky and stuff like that and look for low/no sugar, high protein powders. I'll be interested to see what others do too.

Rae6503

Eggs for breakfast? Today I put some protein powder in my coffee.

MikeSEA

3 protein shakes a day. I feel your pain. Interestingly, those mini babybel cheese things have no carbs, just protein and fat. I don't know what they do to it to get it that way, but I enjoy them

mgmlap

I do 3 protein shakes a day...and it gets me close. I do greek yogurt for breakfast...and then string cheese for my snacks. I will do a protein bar once in a while..but I agree..its hard.

Oh..and fish is awesome...

Leigh_b

1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese... 100 calories, 12g protein...

kyylieeeeee

I have trouble reaching my protein goal, too, because I really only ever eat meat at dinner. One way I have started to up my protein intake is making a protein smoothie in the blender with a scoop of protein powder (15g), 6oz of Greek yogurt (~18g), and a half cup of skim milk (~4.5g). I usually add some fruit in with that too (frozen cherries/blueberries, or canned peaches in water or a whole banana).

I try to eat one egg every day (but never more than one), and I switched to Ezekiel bread because it has double the protein of other whole grain toasts. And a third less carbs. And a third less calories. And it's tastier haha.

I also will have a can of tuna or salmon sometimes for lunch, that's a ton of protein and not a lot of fat!

CatMauro

I have trouble reaching my protein goal, too, because I really only ever eat meat at dinner. One way I have started to up my protein intake is making a protein smoothie in the blender with a scoop of protein powder (15g), 6oz of Greek yogurt (~18g), and a half cup of skim milk (~4.5g). I usually add some fruit in with that too (frozen cherries/blueberries, or canned peaches in water or a whole banana).

I try to eat one egg every day (but never more than one), and I switched to Ezekiel bread because it has double the protein of other whole grain toasts. And a third less carbs. And a third less calories. And it's tastier haha.

I also will have a can of tuna or salmon sometimes for lunch, that's a ton of protein and not a lot of fat!

Just ALOT of sodium. They use it as a preservative.

AdAstra47

I'm on a ratio of 5% carbs, 30% fat, 65% protein. I agree, it can be hard to reach my protein goal!

Hard-boiled eggs are a great snack. Also try eating cheese wedges / cheese cubes. And handfuls of almonds or peanuts.

I have a George Foreman grill, so I usually eat a lot of chicken breasts, fish filets, shrimp kabobs, pork chops, or steaks that I can just throw on that thing with a few spices. If you vary your spices, the chicken won't seem so boring. Have Indian (curry & red pepper) one night, Italian (basil, oregano, garlic) one night, etc.

I do use a lot of flavored protein powders: I'll usually throw a scoop in my drink with every meal & every snack. You can also mix it with plain Greek yogurt. I like Syntrax Nectar brand 'cause it usually mixes up smoothly without a blender, and they have lots of different flavors from cappuccino to chocolate to iced tea.

jazzybean1

I add 1 tblsp nat peanut butter/or any nut butter to protein shake in the a.m.
Light ricotta mixed with cinnamon, vanilla & stevia, or ricotta w/nat. peanut butter, vanilla & stevia.
1st snack I have oatmeal, a boiled egg & a babybel light:)
lots of asparagus...it's high in protein

Troll

i drink a lot of protein shakes and eat a lot of protein bars. Im a vegetarian and have found thats about my best option unless i want to get a boatload of carbs. I like pure protein, supreme protein, and elite gourmet bars, and syntrax nectar, body fortress,muscke milk, ON nutrition, and protein blitz drinks. Then again, i aim for nearly 200 g protein a day.

anelahm

cottage cheese. yummmmm:)

kmartinko

I feel your pain. My doctor has me on a very high protein diet with low carbs and low fat. I drink Protein Shakes and have a protein bar every day. The key is to find items with high protein, but that don't contain a large amount of fat, calories and carbs. I like coffee, and will put the protein shake into the coffee to give it a great flavor and get in the protein. Premium Protein High Protein Shakes have 30g of protein, only 3g carbs and 3g of fat with 160 calories. I eat Detour Low Sugar protein bars. They taste like candy bars, but have 15g of protein. I also eat Chobani nonfat yogurt. The plain non-fat yogurt is very high in protein, and lowfat cottage cheese is great for protein. Turkey burgers, shrimp, Boarshead meat and chicken breasts is where I get a great amount of protein.

After a workout I drink a protein shot. They have anywhere from 25-30g of protein. I hope this helps.

drog2323

eggs, egg whites, Cottage cheese is supposed to be good too. I'm pretty heavy into chicken and fish..and yes, it does get boring! :-)

how about Turkey cutlets or pork chops(cut the fat off the edges)

courtneymomofone

Eggs aren't as bad as they were touted to be a few years ago, and the health recommendations have actually been loosened on eating eggs. I eat 2 eggs with spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms every morning, plus cottage cheese has CRAPLOADS of protein in it. I use it as a salad dressing and that helps up my protein, as well as adding chicken breast or pork tenderloin to my salads (about 1/2C diced).

Greek yogurt, when you read the labels, can have an incredible amount of protein, too. My husband found Dannon's Daikos Greek Yogurt helps him reach his protein goals more easily

rbryntes

yogurt, cheese, lean meat, beans, eggs, milk...

TK421NotAtPost

96% lean beef patties from Trader Joes!

mrsknotts

I LOVE peanut butter, nuts and cottage cheese. I also love cheese in general, low fat string cheese, feta, and goat cheese are great ways to add some protein to salads or roasted veggies