HOW TO GET ENOUGH PROTEIN? Help!

Do you like fish?

beans have a good amount of protein along with cottage cheese and yogurt (preferably low fat and low sugar...usually greek yogurt). hope this helps!

If you like yogurt...there is a great one...Chobani Greek Yogurt, tastes like dessert, so many flavors, and usually 14 grams of protein in 6oz's....The plain (which can be substituted for sour cream, and can be added into shakes) has 18 grams of protein per 6oz......The fruit is on the bottom, but this stuff is delish, and keeps you full...Check out their website, Chobani.com

nuts and dairy. Cheese is good and so it cottage cheese, chocolate milk, mini baby bel, laughing cow, everybody's nuts pistachios, almonds, walnuts, peanut butter (in small doses).

I'm a vegetarian and I totally understand about needing protein. If you look around you shall find!

Good luck!

I'm vegan - Soy protein shakes do the trick

Sub in high protein grains for basic rice and breads. The Ezekial 14:9 line is pretty high in protein, fiber and other nutrients - all derived from sprouted grains. I'd really recommend it, although its kinda pricey. Located in the freezer section. Try eating quinoa as well, instead of rice or couscous. Legumes are also major protein sources - beans of all kinds, chickpeas, soy products, etc.

protein shakes, fish, eggs, black beans, natural pb (just serving size-great source of natural fats). Just try to add in protein as much as possible especially lean protein.

I have to eat 160 grams of protein a day for my diet. i always start the day with 2 boiled eggs and a slice of wholemeal bread, i eat almonds and walnits throughout the day as a snack. and i also add myprotein - whey protein unflavoured protein to my meals like soups, spag bal etc add as much as u like i tend to add around 50 grams a day plus i eat masimuscle orange and dark choc bars as a treat which also gives you 20 grams of protein. hope this helps

No, sorry to say, I don't care for fish, unless I could find one that is white and flakey and doesn't taste like fish.... I had one once and it was delicious but I don't know what kind of fish it was... thanks for answering so quickly!

it was probably haddock fish... It's so delicous!

Eggs are amazing. Don't let the old thoughts about eggs turn you off to them-- egg whites are very high in protein and can be added to so many things to bump up the protein content. I eat whole eggs myself-- the yolk may be fattier, but a little fat is necessary in a balanced diet, and I'd rather it come from something healthy like an egg than something processed.

Do you like fish at all? If so, salmon and tuna are great choices.

Greek yogurt and cottage cheese are high in protein-- if you eat a little dairy, I'd make it one of these, as they pack a lot of protein into a small package.

Quinoa.

Lentils.

Beans of various types. Kidney beans are especially good.

Tofu.

Hi!
I too am mostly vegetarian. I do not eat red meat or pork. If I am going to eat any meat, it is chicken or turkey, and it is with much guilt. I have the same problem with getting enough protein. I love peanut butter!! Who doesn't? But let's face it..it is not exactly diet friendly. I was going to post the same question you did. You beat me to it. Good luck!

Hi there. I'm a vegetarian and I have been my entire life. I've done a lot of research on the topic of protein in the last 5 years and here is what I've learned: Most people consume TOO MUCH PROTEIN!!!!!! The FDA's pyramid guide with the suggestion that an average adult needs between 60-80 grams of protein a day is based on studies done in the 60's using dogs as the subjects. How does this possibly relate to the completely different metabolic systems of a human? It doesn't. Most people are toxifying their livers and kidneys trying to filter out the excess of proteins that, when not used to build muscle (like for body builders) it make your kidneys work double time.

If you are accustomed to consuming only 35-45 grams a day, then you are doing perfectly. The average person only needs about that much. If you are eating healthy (fruits veggies, nuts and some meat/dairy) you shouldn't be consuming processed protein bombs to "supplement" our ancestors had no such thing!

I hope this helped a little. Good luck!!!

If you are really struggling to get your protien, you can take a protien supplement in the form of a shake, but i would reserch them first and i would try to stick with Whey Protien as with other protiens there is the possibility of putting on muscle bulk. Whey Protien (Isolate) will not put muscle bulk on but will help your muscles to repair quicker after a workout. Do you workout? if so i would say give it a try and see where you end up.

This, before i get shot in the face by the non supplement believers, is only as a last resort for not being able to get enough protien. Of course if you can get your protien from natural sources then this is a far better way to get it done.

Regards

Happy Hunting

You don't need to worry about a protein supplement causing increases in muscle bulk.

Muscle bulk is the result of effort; it's difficult to increase muscle size, and requires not only proper nutrition, but the right types and amounts of exertion, as well as the presence of adequate levels of hormones such as testosterone and HGH. So don't think that it will happen accidentally just because you feed your body what it needs.

Also, whey protein is pretty much the industry standard for protein supplements. Whey protein (whether isolate or concentrate) is basically milk whey (as opposed to curds) filtered to various degrees so that the result is mostly protein. Other proteins, like Casein, are the protein filtered from the curds (so the protein you get from cheese). When you drink a glass of milk, you get both whey protein and casein protein. Neither is going to make you magically bulk up muscle.

Other protein supplements obtain the protein from eggs (egg albumen, or egg "white"), soy, hemp, et cetera. Eating eggs does not magically make you bulk up, eating soy, hemp, or any other source of protein does not magically make you bulk up.

Each of these proteins has different properties in terms of absorption and bio-processing rates, which amino acids they provide, et cetera, but rest assured that any protein powder with milk, soy, or egg protein will provide you all of the amino acids that you need.

What you DO need to watch out for is how much fat, protein, carbohydrates, and other things are in the powder. Those supplement powders which are targeted to bodybuilding are probably not for you. But as long as a powder doesn't have a huge number of calories (like Muscle Milk), it's probably fine.