Hungry? Protein.

alaxsweetness
alaxsweetness Posts: 11
in Food and Nutrition
I eat more protein than I need within the 1200 calories I eat daily, and I'm pretty sure it makes a huge difference because I used to struggle to eat enough protein and always felt hungry.

Here are my top five protein packed foods:
+Baked chicken breast with a little BBQ sauce and seasoned how I like (Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, flip then add spices at 10min)
+Eggs in a million different ways, hard boiled dipped in a little salt and pepper on a plate, omelettes, scrambled, and especially scrambled and added to stir fry veggies
+Peanut butter, which may seem high calorie but I think adding it to toast instead of butter or something else is great, also add fresh berries and smash on the peanut butter'd toast
+Baked tofu with BBQ sauce and seasoned just like the chicken breast (cut into small squares, bake at 350 for 40 minutes, flipping at 20min)
+Greek yogurt, add a little bit of brown sugar and fruit, I LOVE it because it's low calorie and high protein

Please share your favorite protein sources!

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  • JaimieAG
    JaimieAG Posts: 48
    Yours are good. My favorites are the ones that pop up out of the blue like chickpeas, quinoa (a grain), green peas, avocado (go figure). Bonus!

    Also like a protein water called Cocotein, 20g of protein and 100cals. Kind of pricy though.

    Salmon. Eggs, ditto, yum.

    *EDIT* misspelled cocotein
  • lolly2414
    lolly2414 Posts: 186 Member
    I also notice a huge difference when I eat more protein (especially for breakfast and lunch). Eggs are a definite fave, as well as chicken breast. Ground turkey mixed with pasta sauce and poured over cooked zucchini, peppers, squash, and/or mushrooms is also delicious.
  • Leana93412
    Leana93412 Posts: 162
    .... meat and potatoes....

    I know that's a guy thing, but I'm a guy ish girly girl guy.



    Did that make sense?
  • love8383
    love8383 Posts: 169
    I eat more protein than I need within the 1200 calories I eat daily, and I'm pretty sure it makes a huge difference because I used to struggle to eat enough protein and always felt hungry.

    Here are my top five protein packed foods:
    +Baked chicken breast with a little BBQ sauce and seasoned how I like (Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, flip then add spices at 10min)
    +Eggs in a million different ways, hard boiled dipped in a little salt and pepper on a plate, omelettes, scrambled, and especially scrambled and added to stir fry veggies
    +Peanut butter, which may seem high calorie but I think adding it to toast instead of butter or something else is great, also add fresh berries and smash on the peanut butter'd toast
    +Baked tofu with BBQ sauce and seasoned just like the chicken breast (cut into small squares, bake at 350 for 40 minutes, flipping at 20min)
    +Greek yogurt, add a little bit of brown sugar and fruit, I LOVE it because it's low calorie and high protein

    Please share your favorite protein sources!

    i love all of those, especially greek yogurt with added fruit...have to try the baked tofu with bbq sauce
  • alaxsweetness
    alaxsweetness Posts: 11
    Yours are good. My favorites are the ones that pop up out of the blue like chickpeas, quinoa (a grain), green peas, avocado (go figure). Bonus!

    Also like a protein water called Cocotein, 20g of protein and 100cals. Kind of pricy though.

    Salmon. Eggs, ditto, yum.

    *EDIT* misspelled cocotein

    On the note of avocado, I make my guac with greek yogurt. Smash 2 avocados, immediately add lemon or lime juice and stir it up well, then I add 1/2 cup greek yogurt and whatever spices I feel like. It spreads out the calories and makes it creamier. I also stopped using olive oil because it was high calorie, so the yogurt still acts as a thick thinnign agent like the oil, if that makes any sense.
  • alaxsweetness
    alaxsweetness Posts: 11
    I eat more protein than I need within the 1200 calories I eat daily, and I'm pretty sure it makes a huge difference because I used to struggle to eat enough protein and always felt hungry.

    Here are my top five protein packed foods:
    +Baked chicken breast with a little BBQ sauce and seasoned how I like (Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, flip then add spices at 10min)
    +Eggs in a million different ways, hard boiled dipped in a little salt and pepper on a plate, omelettes, scrambled, and especially scrambled and added to stir fry veggies
    +Peanut butter, which may seem high calorie but I think adding it to toast instead of butter or something else is great, also add fresh berries and smash on the peanut butter'd toast
    +Baked tofu with BBQ sauce and seasoned just like the chicken breast (cut into small squares, bake at 350 for 40 minutes, flipping at 20min)
    +Greek yogurt, add a little bit of brown sugar and fruit, I LOVE it because it's low calorie and high protein

    Please share your favorite protein sources!

    i love all of those, especially greek yogurt with added fruit...have to try the baked tofu with bbq sauce

    Here's a link for the tofu: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-baked-tofu-74358
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    Chicken is my favorite meat. I think I would be vegetarian if I didn't like chicken. So anything with chicken is good for me.

    I'm also a fan of peanut butter and Greek yogurt. I have Greek yogurt once in a while, and I am always surprised by the protein amounts.

    I like vegetarian sources, such as legumes, quinoa, and sometimes tofu. I don't eat tofu all too often, but when I do eat it, I like it.

    I also get protein from protein fortified cereal bars. I like South Beach Good to Go bars in chocolate or peanut butter. It has 9 grams of protein and it has B Vitamins. I am also a big fan of Quest bars, but those are breakfast. And too expensive to eat all the time.
  • oinkerjnn
    oinkerjnn Posts: 85 Member
    Yours are good. My favorites are the ones that pop up out of the blue like chickpeas, quinoa (a grain), green peas, avocado (go figure). Bonus!

    Also like a protein water called Cocotein, 20g of protein and 100cals. Kind of pricy though.

    Salmon. Eggs, ditto, yum.

    *EDIT* misspelled cocotein

    On the note of avocado, I make my guac with greek yogurt. Smash 2 avocados, immediately add lemon or lime juice and stir it up well, then I add 1/2 cup greek yogurt and whatever spices I feel like. It spreads out the calories and makes it creamier. I also stopped using olive oil because it was high calorie, so the yogurt still acts as a thick thinnign agent like the oil, if that makes any sense.

    Makes perfect sense. I do the same. I'm going to make some tomorrow now that you mention it.

    Trader joes makes a pretty good "reduced guilt" guac using Greek yogurt too. Their serving size is absurdly tiny, but three or four servings is still around 100-120 calories.

    Avocado also has glucosamine in it which is great lube for your joints.

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