Foods w/ lots of protein?

ms6serenity
ms6serenity Posts: 21
in Food and Nutrition
I've just switched from focusing on the calories more to focusing on the macros which means I need to get a lot of protein in! I find it really hard so I need some help!

What are some high protien foods, meals or snacks?? Going grocery shopping soon :) thanks!

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Meat:
    Chicken
    Turkey
    Steak
    Pork
    Jerky
    Etc.

    Fish:
    Salmon
    Tuna
    White fish
    Shell fish
    Etc.

    Dairy:
    Milk
    Cheese
    Greek yoghurt
    Whey
    Cottage cheese
    Fromage frais

    Legumes:
    Peas
    Beans
    Lentils
    Soy
    Peanuts

    Cruciferous vegetables:
    Broccoli

    Other non-meat sources:
    Quorn
    Soya 'meat'
    Seitan
    Tofu

    Nuts & Seeds
  • HuskerKrc
    HuskerKrc Posts: 3 Member
    Define high? Like one egg has 6-7 grams of protein each. That's not a lot, but its from a natural source rather than a protein powder(I don't know if that matters to you). If you do plan on using protein powder please carefully research the source of protein. I know soy and whey both have some criticism about their impact on health.

    Other good sources are turkey or chicken breast are perhaps the highest of all sources, fish(salmon's maybe the best), cottage cheese and other cheese, nuts
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    fage 0% greek yogurt (my fave, but other non-fat greek yogurts have lots of protein)
    egg beaters or egg whites (i eat 3 to 4 servings at a time, and they're still only 75 to 100 calories)
    non-fat cottage cheese
    sol cusine original veggie patties
    morningstar farms sausages (the best!) and burgers
    gardein burgers
    chicken breast (i'm a vegetarian, but hey, lots of protein in this anyway)
    tuna packed in water (packed in water for less fat)

    or just get a protein shake mix or shake with very low carbs. pure protein is a good one.
  • crazycatslady
    crazycatslady Posts: 2
    A 2 oz serving of black bean spaghetti has 25 grams of protein

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