Favorite Proteins...Whats yours?
symba1130
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My new favorite is fish. I have been buying hake loins frozen from Costco, they are individually packed and thaw nicely without falling apart. I can even get my 4.5yo & 1yo to eat it with me.
5oz = 90cal and 20g protein.
I also love buying the rotisserie chicken at Costco and tearing all the meat off and using that for the week for salads, tacos, etc. Easy grab and go.
Oooohhh and as I am typing I almost forgot, GREEK YOGURT! I like the plain (again from Costco, their brand). 1C = 140cal and 24g protein. I add a shake of cinnamon and depending on my sweet tooth a drizzle of honey.
Do you see a trend here...I have a real issue with Costco! HA! I have to limit myself to 1-2x a month or I would go crazy buying up all their cute kids clothes and stuff I really don't need
5oz = 90cal and 20g protein.
I also love buying the rotisserie chicken at Costco and tearing all the meat off and using that for the week for salads, tacos, etc. Easy grab and go.
Oooohhh and as I am typing I almost forgot, GREEK YOGURT! I like the plain (again from Costco, their brand). 1C = 140cal and 24g protein. I add a shake of cinnamon and depending on my sweet tooth a drizzle of honey.
Do you see a trend here...I have a real issue with Costco! HA! I have to limit myself to 1-2x a month or I would go crazy buying up all their cute kids clothes and stuff I really don't need
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I do Costco rotisserie, Greek yogurt, and fish too.
But I buy the frozen tilapia. Also I bought fresh salmon from Costco, chopped it all into pieces, vaccum sealed and froze them.
I use the bones from the rotisserie to make chicken stock.0 -
I like all of the foodz.
Greek yogurt, fish (I just get whatever is on sale, usually some kind of white fish), eggs, eggs, some more eggs. I also by a big pack of frozen chicken breast, grill it and cut/weigh it and freeze it for quick and easy protein.0 -
Mine are canned tuna (only type of fish I can eat for some reason lol), chicken, beef, and eggs. It's hard for me to get all of my protein in from food, because my family doesn't eat that much meat, so I use Vega powders to help supplement it when I feel like it.0
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I never have an issue hitting my daily protein %, in fact, I'm usually a bit over. My favs are:
-Buffalo
-Chicken
-Greek Yogurt
-Cottage Cheese
-ON Natural Whey
-Quest Bars0 -
My hands-down top 5 faves:
- Eggs
- Quest bars
- Greek yogurt
- Syntrax protein powders (mix a scoop in with Greek yogurt = NOMMMMMM)
- Pork tenderloin0 -
Eggs
Quest bars
Tuna
Chicken
Greek Yogourt
Protein powders
Hemp hearts (mixed in oats and yogourt... yummy!!!)0 -
1 - Meats. All kindz. I'm a huge meat eater. But I don't like them to be overly mixed with things (so no meatloaves or shepperd's pies or sauce-smothered dry chewy things) and not a huge fan of canned stuff. Among my faves are bison, boar, (insert game here. wild animalz tastes betterz!), beef, pork, salmon, trout, cod, chicken, shrimps!
I used to be okay with tuna but I think I ate too much of it, now it's further down the list haha. Same with tilapia, it's kind of a dry tasteless fish. Might be good for some people, but I actually enjoy seafood.
Usually enjoy the fatty pieces better too - I fit it in, Fats aren't the devil :P
2- Light Mozzarella cheese (Saputo brand is AMAZING but I think QC only lol). I can put that stuff anywhere! Or freshhly made cheddar. Cheese curds are to die for (But gotta be done in moderation because the fat to protein ration is rather bad)
3 - Cottage cheese and fruits. Best pre-bed snack as it's one of the only things that'll prevent me from getting the hungries in the middle of the night. If I need a little hit of extra protein, I dump in some protein powder. Chocolate mixes really well (even if it looks like... well... )
4- Greek yogurt, plain (again, with protein powder for flavoring, or fruits and maple syrup)
5- My BioX protein. The chocolate one is awesome, some PB2 in there makes it delish. I can also make microwave brownies. Also, the banana cream is awesome!
6- Quest bars / other protein bars - I get Smart for Life from costco and those are pretty good considering! -, and possibly soon the quest chips because 20g protein chips? YES PLEASE!0 -
I don't discriminate when it comes to food :laugh: I love all food.
I'm a meat eater-all kinds.
Love tuna-eat it practically everyday.
Eggs and cheese.
Love fish, but hate my house smelling like it, so I will usually get fish at a nicer-type restaurant.
CarbRite chocolate peanut butter protein bars--loving these lately. They taste like a less-sugary, slightly more chewy peanut butter cup.
Greek Yogurt
Trying to find a protein powder that doesn't cause cramping or upset stomach. So far, I've had success with Lean Body for her by Labrada in vanilla but hate having to order it.
Cottage Cheese upsets my stomach too, so I don't eat it, even though I like it.0 -
I never have an issue hitting my daily protein %, in fact, I'm usually a bit over. My favs are:
-Buffalo
-Chicken
-Greek Yogurt
-Cottage Cheese
-ON Natural Whey
-Quest Bars
I got some local bison last week and made goat cheese stuffed bison meatballs. I had no idea how much protein it had! Not sure I'm willing to pay $12/lb on a regular basis but it provided a nice change up compared to chicken or beef.
I'm a self-proclaimed picky eater that loves meat. haha! So chicken, fish, pork, beef, sausage, etc. As well as eggs, beef jerky, cheese, tuna packed in water mixed with laughing cow cheese (cuts out that fishy canned tuna smell).0 -
yeah . . . . eggs make me feel a bit sick. hate them unless they're disguised. and fish omg even worse, forget that. don't like greek yogurt, i've tried (chalky with all the extra milk solids, not tart enough, gross texture). milk is a faint stomach ache unless it's in my coffee.
so i'm chicken, some beef, any and various vegetable sources if/when i can, and non-greek yogurt.
and supplementation in my morning shake. it's about the only reliable way to top up.
can we talk about potassium and my banana aversion sometime?
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Any land roaming meat for me :bigsmile: but no fish, can't stand the texture!
Eggs, I love eggs, i'm a 3 a day every day girl lol
Cheese - I can eat the world out of cheese, 90g of super strong cheddar is 23g of protein
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can we talk about potassium and my banana aversion sometime?
Eat potatoes or spinach. They actually have more potassium than bananas, anyway
The whole lactose intolerance thing you seem to have going on does suck. I have to limit my consumption to a certain level otherwise I get all gas-y bloat-y. I love milk (full fat or 2%. Anything less is not worth being called milk and at that point I'd rather have almond milk), but can't really drink it anymore
I know I can't have a serving of cottage cheese and greek yogurt in the same day without consequences, too xD
No one's mentionned beans. They're actually not a bad source, either! Often forgotten. I actually like them in small doses I make this killer chili... Now that the weather isn't so warm anymore maybe I could break out the crockpot =D 0 -
I haven't found a meat I didn't love. I also get protein from cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and powder. We've been having a lot of chicken and fish (salmon, ahi, mahi, tuna, and shrimp) for dinners.0
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Eat potatoes or spinach.
:flowerforyou: :drinker: !!! FRENCH FRIES !!!:drinker: :flowerforyou: yee hah. i'll ignore the fact that you mentioned spinach in the same breath.
thanks for this though. i can't even be in a room with a banana or eat the muffin that sat next to the banana bread without feeling ill so working among so many health-conscious people is tough. you can't exactly ask everyone to leave their favourite potassium source at home the way you can ask them to back off on the perfumes and aftershaves. but at least now i have a comeback to all the 'full of potassium!' freaks when they hear about it.0 -
Packet of sliced meats - ham, chicken or turkey - but watch the sodium.
Boiled eggs
Tinned Fagioli beans
Tin of tuna
All are great esp if you are on the move.0 -
My favorite is steak, but I tend to eat the crap out of some greek yogurt to help me hit my protein macro.0
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2- Light Mozzarella cheese (Saputo brand is AMAZING but I think QC only lol). I can put that stuff anywhere! Or freshhly made cheddar. Cheese curds are to die for (But gotta be done in moderation because the fat to protein ration is rather bad)
Oh hell yes light mozzarella cheese by Saputo!!! I put it everywhere too!!0 -
Here for the protein ideas - my favourites are beef and duck. But sadly I don't always have the calories to feed up on them which means I usually turn to chicken. 0
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I'm very dull but...:
- Canned tuna in spring water
- Chicken breast
- BACON! (or turkey bacon :P)
- 0% FAGE greek yoghurt/Alpro Soya Simply Plain Yoghurt (I wish I could have Fage more often but I'm lactose intolerant so need tablets and even with them, it might not go down well
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Definitely my main two sources of protein are tuna and chicken, I don't really like meat that much but I'll occasionally have some beef sirloin or so. Same with fish, I'm very bad so I'll only eat grilled salmon or maybe tuna steak... but that's about it. I do also hate eggs, puaj, but will have omelettes as long as I cover the taste with tuna, turkey ham, cheese etc.0 -
Oh, oh, and on that same line, my last obsession: chicken and bacon muffins!0
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We buy half a cow every year so..... beef. Eggs. Also fava beans, garbanzo beans and lentils.0
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Light Mozzarella (having it right now)
Chicken breast
Beef
Vegan proteins:
red lentils
kidney beans
also: Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate Powder love it 0 -
Shrimp. Closely followed by a very rare strip steak.....
Given that those are pretty expensive, I like to make a cold bean salad for summer; can cooked red kidney beans, can cooked black beans, can of corn in water; add olive oil, lime juice, diced red onion, and some cilantro or other seasoning to your taste. Tons of protein and fiber; add meat of your choice. Oh and thoroughly rinse the canned items and drain prior to mixing.
That being said, we are meatatarians.0 -
Shrimp. Closely followed by a very rare strip steak.....
Given that those are pretty expensive, I like to make a cold bean salad for summer; can cooked red kidney beans, can cooked black beans, can of corn in water; add olive oil, lime juice, diced red onion, and some cilantro or other seasoning to your taste. Tons of protein and fiber; add meat of your choice. Oh and thoroughly rinse the canned items and drain prior to mixing.
That being said, we are meatatarians.
whoa, that sounds good. i'm thinking those little chinese baby-corn things . . . and parsley . . . chick peas . . .
is it just me and my poor brand selection, or does greek-style yogurt *actually* taste like spackle? i knew something was wrong with the stuff, but i've only just figured out what it was reminding me of.
and don't tell me you've never tried spackle. surely everyone has?0 -
mmm protein . . . I like costco too!! For sweeter proteins, I love greek yogurt. Costco's plain greek yogurt and fage are delicious, I usually mix them with some kasha cereal and fruit. Of course quest bars, think thin bars and pure protein bars. Savory: any kind of meat or fish, but pork and game meat are not my faves. My husband and I buy canned tuna and chicken a lot because it's cheap! Also, peas and snap peas are pretty high in protein for vegetables, and I love those too.0
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For sweet, you can buy low fat ricotta cheese, add some sweetener and a bit of vanilla or almond flavor and it's a very tasty dessert. You can sprinkle chocolate powder on top, or add cut up raw fruit (like strawberries). Good substitute for ice cream.0
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I like to make a cold bean salad for summer; can cooked red kidney beans, can cooked black beans, can of corn in water; add olive oil, lime juice, diced red onion, and some cilantro or other seasoning to your taste. Tons of protein and fiber; add meat of your choice. Oh and thoroughly rinse the canned items and drain prior to mixing.
i'd forgotten how much i love chick peas, so thanks for this . . . i just did my own form of it. chick peas and black beans, with parsley, and a whole mess of fresh sugar/snap peas and red pepper and green onion chunks for the crunch . . . . ohgodaliveitwasgood. i'm going straight back to the store tomorrow to pick up more limes
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i just remembered chicken livers. you can cook them all at once and just keep them around like hardboiled eggs for fast snacking.
never thought i'd get so hungry that liver seemed like a good idea, but lifting has schooled me on that.0
