What are some good ways to add protein?
kgirlhart
Posts: 5,155 Member
I seem to be low on protein almost every day. The days I get enough protein I tend to go over on fat. What are some good ways to add protein without adding too much fat?
0
Replies
-
Chicken
Cottage cheese
Greek yogurt
Steak
Protein powder
Milk
Beans
Tempah
Eggs
Egg whites
Fish
Seafood
Fat isn't a bad thing if its from a healthy source.
0 -
Skinless chicken , white non oily fish are both good value . Beans , chickpeas not too bad as well as lentils and soy/ tofu.
Very lean cuts of beef and pork are a higher in fat but excellent sources as well.turkey breast meat with skin removed is also good.0 -
Often protein comes with fat It is o.k. to go over on fat.0
-
Thanks guys.0
-
I'd look at veggie protein sources, too - soy, amaranth, and quinoa are full proteins, like meat is. Chia and other seeds are partial proteins and some of them are not too high in fat.
0 -
Thanks. I'll look into that. I've never had quinoa and I didn't even think about seeds.0
-
A glass of low fat milk has protein; and... calcium and vitamin d good for your bones.0
-
Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein (Mocha Cappuccino best flavor)0
-
Optimum nutrition double rich chocolate is clearly the best flavor. I'm not sure how I could sustain my high protein diet without this supplement. It super easy to make. You can add fruit and all kinds of stuff to make it a meal replacement, and it doesn't add a ton of calories and sugar. All the food mentioned above is good, but the powder helps me fill in the gaps for my macros.0
-
Thanks. I may give that a try.0
-
-
Beans are good.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions