thinking of giving up expensive protein stuff

brenn24179
brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have had about enough, I spend a lot of money on protein shakes,bars,greek yogurt,etc. Thinking of going back to regular yogurt, some $2 a box granola bars and eventually off the shakes. Gosh this is costing so much, anybody relate? I guess I will try and if it doesn't work go back. Someone once warned me I would just lose money in my pocketbook on these things. Now I know what he meant.

Maybe up the tuna and cottage cheese (but it is cold outside) to get protein. Anyone have any ideas? How can I get some protein in without breaking my wallet?

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    gram for gram whey protein is the cheapest source of protein so if keeping your protein intake at a certain level, whey shakes are actually a very cost effective way of doing so. The more expensive brands tend to have extra supplements added such as caffeine but shop around and you can get very cheap basic whey powders.

    Greek yoghurt, tuna and cottage cheese would probably be the next cheapest options, depending on where you shop.
  • marilandica
    marilandica Posts: 88 Member
    Eggs, meat, fish, nuts, peanut butter, cheese, grains like quinoa -- there are all sorts of ways to get protein. Cheaper and tastier than protein powders -- and more sustainable over time.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    How many grams of protein are you trying to get per day? I basically try to have some good protein source at every meal and prefer just eating actual food for my protein. I do supplement with protein shakes but that is only because I lift weights and have a high protein intake goal. I usually only require 1 shake though to supplement to hit my goals.

    Eat eggs for breakfast with some ham or something. Beyond that I just make sure I'm having a serving of some kind of poultry, fish, meat, etc at every meal. I snack on nuts and avocados and the like for my healthy fats, but they also add to the protein intake. Also, legumes and vegetarian sources like quinoa.
  • elsyoommen
    elsyoommen Posts: 155 Member
    eggs, sardines, you can buy cheaper cuts of meat and whole poultry to roast off. You can strain regular yogurt to make your own greek yogurt (save the liquid whey which you can use in smoothies or other recipes). legumes (especially if they are dried rather than canned). I do find cottage cheese is cheaper than greek yogurt, but lately it is hard to find, especially in the mini sizes that I liked to take to work.

    I don't find that granola bars are worthwhile (from a $ to gram of protein perspective) - unless you really like them. Whereas the protein powders are expensive but when you look at it from the perspective of how much you are paying per gram of protein, it's more reasonable.
  • helen195
    helen195 Posts: 90 Member
    Eggs, meat, fish, nuts, peanut butter, cheese, grains like quinoa -- there are all sorts of ways to get protein. Cheaper and tastier than protein powders -- and more sustainable over time.

    This is how I work my high protein diet. I only use the shakes for breakfast when I am running late. It is sustainable and I find it does not cost so much.

    I use my slow cooker to cook cheaper cuts of meat and roast my own ham joints.

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