What are the best protein foods to eat ?

Legumes (beans, Lentils, etc)

Yes, and dairy too.

FoxyLifter wrote: »

Protein sources (includes vegan options): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/926789-protein-sources

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sugarpuff29 wrote: »

Is chicken ?

Chicken is animal flesh, yes. Chicken breast is also very low in fat, in case you want to save the fat for more fun stuff.

Eggs, lentils, quinoa, greek yogurt, salmon, and sardines.

Always on the shopping list. Quick and easy.

I try to eat a walnut every evening. Just a protein vitamin kind of.

To answer this question for myself, I made a spreadsheet of the types of protein I like to eat. I put in calories, grams of protein, and cost. Then I calculated a few things.

Calories per gram of protein
Lowest items from my list: canned tuna in water, protein powder, applegate lunchmeat, precooked chicken breasts, cottage cheese

Protein per $1
Highest items from my list: protein powder, peanut butter, tofu, ti’s chicken sausage

Might be useful to make a spreadsheet like this for the foods you eat. How to use it also depends on your goals. For example peanut butter has a lot of calories per gram of protein, but it is also one of the cheapest sources of protein.

Dead animals.


Pork is more nutritious than beef, which is more nutritious than chicken.
Of course, organ meat is king for nutrition, but, ew.