protein ideas please

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sarahavery
sarahavery Posts: 167 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So im low on protien. what can i eat? thats not mega high on cals?

is there not just a vitamin i can take? Im not really a meat / fish eater

sarah

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,239 Member
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    Greek Yogurt. Find one you like with zero fat and you have a good source of protein that is fairly low cal. Another option is egg whites. They are almost pure protein.

    I personally also use protein powders. They are nice and convenient.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
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    Chicken, fish, and tuna are all good protein.
  • bella8282
    bella8282 Posts: 188 Member
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    Greek Yohgurt , Tuna/fish, cottage cheese, Legumes
  • SlowlyLosingLolita
    SlowlyLosingLolita Posts: 93 Member
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    Edamame is a really good source. So is Spinach from what I hear.
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
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    Protein powder I usually make a smoothie and mix in protein powder. Greek yogurt or a protein bar. Those are the best non-meat things I can think of.
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
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    protein shakes
    cottage cheese***
    greek yogurts
    almonds***

    ***my personal favorites
  • BabyDuchess
    BabyDuchess Posts: 353 Member
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    Chobani Greek yogurt has 14 g of protein per serving. Kashi Go Lean cereal has 13 g per serving. Almonds....nuts in general. Cottage cheese, string cheese....I drink no-fat chocolate milk....mine has 14 g protein per serving.
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
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    Edamame, quinoa, tempeh, seitan, lentils, beans, etc.

    Try to get as much protein from whole food sources as you can. This page has a decent list of non-meat protein ideas, about halfway down: http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
  • Strive2BLean
    Strive2BLean Posts: 300 Member
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    Here are the non meat protein foods that I can think of: Fage 0% Fat Plain Greek Yogurt, string cheese, beans, low fat cheese or cottage cheese, and chicken and almost forgo about eggs. Peanut butter and nuts have protein too but are also high in calories if you're not careful about portions. Somehow, I'm always over on protein, but I don't stress about it cause it's better than simple carbs and I am losing weight.
  • tacomom
    tacomom Posts: 10 Member
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    Whey protein shakes....I use John Robb. It doesn't have artificial flavors and actually tastes good. Greek yogurt is also really good and filling. Eggs too.
  • LeviFit
    LeviFit Posts: 18 Member
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    Quorn is great.
    Grill the sausages grilled, chopped and included in a salad of sweet corn spring onions, tuna. Mmmm
    Quorn mince in a chilli dish.
    :happy: Quorn pieces in a curry with loads of veg

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