cheap protein foods

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  • elsyoommen
    elsyoommen Posts: 155 Member
    McDonald's double cheese burger. Or better yet... the meat from one double cheese burger (throw out the bun) and insert said meat into another double cheese burger.

    I call it the McDonald's quadruple cheeseburger. ~50g protein for $2.

    This makes me sad, as this in Canada would be more like $3

    How much does a gallon milk cost in Canada? Just curious, cause I am going on vacation there. LOL, I know it is illegal, to smuggle dairy products over the border.

    way too much. in my province, depending on store $5.49 to $6.29, though our dollar is now trading at 10% below the US, so to convert - 10% $4.95 to $5.70 US.

    Thanks. Wow, that's going to be an expensive vacation.

    I think it depends on where you are going in Canada. In Ottawa and Toronto you can often get 4 litres for under $4.00 I don't know how that compares to a gallon.

    (if you care about such things) regular milk in Canada is not allowed to contain antibiotics or growth hormones which is different from the U.S. I believe. My siblings who live in the U.S. buy organic milk when they are home in the U.S. and they buy regular milk when they are in Canada.

    Edited to add: I think your math is wrong. The Canadian dollar is trading below the U.S. dollar therefore $4.95 Canadian would be less than that in U.S. dollars not more. I think that would be somewhere around 4.43 US (assuming that Canadian dollar is .90 us).

    Math is right, if I pay 5.49, 10% less would be about 55 cents to $4.94US, not sure where you think the math went wrong, and the $6.29 at some stores would be $5.61US, that said these are 4L which is about 3% more volume than a gallon (3.88541148 Litres/gallon)

    You must be reading my info wrong. I was saying milk ranges from 5.49 to 6.29 Canadian $ per 4L, so in US that would be 4.94 to 5.61, depending on which store you go to.

    Ok sorry, I see now that I was reading your post incorrectly. Thanks. I guess it does vary quite a bit by province. I shop regularly in Ottawa and Toronto and I usually pay $3.95 for 4 litres of 2% milk. I have 4 kids so we go through a lot of milk.
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    Eggwhites, tuna, chicken, cottage cheese...
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    Eggs, chicken, tuna, cottage cheese (quart size), greek yogurt (greek size), brown rice, whey protein powder
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    McDonald's double cheese burger. Or better yet... the meat from one double cheese burger (throw out the bun) and insert said meat into another double cheese burger.

    I call it the McDonald's quadruple cheeseburger. ~50g protein for $2.

    This is pretty awesome. Not a big McDs fan but hard to beat the idea.
  • elsyoommen
    elsyoommen Posts: 155 Member
    sardines, herring, ricotta.

    I generally buy whatever meat is on sale in largish amounts and make large pots of stuff such as oxtail, chicken curries (made with chicken thighs or whole chicken cut up), fish curries made with whatever fish is on sale (usually salmon, haddock, hake).

    I buy dried beans and lentils rather than canned. They take more preparation, but they are cheaper and tastier. Again I make big batches.

    I also try to get 120g of protein per day and I find that I get the biggest bang with eggs, fish plus one protein shake per day. (protein powder seems expensive but it is affordable when you consider the $ per gram of protein).
  • LDhummingbird
    LDhummingbird Posts: 2 Member
    This thread is so helpful to me. I work at a peanut-free school and a child in my class also has tree nut allergies, so my old standby of peanut butter isn't going to work for me most days. Since I started logging again I've consistently been under on protein, and now I have some new ideas. Thanks, guys!

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