HOW TO GET ENOUGH PROTEIN? Help!

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  • LittleBuddy13
    LittleBuddy13 Posts: 137 Member
    I have a couple yummy ideas I use that are low on fat and good on protien..

    Omlet:for breakfast or even for dinner/great after workout meal :)

    -1/2 cup Real egg product egg beaters -12g protien
    -1 cup fresh mushrooms -2g protien
    -1/3 cup Weight Watchers shredded chedder cheese -7g protien
    -(OPTIONAL if you eat) 1 Turkey Burger sliced up-22g protien
    -1/2 cup fresh spinach- I forget maybe 1g protien
    ***I season with fresh garlic or garlic powder and salt free Mr Dash seasonings***
    -ON THE SIDE-1/2 cup Low Fat cottage cheese-13g protien
    with turkey burger= 57g protien :) without turkey burger=32g protien :)



    Protien Shake: for snack or meal replacement

    -1 rounded scoop Gold STandard 100% Whey Protien(vanilla ice cream flavor @GNC.com) 24g protien
    -1 cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk-1g protien
    -1 medium banana-1g protien or whatever fruit u desire if you desire any:)
    =26g protien :)



    If you like Peanut Butter.....There is this brand called PB2 its a powdered peanut butter, I personally think the chocolate PB2 is the best...only 45 cal,1g Fat, 1g sugar and 5g protien for 2tablespoons :) Here is the site check it out :)

    http://www.bellplantation.com/
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    great topic...Thank you
  • Nigel99
    Nigel99 Posts: 498 Member
    Kashi Go Crunch cereal adds 9g of protein in each serving. I've been trying to make sure I am adding more protein to my day (not really a protein shake kind of guy, and Greek yogurt was pretty "blecch" to me). If you add in a number of little things here and there, they will add up over the course of the day. Nuts, natural peanut butter, the cereal I mentioned, light string cheese...there are a number of sources to get a bit extra here and there in addition to chicken, fish, etc. that you might eat throughout the day.
  • megarrett87
    megarrett87 Posts: 30
    try snacking on hard-boiled eggs, string cheese, or edamames. All very delicious!
  • myrabarlow
    myrabarlow Posts: 17
    Search 'high protein foods' on the web. You'll find all kinds of information and lists of foods. Look for what you like or things you would like to try. You can always plug them into your food tracker to check for nutritional values. Watch the fat/carb/sugar contents as well.
  • Brian_Collins
    Brian_Collins Posts: 4
    I like to eat peanut butter and drink my Shakeology!! Chocolate of course :) I put the Peanut Butter on Multi-grain Sandwich thins and eat them a few hours apart to keep the metabolism going :)
  • Snelllee
    Snelllee Posts: 23 Member
    I don't like to eat much meat either. I drink a protein shake every day to get mine.
  • jovbal
    jovbal Posts: 3
    3 cups of egg whites a day is a great start, i like a brand called better n egss almost zero fat and they taste just like eggs and the plus side to them is you can mix them in any recipe that calls for eggs, also a powder made by healthy n fit called 100% egg whites is another choice if u get sick of eating eggs beacuase i mixes into water and tastes like choclate milk and only has 106 calories and 26g of protein!!!! :) good luck
  • jessalice66
    jessalice66 Posts: 47 Member
    have a tuna and mayo sandwich or salad. peanut butter sandwiches are quite good too, but have lots of eggs and fish and you shoul be fine! :)
  • Keran24
    Keran24 Posts: 90 Member
    Cottage cheese, greek yogurt, fish, venison and chicken are all great sources.
  • Keran24
    Keran24 Posts: 90 Member
    Oh and eggs!
  • janeinspain
    janeinspain Posts: 173 Member
    If you like chicken and turkey, than go for them! Actually, chicken breast has an amazing protein count: 30 g of protein/100 g of chicken breast! Other than that, go for fish - especially salmon and tuna. Hard cheeses have lots of protein too, eggs as well.
    Other than that, you can get some great protein powders for delicious shakes (I love them with milk - you can add fruits or even veggies - with water I heard it tastes pretty bad)
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