Not enough protein!

frostke
frostke Posts: 21
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
I've never been a fan of meat. I would never call myself a vegetarian, but I just don't enjoy/appreciate eating meat unless I have to. Because of this, and after actually watching what I'm eating and what is going into my body, I'm just not getting enough protein. I'm considering getting some protein shake powder and going that route, but I just don't know that much about it. Are they a good idea? What kinds of other non-meat foods are high in protein? **Keep in mind, they need to be easily accessible for a college student!** I don't have a kitchen full of things at my disposal. Also, being like any other college student, I am lacking time and money for a lot of these things. Any ideas would be helpful, thanks! :)

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    eggs
    fish
    Greek yogurt
    cottage cheese
    soy products
    nuts and nut butters (not a great source though)
    quinoa
    legumes (lentils, beans, peanuts, etc.)
  • Emmy_Ann
    Emmy_Ann Posts: 60
    eggs
    fish
    Greek yogurt
    cottage cheese
    soy products
    nuts and nut butters (not a great source though)
    quinoa
    legumes (lentils, beans, peanuts, etc.)

    these are great ideas... a protein shake is good but I would suggest only having those after workouts, so on workout days it would be a great idea! you need more solid forms then downing a protein shake multiple times a day..
  • SeasideOasis
    SeasideOasis Posts: 1,057 Member
    The above are great foods!

    Maybe supplement some protein powder into your diet as well? You can add most to water, milk, juice, etc and doesnt need to be refrigerated and so forth ;) I used Optimum Nutrition 100% Natural Whey!
  • volfan22
    volfan22 Posts: 149 Member
    I use the Nectar protein powder. It's so simple - one scoop with 8oz of skim milk is a great protein souce and meal replacement or after workout restore. There are dozens of flavors to chose from and they have no carbs and only 100 calories. They actually taste great! It's a whey isolate - which is reportedly best for diet/exercise.
  • therobinator
    therobinator Posts: 832 Member
    Protein shakes are easy....milk, protein powder, fruit, blender. That's the basics...then you can add or subtract things to experiment.
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    QUOTE:

    eggs
    fish
    Greek yogurt
    cottage cheese
    soy products
    nuts and nut butters (not a great source though)
    quinoa
    legumes (lentils, beans, peanuts, etc.)

    string cheese is another one, chicken, or make your own protein bars. someone listed a bunch of recipes on this website and they are very easy to make, some without any baking. Protien shakes i would drink as a mid morning/mid afternoon snack if i cant get to real food or after a workout. Try to get most of your protiens from real food
  • hifinm
    hifinm Posts: 42 Member
    I do Fat free greek yogurt with granola and blueberrys every morning for breakfast. 1 cup of fage greek yogurt has 23 grams of protein. It isn't sweet but the blueberries sweeten it up and only add 70 calories for a cup. You can add how ever much granola is appropriate for your goals and granola has some protein in it too.
  • bebe3232
    bebe3232 Posts: 43
    dairy is a good source of protein, also eggs if you eat eggs, peanut butter, nuts, tofu, protein shakes, and meat substitute foods like veggie burgers are usually high in protein, also protein shakes. Those are the ways I get 95% of my protein. I use to be strict vegetarian (started when I was 14 I am now 29) but over the years I've relaxed some and will meat occasionally but only chicken or fish. I really try to avoid it meat it just grosses me out. I never knew what to call my food choices until I read the book "food rules" where he talks about being a Flexitarian which is where you only consume meat occasionally.
  • checoo
    checoo Posts: 12 Member
    I'm in the same boat. I don't get as much protein as I want in my meals, yet at the end of the day, I'm not hungry enough to eat a chicken breast or fish. I've been shopping for a good gluten-free whey isolate protein drink. So far, I tried a product called Whey to Go and another but the name escapes me. Something like Spirulina Gold or something. The Spirulina was awesome. Thick like an actual milkshake and loaded with vitamins a minerals. The problem for me that it was loaded with sugar, and I'm trying to lower my sugar intake. Even the low sugar version had 8 grams of sugar. The Whey to Go was do-able with only 1 gram of sugar. I tried vanilla on both figuring if I like it plain, I would like it with different kinds of fruits and spices. Both were generous in protein, although I can't remember off-hand how much for each.
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