Protein Shakes / Calories

b1g_tun4

This is my typical morning food. I eat Breakfast-1 before going to gym. I do 60 minutes strength training and 30 minutes cardio. Then immediately drink a protein shake on the way home. Then eat Breakfast -2 after its been three hours from Breakfast - 1. I am trying for a gram of protein per lb body weight. I weigh 282 right now at 6'5". It seems like trying for around 300gram protein per day you just about have to drink protein shakes. But they seem to have a lot of calories. Half of my two morning meals calories come from the shakes. Any suggestions on how to get the 300 grams protein and not the calories...or should I even worry about it?

Breakfast - 1 Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
Great Value - Liquid Egg Whites *, 138 g 75 3 0 15 225 0
Great Value (Walmart) - 100% Whole Grain Old Fashioned Oatmeal - All Natural, 1/2 cup dry 150 27 3 5 0 1
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 1 cup (8 fl oz) 2 0 0 0 5 0
Protein - Chocolate Peanut Butter - Body Fortress Super Advance Whey, 2 scoops (34g) 280 14 4 52 140 4
Spectrum - Organic Coconut Oil-Expeller Pressed, 1 grams 9 0 1 0 0 0
Great Value - Red Raspberries (Frozen, No Sugar Added), 1 cup (140 g) 80 17 1 2 0 6
Bragg - Nutritional Yeast Seasoning, 1 tablespoon 20 1 0 2 0 0
Add Food Quick Tools 616 62 9 76 370 11

Breakfast - 2
New Star Cooking With Spinach - Classic Spinach, 1 1/2 cups 20 3 0 2 65 0
Generic - Fresh Raw Cilantro, 1 grams 0 0 0 0 0 0
Starkist - Low Sodium Albacore White Tuna Pouch, 2.6 oz, 1 pouch 80 0 1 17 50 0
Protein - Chocolate Peanut Butter - Body Fortress Super Advance Whey, 2 scoops (34g) 280 14 4 52 140 4
Topo Chico - Mineral Water 20oz, 1 cup 0 0 0 0 15 0
Add Food Quick Tools 380 17 5 71 270 4

BeantownSooner

Frankly, I wouldn't really worry much about it as you're a big dude and likely can use the calorie intake. It's certainly a whole lot cheaper to use Protein Shakes than buying meat. Also, consider that a 4oz serving of boneless chicken breast is ~170 calories with 32g of protein it's in the same ballpark calorie wise.

Some other options to mix it up:

Fish
1% or Non-Fat Cottage Cheese are a great option. Very low calorie per serving, very low carb and packs a Protein punch. 1c is about 180 calories, 10g Carbs, 2g Fat and 28g Protein.

b1g_tun4

I eat a lot of fish. That is my hobby. I fish. I baked flounder last night and redfish tonight. I used to buy the Walmart frozen chicken breast but I cut out sodium and was surprised they were packed with Sodium. I also eat 4oz cup of cottage cheese before bed for the slow release protein while I sleep.

Thanks for the help...I got to find some chicken without salt.