protein challenge!

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  • mr_mitch
    mr_mitch Posts: 176 Member
    thanks to all of you for the brilliant suggestions!

    I do have a thing of whey powder - but its so damn expensive that I try to ration it out and just use it on days where I do my exercises!

    I absolutely bloody love cheese! this is the problem! and in another thread someone recommended that I ate full fat cheese products to increase my calorie count - so now I'm unsure what to do!

    I didn't know my portions of things were too small tho. I was thinking I actually had a big lunch that day because I had loads of things. lol
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    thanks to all of you for the brilliant suggestions!

    I do have a thing of whey powder - but its so damn expensive that I try to ration it out and just use it on days where I do my exercises!

    I absolutely bloody love cheese! this is the problem! and in another thread someone recommended that I ate full fat cheese products to increase my calorie count - so now I'm unsure what to do!

    I didn't know my portions of things were too small tho. I was thinking I actually had a big lunch that day because I had loads of things. lol

    You eat whichever cheese helps you hit your macros, but know, there is nothing wrong with fat.
  • mr_mitch
    mr_mitch Posts: 176 Member
    At the very least, ditch those breakfast bars eat protein bars/shakes instead.

    yeah to be honest the breakfast bars are once in a blue moon....... I don't usually bother with breakfast
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Whey protein + water
    Brown rice + black beans + ground turkey or chicken sausage or tofu or egg whites + hot sauce
    Chobani nonfat plain yogurt (23 G protein in a cup... pretty good for yogurt)
    Egg whites (hardboiled or scrambled or whatever... I scramble one whole egg with 4-5 whites)
    Lentils and rice
    Chicken breast
    Turkey breast
    Whey protein pancakes
    Protein powder "cheese cake"
    Healthy huevos rancheros (basically eggs, beans and salsa)
    Nonfat or lowfat cottage cheese
    Baked Tilapia / Cod
    Canned Tuna
    Or any combination of the above.



    I would stay away from all of the cheese you're having, unless it's ultra light. In my opinion, cheese (and a lot of dairy) wind up being a lot like suasage; yes, there's protein, but there's nearly an equal amount of fat. I know that there are exceptions in the dairy world, though. Just one of those things I try to avoid unless it's low-fat or really darn tasty.

    ETA: fish stuff

    What's wrong with fat?

    I was going to ask the same thing. And swap out your regular yogurt for Greek. My diary is also open if you're looking for ideas.
  • mr_mitch
    mr_mitch Posts: 176 Member
    Whey protein + water
    Brown rice + black beans + ground turkey or chicken sausage or tofu or egg whites + hot sauce
    Chobani nonfat plain yogurt (23 G protein in a cup... pretty good for yogurt)
    Egg whites (hardboiled or scrambled or whatever... I scramble one whole egg with 4-5 whites)
    Lentils and rice
    Chicken breast
    Turkey breast
    Whey protein pancakes
    Protein powder "cheese cake"
    Healthy huevos rancheros (basically eggs, beans and salsa)
    Nonfat or lowfat cottage cheese
    Baked Tilapia / Cod
    Canned Tuna
    Or any combination of the above.



    I would stay away from all of the cheese you're having, unless it's ultra light. In my opinion, cheese (and a lot of dairy) wind up being a lot like suasage; yes, there's protein, but there's nearly an equal amount of fat. I know that there are exceptions in the dairy world, though. Just one of those things I try to avoid unless it's low-fat or really darn tasty.

    ETA: fish stuff

    What's wrong with fat?

    I was going to ask the same thing. And swap out your regular yogurt for Greek. My diary is also open if you're looking for ideas.

    thanks so much
  • dtimedwards
    dtimedwards Posts: 319 Member
    What's wrong with fat?

    I think in this context it is taking away available calories for protein, but yeah... nothing wrong with fat.

    Egg whites are an easy way to add protein without many calories. I buy the case of pasteurized cartons from Costco. I add an egg white or two to whole eggs for omelets/ scrambled eggs, I add some to Greek yogurt for my cereal (I use Greek yogurt instead of milk to make a more filling meal), and I add egg whites to my protein shakes.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Its difficult to meet protein goals!

    So far today I've had natural yogurt, cottage cheese, ham, babybel, cheese string and milk (in my cups of tea)

    And that's only 33g of protien. I still need to eat over 100g more!

    I like chicken / turkey / fish... One of those things will be dinner tonight... But its still gonna be hard to get that much protein!

    so a spoonful of each of those things to only get 33g of protein!? you need to eat bigger portions...

    i have a 250g pot of cottage cheese with my salad, thats 25g protein.... or 2-3 slices of ham and a boiled egg, thats at least 15g.... a 170g pot of fat free greek yoghurt is 18g of protein....

    how many calories are you eating?

    Well that was just my breakfast and lunch. 521 cals so far.

    Breakfast

    Cereal bar 1 of, 2.1g protein, 138 cal

    Lunch

    All bran cereal 26g, 2.3g protein, 70 cal
    Natural yogurt 35g, 1.5g protein, 21 cal
    Babybel 1 of, 4g protein, 75cal
    Apple 103g, 0.4g protein, 55cal
    Ham 34g, 7.7g protein, 39 cal
    Cheese string 25g, 7.1g protein, 71cal
    Cottage cheese 86g, 7.9g protein, 52cal

    And a cup of tea, with skim milk.
    My first thought is to swap the breakfast bar for one with a higher protein count; lots of options available on that front. The bran cereal for lunch can be swapped with a higher protein granola option, among other choices.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Salmon, tuna, tilapia, mahi mahi...I get about 140 grams of protein per day while remaining under my calorie goals. These really help. They have tons of protein, and they are low in calories.
  • Elretardo616
    Elretardo616 Posts: 10
    Im 230lbs, train heavy full body 3x per week and only have 180g protein a day. There are people a lot smaller than me here eating way more, its unnecessary really. Just eat bigger portions, eat meat and add shakes. A good serving of protein powder can give you half or more of your daily protein. Its really not that hard. The foods you are eating are far too low in protein. Eat higher protein foods!
  • JSE150
    JSE150 Posts: 15 Member
    Protein powder, Quest bars...

    I get at least 130 g of protein per day - check out my diary if you'd like.


    Agreed! My goal is 120g per day and both of these help me get there.
  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    I have a goal of 280g of protein. I eat a lot of chicken. Protein powder and bars are the other source I use.
  • RobinLillySue
    RobinLillySue Posts: 3 Member
    I'm sitting here with the same dilemma! Which is why I decided to see if anyone else is struggling to get the proteins in!! I've already gone over my allowable carbs, but my proteins and fats are way too low!! It's good to actually see the non-balance in my diet! Good luck! I like the suggestion that someone had about the shrimp!!
  • ahoier
    ahoier Posts: 312 Member
    Protein has gotta be my weakness too......while sticking to my calorie goal.....I was actually looking that up earlier......seems the best protein "bang for you buck" is tuna, chicken breast, and tofu......but that's not a whole lotta variety.....hehe. I happened to be at my parents house, and my father had a "Boost High Protein" drink, and I tried one of those.....damn yes, it's got like 15 grams of protein.....but 240 some calories! haha. I was like yeouch! haha. Granted, with my work outs, I always have calories left over......that, and the sugar load was way high too.....I think it had as much sugar as protein :X Then I was like damn, I could have had a slim fast.....I think Slim Fast (well, the generic walmart brand "equate" weight loss shakes) only have 140 calories.....and 10 g of protein haha.

    I know one of the articles I read mentioned nuts.....I guess I may have to start digging into those.......http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/5-nuts-that-can-revolutionize-your-diet.html had a great article. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, cashews and peanuts seem to be about the best.....but the thing with nuts, is a lot of the grocery brands have hella sodium.....
  • jacobhyatt91
    jacobhyatt91 Posts: 120 Member
    protein bars help out but im still looking for one that doesnt taste like cardboard lol

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