Foods with lots of PROTEIN!

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sadira86
sadira86 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When I read about balancing my protein and carbs in meals, the first thing that comes to mind when I think of protein is chicken (and other meats like pork and fish, etc.) but I'm not a huge meat eater (not vegetarian but sometimes I think I could be if it weren't for my meat loving husband! lol) and when it comes to things like my lunch at work, bringing meals with meat isn't ideal for me. I know there are TONS of foods with lots of protein, so list me some of your favorites! Foods, meals, etc. Some obvious ones I know are eggs, peanut butter...
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  • JSheehy1965
    JSheehy1965 Posts: 404
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    http://www.howmuchprotein.com/foods/
    I find this list helpful :)
  • sherrykwilk
    sherrykwilk Posts: 12
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    Tofu, quinoa, brown rice, and some pastas are good sources of protein. I am shocked through my logging that my protein is so high because the program counts all protein even the protein in whole wheat bread, etc.
  • katey_my_lady
    katey_my_lady Posts: 81 Member
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    Egg whites. I love them in the morning with some veggies for a light, protein-full omelette.
  • agbaeb
    agbaeb Posts: 179 Member
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    Bump! :)
  • MissCheese
    MissCheese Posts: 195 Member
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    Fish such as tuna, salmon, haddock etc.
  • Fat_2_Fit_Mommy
    Fat_2_Fit_Mommy Posts: 569 Member
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    Bump
  • Jess81620
    Jess81620 Posts: 72 Member
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    Greek Yogurt
  • Princess_Sameen
    Princess_Sameen Posts: 290 Member
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    bump
  • valerie521
    valerie521 Posts: 140 Member
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    cottage cheese, greek yogurt
  • BeLightYear
    BeLightYear Posts: 1,550 Member
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    Kidney beans, pinto beans, great northern beans, did I mention beans? Easy to bring for lunch, full of fiber and protein too, plus low fat:love::love: :love:
  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
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    Can't wait to see some suggestions!
  • jsapninz
    jsapninz Posts: 909 Member
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    Major sources of protein per calorie:
    1. Lean meats
    2. Seafood
    3. Soy
    4. Egg
    5. Dairy

    PEANUT BUTTER IS NOT A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN. I used to think so too but it has waaaay too much fat that bumps up its calorie count. I still love it though, I just recognize that.
  • ladyfox1979
    ladyfox1979 Posts: 405 Member
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    Salmon! Salmon! Salmon! Did I mention Salmon?

    mmmm. I love me some Salmon:tongue:
  • sadira86
    sadira86 Posts: 23 Member
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    this is great so far! thanks everyone! keep it coming. my shopping list getting bigger and bigger ;)
  • Annette_rose
    Annette_rose Posts: 427 Member
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    I see several who post about the Greek Yogurt. Going to have to try that as I need more protein too. I wish I liked cottage cheese but the texture alone gets to me.
  • sadira86
    sadira86 Posts: 23 Member
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    Major sources of protein per calorie:
    1. Lean meats
    2. Seafood
    3. Soy
    4. Egg
    5. Dairy

    PEANUT BUTTER IS NOT A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN. I used to think so too but it has waaaay too much fat that bumps up its calorie count. I still love it though, I just recognize that.

    i definitely have learned that about peanut butter, but i find a serving is a nice salty treat that makes me feel better about eating just a plain old piece of toast or something. lol.
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 932 Member
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    try quinoa, it has 19G of protein i believe. you can make quinoa protein bars with it or eat it like oatmeal.
  • cmayfield3
    cmayfield3 Posts: 176 Member
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    Peanut butter is not a very good source of protein on a diet because of all the calories it's bundled with. A 200 calorie portion of peanut butter contains 8.5 grams of protein. 200 calories of broccoli, 16.5 grams--almost double!
  • jsapninz
    jsapninz Posts: 909 Member
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    I see several who post about the Greek Yogurt. Going to have to try that as I need more protein too. I wish I liked cottage cheese but the texture alone gets to me.

    Greek yogurt CAN be great, but make sure you check the nurtition label (which you should always do anyway). Alot of the popular brands are a wolf in sheeps clothing: SOOOO much added sugars in them (chobani, oikios, dannon,yoplait, etc).

    As far as I have found, Fage Plain (i like the 2%) is the best for protein/calorie punch.
  • amberwallbridge
    amberwallbridge Posts: 4 Member
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    Quorn !!! It's my best friend now

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