How do YOU get your protein?

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DietPep1978
DietPep1978 Posts: 202
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Just looking for some ideas!
Thank you!
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  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
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    omelets for breakfast with turkey sausage
    protein shakes after working out
    chicken breast, fish fillets, lean beef (etc) for lunch and dinner
    Greek yogurt or cottage cheese as snacks

    I typically eat around 40% of my calories from protein by starting my meals with the above, and then just adding fruits, veggies, etc. to the protein.
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
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    meat, meat, and more meat, and eggs and egg whites too
    chicken is best, lean steak is ok, but much higher calorie
    if you can't eat it all, protein shakes ahoy!!!!
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
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    I'm a vegetarian, so this is always a problem.... Almonds, hemp seeds, egg whites, goat cheese, lactaid....
  • sbrouillet
    sbrouillet Posts: 64 Member
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    Chicken, Eggs, Peanut Butter
  • fromaquasar
    fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
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    Eggs for breakfast
    Yoghurt and protein powder
    Cottage cheese (with fruit and honey)
    Cheese, milk, blackbeans, nuts, lentils
    Peanut butter
    Protein shakes :)

    Most things most days, I'm a vegie so no meat :)
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    Cheese, tempeh, greek yogurt, soy milk, nonfat plain yogurt, protein powder, beans, cappuccinos, peanut butter, and minute amounts from other sources, like my bread!
  • misscfe
    misscfe Posts: 295 Member
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    Mostly milk, protein shakes, fish or chicken
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
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    eggs, chicken and greek yogurt top my list. Pork tenderloin is really high in protein too and low in calories.
  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
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    Protein shakes, nuts, lean meat, eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, hummus, skim milk
  • gooberr4
    gooberr4 Posts: 253 Member
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    chicken, turkey, greek yogurt, nuts, protein drinks/bars.
  • Kohadre
    Kohadre Posts: 316
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    I get mine from natural sources like eggs, lean chicken breast, peanut butter. I'm not a huge fan of the protein drinks because most of them taste like &*#$ and are so loaded up with aspartame and carbs that its (IMO) doing more harm than good to my system.
  • arbonnefit
    arbonnefit Posts: 17 Member
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    I use Arbonne's Vegan Protein Shakes ~ I also use farm fresh eggs and organic meat :)
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    eggs, fish, chicken, some red meat
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
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    Too easy...

    Cheese, egg whites, chicken and Greek yogurt.
  • curlytop89
    curlytop89 Posts: 163 Member
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    egg whites, lean pork. I like the special K protein shakes which are convenient when I am in a hurry (10gms) and I also like the special K protein plus cereal. Fairly lowcal and I usually eat 1 1/2 portions at a time and that is 15 gms of protein not counting the milk you add to it and 150 calories. Good luck.
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 707 Member
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    Just looking for some ideas!
    Thank you!

    Builder's Bars--they're a multi-tasking wonder for me--high protein, low glycemic, with fiber and some potassium in there, they fill me up, and they satisfy my desire for chocolate. I haven't had (or craved) a candy bar in months since I started having a Builder Bar every day. I also do a good bit of fish and boneless, skinless chicken, beans, tuna, and have been known to have an omelet with cheese and salsa now and then. Oh, and cheese. Sometimes I just nibble on a bit of cheese.

    Kris
  • lectersmeal
    lectersmeal Posts: 6
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    Shakes -- Oh Yeah! brand. I'm really picky about the taste of protein shakes, and these are the only ones. They have about 32g of protein
  • Kanzaki3
    Kanzaki3 Posts: 656 Member
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    My protein intake mostly comes from whey protein + milk, egg whites, and fish. I always seem to overdose on protein but it doesn't bother me one bit. =)
  • noogie98
    noogie98 Posts: 417 Member
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    I don't eat a lot of meat; red meat is out since I have problems digesting it. I do chicken once in awhile; I get my protein from tuna, beans, legumes, yogurt & occasionally protein powder. I will set up my crock pot in the morning with some dry beans, seasoning (no salt ~ Mrs Dash) and water & let it go. When I get home from work or my workout, the beans are usually ready to go & I have controlled the sodium count by doing it myself. I rarely use canned beans because of the sodium.

    One pouch of Chicken of the Sea light tuna in water has 17 grams of protein; I love it wrapped in lettuce leaves with a little spicy mustard and dill pickle on it. It fills me up & I do not even miss the bread; plus, it is around 100 calories!
  • JoeyC07
    JoeyC07 Posts: 42
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    omelets for breakfast with turkey sausage
    protein shakes after working out
    chicken breast, fish fillets, lean beef (etc) for lunch and dinner
    Greek yogurt or cottage cheese as snacks

    I typically eat around 40% of my calories from protein by starting my meals with the above, and then just adding fruits, veggies, etc. to the protein.

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