How to eat more protein?
JAT74
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Ideas please - need to somehow eat more protein and can't stomach protein bars. I have a protein shake once a day but one is about all I can manage adn want to keep costs down too.
Any other ideas?
I had some serrano ham and cheddar cheese as a snack today which added 23 gms of protein but need to find lower fat snacks ideally. I find it really hard to eat plain chicken and things like that so any other suggestions please help!
I am ideally looking for low calorie protein snacks to eat between meals or ideas about how to add protein to my meals other than just a piece of chicken, meat or fish.
Any other ideas?
I had some serrano ham and cheddar cheese as a snack today which added 23 gms of protein but need to find lower fat snacks ideally. I find it really hard to eat plain chicken and things like that so any other suggestions please help!
I am ideally looking for low calorie protein snacks to eat between meals or ideas about how to add protein to my meals other than just a piece of chicken, meat or fish.
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nuts (almonds, cashews etc), chickpeas, kidney beans,0
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sprouts!0
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I'm trying to keep my carb consumption down so low carb protein is what I am looking for0
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chicken caesar salads and tuna0
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What do you consider a low carb protein diet? 50cal/100cal a serving?0
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-Talapia
-Salmon
-Tuna
-Protein Shakes
-Eggs
-Chicken
-Turkey Burgers
-Turkey deli meat
-Chicken Deli meat0 -
Eggs0
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Snacks are the main things I'm looking for. I think I can try and pack in protein at mealtimes. I need to eat around 100g per day.0
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I have been adding low fat (or fat free) cottage cheese to most of my meals. You do have to watch the sodium, though, since most cheese products have a bunch of salt added.
And it's boring, but the primary meat I have in the house now is a bag of 7-8 oz. chicken breasts. One of those for a meal has a ton of protein.
EDIT: you snuck in while I was typing to mention snacks. Cottage cheese is a good snack, or low fat cheese.0 -
Simply add a protein shake to each meal.
Its an additional 120-200cals and 15-26g or protein.0 -
I have that issue too...Eating one chobani low fat or fat free Greek Yogurt a day help (14 to 16g in one)0
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Azuki beans jam (anko)
Tuna
Chickpeas
Lentils
Grana Padano or Parmigiano cheese
pine nuts, peanuts (but rich in fats)
air-cured beef (bresaola)0 -
Which Protein shakes do you find most palatable?0
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Milk.
Protein shakes.
protein bars.
Special K now has protein cereal.
yogert.0 -
I just read your dairy and you need to eat more. I am sorry that I sound like I am being your dad but if you really want to be "Healthy" You need to eat more than just 980 calories a day. You are starving your body. I don't even recommend people doing 1200 cals especially if you work out. I am surprise you can even get through a workout with only 980 cals a day. Please go to bodybuilding.com or add woman with similar workouts and goals as you so that you can get some input. I have a some great female friends who work hard and eat hard. You can check them out. They are ChitownFoodie and love4fitnesslove4food0
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I'm trying to keep my carb consumption down so low carb protein is what I am looking for
Chicken breast and whey.0 -
I aim for about 100g a day too. My snacks consist of:
Cheese - spready triangle on crackers, babybel light, string cheese, cottage cheese
Eggs - hard boiled
Fish - crab sticks, small tin tuna
Meat - lean slice of ham, corned beef, meat paste, beef jerky/ pepperami
Nuts - almonds, brazils, pecans, nut based bars like Nakd.
Roast pulses - garbanzos, soy nuts, wasabi peas0 -
Chicken breast, egg/egg whites, whey, milk, PB2
I pretty much manage at least 128g a day using these foods0 -
Fage Total 0 yoghurt.0
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I am a vegetarian(ovo-lacto) so I am really struggling with this also.
Tempeh, tofu, seitan all have high protein.
Black beans, kidney beans - all legumes
Nuts - Walnuts and they are super high in Omega 3, Almonds, Pistachios, Pecans also great for protein
Hummus
Quorn, Gardein and other brand fake chicken nuggets and cutlets (make great snacks, 50 cal, pop in microwave)
Kashi GoLean cereal is very high in protein, but it has carbs, too. (I'm not trying to eliminate carbs myself.)
By the same token, pasta and whole wheat bread actually are high in protein. (Again, I'm not giving up any foods.)
Yogurt, cheese
Peanut butter, almond butter
Shrimp, salmon, sardines, mussels, clams
My bf just sits down and has a can of sardines as a snack a couple times a week. Not really low-fat though.
I do protein powder shakes as a snack most days.0
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