Protien Snack ideas
octhawk
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Or just snack ideas. I usually grab a string cheese or 0.5 - 1.0 oz of hard cheese for a mid-day snack (calories: aprrox. 80) While I'm not going over my calorie count or even my fat goal (too often), I do go over my saturated fat goal. I think this is because cheese is featured in many parts of my day. I'm also always under on my protein and iron goals. Any suggestions for a low saturated fat, high protein snack instead of my string cheese?
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beef jerky0
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Quest bars0
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cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow0
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jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
These are great.. I'll add this to my list.0 -
snack sausages, I found turkey ones that are only 50 calories
boiled eggs
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Turtles.0
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low-fat cottage cheese is great. i have a cup a day around noon. is cottage cheese not popular with most people? i get a LOT of comments. "what is that? cottage cheese?! UGH! how can you eat it?!"
great protein and no prep needed. i'm in.0 -
I discovered IPS chips - egg white chips with 7 grams of protein.0
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Greek yogurt. I love the Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt, and I've learned to drive while eating it too.
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ps on the cottage cheese and yogurt, it contains casin which is a slow digesting protein, a lot of peeps eat it before bed. just sayin0
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If you don't mind processed fish, Thai fish cakes (the ones you microwave, not fry) and crab sticks from the deep freeze section of an Asian supermarket. Hard boiled eggs and beef jerky are great portable snacks too. Blanched unshelled edamame beans, also the Asian supermarket. Roasted chick peas.0
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Two things I forgot to mention: I eat a pure protein bar almost everyday for breakfast and I eat a hard boiled egg for lunch.
Thanks for all the suggestions0 -
jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
What's pb2?0 -
sliced turkey or ham with mustard, celery with almond or peanut butter, hard boiled egg, coarsely mashed black beans with salsa, hummus and veggie, lentil salad...0
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skullshank wrote: »low-fat cottage cheese is great. i have a cup a day around noon. is cottage cheese not popular with most people? i get a LOT of comments. "what is that? cottage cheese?! UGH! how can you eat it?!"
great protein and no prep needed. i'm in.
I used to love cottage cheese with canned pears as a kid. Now not it so much. I've always wondered if my mom bought some weird cottage cheese brand and I just have to find it0 -
jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
What's pb2?
PB2 is a peanut butter powder you can get at places like GNC. It has about 85% less fat than peanut butter ~45 calories for every 2 tbsp and 5 g of protein. It is a good flavor enhancer for yogurt, protein shakes, etc.0 -
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Quest Protein Chips... so good and 21 grams protein for 130 cal!0
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jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
What's pb2?
PB2 is a peanut butter powder you can get at places like GNC. It has about 85% less fat than peanut butter ~45 calories for every 2 tbsp and 5 g of protein. It is a good flavor enhancer for yogurt, protein shakes, etc.
They sell it in the regular grocery store here. Sometimes it's in the natural foods aisle.
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Pork rinds, beef/turkey jerky, greek yogurt and cottage cheese are all things I like to snack on and to help reach my protein goals. I like to mix vanilla greek yogurt with chocolate flavored protein powder for a good protein boost in the morning. Its comes out to about 220 calories and 37 grams of protein.0
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jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
What's pb2?
PB2 is a peanut butter powder you can get at places like GNC. It has about 85% less fat than peanut butter ~45 calories for every 2 tbsp and 5 g of protein. It is a good flavor enhancer for yogurt, protein shakes, etc.
Thanks for the info! I'd never heard of this0 -
jaquelynny wrote: »cottage cheese mixed with almonds and sugar free pudding mix, greek yogurt with natural pb or pb2, make your own protein bars look at jamie eason recipes or protein pow
What's pb2?
It's peanut flour that they've repackaged as a "diet food" so they can charge more for it.0 -
That message wasn't directed at me, but thank you for that nugget of information! I never knew peanut flour existed! I've just placed an order for Protein Plus Peanut Flour, which is 110 calories for 30g, and has 16 grams of protein per serving. Seeing as it is that I don't enjoy sweet stuff, and I'm always struggling to meet my protein requirements, this certainly can help. (*) 0 -
Has anyone tried using almond flour instead of peanut flour a la PB2? My daughter has a peanut allergy, so there's no peanuts in the house, but if almond flour is a good flavor/protein booster, I may have to give that a try!0
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2% cottage cheese
Almonds
Peanut butter
99% lean ground turkey, rice and beans with some sriracha
beef jerky
Baked chicken breast
Tilapia (heavily spiced, fish taco style, is my favorite)
Canned tuna (in moderation)
Really, most seafood is going to be fairly lean and definitely high protein, especially shrimp and scallops
whey protein powder
smoothies with protein powder, yogurt, almond milk, berries, spinach (I think they're great all around, but the whey certainly helps protein content)
Nonfat, plain Greek yogurt (chobani wins for protein)
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Quest bars0
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pork breakfast sausages. If you fry up a whole package, you can divy them out in baggies for several snacks over the course of the week. Or just add them to your meals. I had 3 with my eggs this morning, and 3 more added with my sauteed veggies, shirataki noode stirfry... when you look for a quick protein and don't always want a longer cooking time, it helps to have the whole batch cooked ahead and waiting to be added to recipes.
Protein shakes, with almond milk (and I always throw a banana in mine... ) my addiction...
greek yogurt - yoplait has a 100 calorie kind that is very tasty.
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- creamcheese on celery sticks. (a bit of variety from Peanutbutter covered celery)
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- deli ham ... a few slices cuts any salt cravings you might have... roll them up and bite.
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- shrimp (pre-cooked shrimp plate) - one lb version sometimes on sale for $6. comes with dipping sauce. and such a good treat.
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- bacon - cook up a pack ahead - and warm in microwave when you want a quick fix. The added fat, and saltiness helps to control appetite too.
And of course drink your water. It helps to satiate as much as the food does.
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