Foods with lots of PROTEIN!

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  • cmayfield3
    cmayfield3 Posts: 176 Member
    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!

    So what if it has alot of calories. I eat it almost everyday. I just log it. Easy as pie....Mmmmm Peanut butter pie :)

    I eat peanut butter too, I love it, but if the idea is to get good sources of protein, peanut butter isn't one of the better choices if you are also trying to restrict calories.
  • Doomfrog
    Doomfrog Posts: 79
    I mix my protein powder, a tablespoon of plain cocoa and some stevia into a cup of plain greek yogurt. Tastes like ice cream.
  • Silvercivic
    Silvercivic Posts: 156 Member
    light string cheese: 60 calories, 3 grams fat, 8 grams protein! a pretty good high protein snack if you ask me!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Lean meat, cheese, cottage cheese, raw almonds, seafoods, fish, protein shakes
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    try quinoa, it has 19G of protein i believe. you can make quinoa protein bars with it or eat it like oatmeal.

    Geez, what Quinoa are you eating? The ones I've had only have about 6 grams of protein per serving...I'm missing out!
    1 cup of cooked quinoa (185 g) contains 8.14 grams of protein, so eat two cups. eat it like oatmeal.
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    Another option is sprinkling some Nutritional Yeast (NOT brewer's yeast) on savory foods. It tastes sort of cheesy and is downright ADDICTIVE on buttered popcorn. It is a complete protein and 2 tablespoons have 10g of protein, and it's a source of B12 Vitamins, low in fat and carbs it's pretty excellent!
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    oh and another favorite way to eat protein is to put a scoop of protein powder in a single serve cup of pudding. its high calorie (225 cals) but high protein as well. its my lazy version of a meal replacement shake.
  • biged335
    biged335 Posts: 734
    When trying to get extra protein, just becareful of the fat content... It might be healthy fat, like from peanut butter & walnuts, but it's still high in fat... I ran into that problem before..

    But fish, non-fat Greek yogurt, edamame(soybean), protien Shakes, eggs, walnuts and reduced fat Swiss Cheese. I've found white cheeses are higher in protien.
  • agarcia1785
    agarcia1785 Posts: 3
    quinoa! here is a yummy recipe:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/
  • quill16
    quill16 Posts: 373 Member
    I use weight watchers mozzerella sticks(50 cals) oikos greek yogurt strawberry, Natural PB (only 1 TBs tho), edemame (shelled soybeans) , and egg whites. I try to eat at least 100 g of protein and 110 gram of carb and 50 g of fat each day on a 1200 calorie diet.
  • smileyface45
    smileyface45 Posts: 146 Member
    BUMP
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    When trying to get extra protein, just becareful of the fat content... It might be healthy fat, like from peanut butter & walnuts, but it's still high in fat... I ran into that problem before..

    But fish, non-fat Greek yogurt, edamame(soybean), protien Shakes, eggs, walnuts and reduced fat Swiss Cheese. I've found white cheeses are higher in protien.

    true...good sub for peanut butter is PB2...tastes the same but less calories.
  • valerie521
    valerie521 Posts: 140 Member
    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.

    don't they have whipped cottage cheese too ?? I dont mind the curds but I hear ya :)

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