Need more Protein!

Check out my food diary (it's public). I aim for at least 100g of protein a day and I usually hit it... and I'm not eating meat 24/7 to do it either. I have protein shakes, cheese, greek yogurt (LOTS of greek yogurt...), and peanut butter, among other things.

I too eat a lot of protein from Greek yogurt and whey... in fact, I love to put my whey IN my yogurt! :bigsmile:
Post workout, my favorite treat of the day.... frozen berries, chocolate whey protein, a little almond milk (sometimes a banana too) and blend in the Magic Bullet! It's like a chocolate, berry milkshake! Delish!!

i do protein shakes with almond milk Yummy!

2 % String cheese, bc it's low in cals and fat. Protein shake, (GNC wheybolic extreme mixed with milk, my fav). Almonds. Chobani greek yogurt. Eggs, mainly just use the egg whites.

I have the same problem AND I eat tons of greek yogurt and at least 1 protein shake a day... (along with nuts, peanut butter and lean meat)

I start the day with two eggs scrambled with beans, pieces of deli sliced turkey and cheese, so I get most of my protein from there. When I have a salad for lunch I throw in turkey, beans, and walnuts. (A little bit of each, not a ton). And then I have some kind of lean meat for or with dinner, whether it's mixed with pasta or the main dish with veggies on the side. I actually am eating too much protein according to MFP, but I disagree.

Non fat plain Greek yogurt I think is an excellent source of protein as well - I find it disgusting in taste, haha - but I add a spoonful or two into a fruit smoothie (it's like sneak attach protein and calcium).

of course meat...but then protein powders, dairy (milk, cottage cheese, cheese and yogurt), eggs, peanut butter, beans, nuts, etc. To make it all balance, I try not to eat too much bread, potatoes, rice or pasta. Those four things are treats! It is most likely the refined carbs that are doing you in...OR...fruit. But personally, I don't limit my fruit consumption.

The cleaner that I am eating the higher my protein is at the end of the day.

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My diet is 50% protein with low carbs so it gets tricky.. I eat eggs, protein shakes, and alot of chicken, fish, edamame, etc. Feel free to look at my diary.

What types of protein shakes do you prefer?

I use Muscle Milk, it's a little bit higher in carbs than other proteins, but it's for a reason. Carbs help transport protein to the muscles.

You can get Pure Protein(that's the name of the product). It has lower grams of carbs.

About the taste... they're okay, nothing special. I think they would better with something like non fat milk, or whole milk if it doesn't matter to you.

I have two double-scoop protein shakes per day, which is 100g of protein. From there, whatever I eat is gravy.

Recipe:
Get a 24oz Blender Bottle from the Vitamin Shoppe (or use a blender)
*4 oz of half & half goes in first
2 scoops of Champion Pure Whey Protein Stack Chocolate (23g protein X 2 scoops = 46 g protein) goes in next
Fill balance with ice
Pour two tablespoons of sugar-free Starbucks flavors (I love caramel) over the ice
Pour COLD coffee on top of ice to fill the Blender Bottle (I'd say about 8 oz)
Blend or shake until smooth
Drink up!

Nutritional Info for Each Shake:
50g protein
421 calories (it's a meal replacement)
13g carbs
18g fat
**Half-and-half at 4 oz is 5 carbs, 14g fat & 4g protein. Using Nestle Coffee Mate non-dairy, fat-free creamer or other brands will help cut down on the carbs and fat.

Greek yogurt has a ton of protein ( love fage), egg whites, edamame, pumpkin seeds, broccoli, peas, lentils...etc.

Almonds are another great way. I also will eat a Pure Protein bar. They are pretty good and come in a lot of different flavors. The protein on those is 20g about 200 calories. I will eat that for dinner sometimes and I'm all set.

Cottage Cheese!!