I need more Protein....HELP!!!!

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  • 2hmom
    2hmom Posts: 241 Member
    low fat cottage cheese mixed with a bit of applesauce, protein powder with plain yogurt, light string cheese
  • divaindy
    divaindy Posts: 108 Member
    Funny I go over most days and I only eat fish and almonds as protein the rest comes from fruits and veggies, but I agree with everyone else.Eggs,meats,fish cheese yourgrt and nuts.You can use protein powder or bars but they use a lot of calories if you can spare them they are great. As for me I am oldish and don't get to have many calories can not spare.
  • anifani4
    anifani4 Posts: 457 Member
    Lots of good suggestions so far. I'm not a big fan of whey protein. Try to get my requirements from acutal food.

    No one has mentioned All Whites....pasturized egg whites that are safe to eat, as is, so I whisk them into a bowl of oatmeal or add them to the blender with fruit and green leafies. Raw egg white are a no no ...Seeing someone with salmonella poisoning has convinced me to never take that risk.

    I was eating a lot of canned tuna to boost my protein totals until I read about the amount of mercury in it. Now eat it less often.

    For me, cooking my own chicken breasts is the most economical way to always have a low fat, top notch source of protein in the fridge.
  • Maddalen101
    Maddalen101 Posts: 307 Member
    I like the Pure Protein brand bars - 20 g of protein, 200 calories. Low in fat and sugar, too.
    Every so often various stores run $1 per bar specials - that's a good time to stock up!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I like the Pure Protein brand bars - 20 g of protein, 200 calories. Low in fat and sugar, too.
    Every so often various stores run $1 per bar specials - that's a good time to stock up!

    I get those sometimes, but they seem to use collagen as a significant protein source. I'm not convinced that's a very high quality protein.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Fish is the lowest calorie, highest protein food you're going to get outside of egg whites.
  • Lovable12
    Lovable12 Posts: 34
    Fish.. Eggs, Protein powder... your body can only process 30 gs protein at a time.. if you have fish for one meal (try grilled not fried if possible, about 30 g, depends), a breakfast sandwich (thomas bagel thins + slice of cheese + 3 egg whites = 27g protein), and a shake (I use gladiator protein powder from smoothie king, 1 scoop has 24 g of protein + unsweet almond milk + PB2 = 29 g protein), and try a snack try naked brand protein juice/smoothies (16 g) total for a day of this would be 725 calories and 102 g of protein.. lots of room to eat a lot more other things :)
  • surromom2010
    surromom2010 Posts: 457 Member
    EAS advantedge carb control shakes are 110 cals each with 17g of protein, taste good too! When you're ready to up your calories they have another vesion called myoplex lite, 20g of protein at 180 cals, it's how I fill in my protein and cals when I need to.
  • Philllbis
    Philllbis Posts: 801 Member
    Thinkthin protein bars are my favorite. No sugar. You can find them anywhere.

    I love the Think Thin bars. The only protein bars I've found to be sugar free. They taste great too and they're soft unlike most other protein bars.
  • annepage
    annepage Posts: 585 Member
    Protein isolate, low sodium lunch meat.
  • Peanutbutterx
    Peanutbutterx Posts: 332
    skinless boneless chicken breast - high protein and almost no fat, eggs! , fish (i love talapia because it doesnt have a fishy taste), turkey, crab, 93% lean hamburger meat, lean steak, nuts .. peanut butter :)
  • erinm2629
    erinm2629 Posts: 69 Member
    Beef jerky is a great snack and low cal. i also mix my protein powder in my morning coffee and get 36g while i drink a low calorie mocha substitute. Once you get used to squeezing in the extra protein you will start to miss it if its gone!
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I found that as long as my meals had a lot of protein I was fine. I ate eggs for breakfast, and something with meat for lunch and dinner. I also ate greek yogurt for a snack. There is also cottage cheese and beef jerky. Also protein powder when I was lifting weights trying to get as much protein as possible, but I'm not lifting anymore because I had to get rid of my gym membership.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Beef jerky is a great snack and low cal. i also mix my protein powder in my morning coffee and get 36g while i drink a low calorie mocha substitute. Once you get used to squeezing in the extra protein you will start to miss it if its gone!

    Oh my, I never thought of doing that...... is it good? Do you put a whole scoop in there?
  • DedeeMarie
    DedeeMarie Posts: 54 Member
    As a morning snack, I mix chocolate whey protein in with plain Greek yogurt, 53g protein in one shot!

    Good idea, I need to try that!
  • DedeeMarie
    DedeeMarie Posts: 54 Member
    Thanks everyone, A lot of good suggestions. Its just hard sometimes to always have fish everyday. But the idea about prepping the grilled chicken and storing in the fridge/freezer is also a great idea. When I get off work I plan on hitting GNC up to try some of the protein bar suggestions (Thinkthin, Quest and PureProtein), should find one I like out of those choices. Thanks a bunch! Really.

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