protein rich food but cheap

jimmyhawes2008
jimmyhawes2008 Posts: 1
edited November 14 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey, something I can have everyday to bulk up but isn't going to cost me loads of money.Any ideas?

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  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    Tilapia, eggs, chicken, tofu
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Chicken breast
    Rotisserie chicken
    Eggs
    Greek yogurt
    Cheese
    Tuna
    Ground turkey
    Peanut butter
    Frozen fish (cheaper than fresh)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    - cans of tuna
    - whole chickens
    - Eggs
    - tough cuts of beef or pork that require long cooking times to become tender and pure awesomeness (crock pot comes in handy)
    - Dried beans
    - Potatoes are a good veg source of protein
    -
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    Yoghurt, milk.
  • Walter__
    Walter__ Posts: 518 Member
    Chicken
    Pasta
    Peanut Butter
    Milk
    Rice
    Oats
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    nut butters,lean cuts of meat,pastas/rices have protein although not a lot,pumpkin seeds, and nuts
  • ausher8
    ausher8 Posts: 6 Member
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    Chicken breast
    Rotisserie chicken
    Eggs
    Greek yogurt
    Cheese
    Tuna
    Ground turkey
    Peanut butter
    Frozen fish (cheaper than fresh)

    Pretty good recommendations.
    I always tell my friends to look at their weekly ads. If you see meat on sale then stock up. I recently bought 30 lbs of chicken legs for $.59 a lb. Clean, portion into bags, label (date, quantity, type), and freeze. You'll go through it faster than you think.
    Also, read yogurt labels. Some can have a lot of sugar. I like Fage, but it just depends.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Also dried lentils have not been mentioned.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Around here, canned salmon (the "bones and all" stuff) has a lot of protein for the buck. I personally prefer the taste over canned tuna.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein
  • coueswhitetail
    coueswhitetail Posts: 309 Member
    Beans....lots of varieties and excellent nutrition

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/beans-protein-rich-superfoods
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    gmallan wrote: »
    I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein

    Yep. Powder (I just buy "bulk" stuff from Amazon) will be the cheapest price vs. protein content.

    If you're looking at food options, depending on costs in your area, these are the best "bang for buck" protein sources:

    Chicken breasts or thighs ($1.99/lb for bulk boneless/skinless at Walmart)
    Greek Yogurt and cottage cheese (plain "store" brand is usually $4-$5 for 32oz. container)
    Dried beans--yes, you'll have to cook them yourself (but that's easy with a crock pot)
    Canned tuna or frozen fish (2/$1 cans of store brand tuna, $10-$12/4lb pkg of tilapia or swai from Walmart or your local ethnic food market)
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    edited March 2015
    Keep in mind you should only have a serving tuna 2-3 times a week providing you don't eat other seafood (mercury). You can look up safe levels of fish based on the likely mercury in them online. I just wanted to note that.
  • johnnextstep437
    johnnextstep437 Posts: 1
    jimmyhawes2008 wrote: »
    Hey, something I can have everyday to bulk up but isn't going to cost me loads of money.Any ideas?

  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Eggs, chicken, whey (seems expensive but when compared by serving, it's really not).
  • gaurdgoose
    gaurdgoose Posts: 106 Member
    Lentils black beans pinto beans
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    Buy whole small chickens, cook in the crockpot for 6-8 hours, throw out the bones and make chili or soup or whatever out of everything else. This is the cheapest protein I've found.
  • Tea_Lord
    Tea_Lord Posts: 17 Member
    Eggs, Tuna + Lentils, protein powder - what I use
  • dwolfe1985
    dwolfe1985 Posts: 100 Member
    Icelandic style yogurt 20g of protein per pot.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Hey! Don't throw out the bones! Roast them in the oven until pleasingly dark, throw them back in the crock pot with water, celery, onions. Let that cook for a few hours, THEN throw out the bones.

    Chicken soup stock.
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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Beef jerky (not exactly cheap) but loaded with protein
    Pork Rinds or chicaroons (<1 gm carbs and loads of protein)
    Nuts and seeds (pistachios in the shell my fav) again not that cheap but they last a while
    Greek yogurt (Dannon Oikos Triple Zero in the tub)
    Muscle Milk (knockout chocolate 40 gms of protein and I order online)
    Peanut butter (natural) on celery or graham crackers

    But for a really cheap budget stick to the eggs, chicken, turkey and beef. I make Canadian bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches three times a week, I do one piece of whole grain bread or skip the bread) and I make a sandwich with baby swiss cheese and turkey or ham two or three times a week and this is pretty cheap).

    I work out a lot so these are easy go to's for me
  • lexi_jaine
    lexi_jaine Posts: 1
    gmallan wrote: »
    I find that whey protein generally works out pretty cheap/g of protein

    Venom Protein the best cost/quality ratio
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