How do you get your protein?

Horse meat. Very red, very "ironny" very lean

The lowest calorie for the amount of protein sources I consume regularly are fish and shellfish, other lean meat, low fat/skim dairy (especially greek yogurt and cottage cheese).

Also legumes, eggs, nuts, various vegetables, grains all contribute some. If I don't have eggs for breakfast (which I tend to supplement with another source of protein like dairy or smoked salmon), I will add protein powder (to oatmeal or a smoothie).

All the meats.

Some are leaner than others and have a higher protein to fat ratio, which may keep the calorie count down.

Skinless, boneless chicken breast vs chicken thighs for example.

trigden1991 wrote: »

In a normal week my protein ranges from 190-260g depending on the day. I get this from a variety of sources;

- chicken
- beef
- whey
- casein
- egg whites
- bacon
- ham
- sausages
- yoghurt

Everything he said + turkey. I try to stay away from the bacon, sausage, ham as much as I can because of the sodium levels, but it tastes so good. lol. You can buy turkey breast steaks/cutlets, boneless skinless turkey breasts, and turkey burgers as well, all of which I enjoy on the grill with BBQ seasoning and my favorite sauces. Very high protein, very low calories (depending on the sauces of course lol).

soccerkon26 wrote: »

What do you guys put on your chicken? I like chicken a lot but I'm getting tired of chicken with seasoning.

Thanks for all of your ideas!

Try tomato basil dressing (1 T.) as a dip. Or BBQ sauce. I also like a chicken salad with 1 T. mayo and half of an avocado with salt & pepper to taste.

Chicken, turkey, eggs and nuts are my biggest protein sources. We try to make a fairly large cut of meat on Sunday, like smoking a turkey breast or grilling a few pork tenderloins so we have it to snack on through out the week. I also will make healthy dishes with lean meat throughout the week like Chicken Parm using no sugar added tomato sauce little breading or a "pizza" casserole with a zucchnini crust and ground turkey

I grill chicken with different seasonings and add honey mustard, barbecue sauce, melted cheese, etc. I sautee chicken in peppers and onions. I do shredded chicken in the crock pot.

I make tacos, nachos, etc., with it and/or I eat it with veggies/beans/rice.

I'm gluten free, so my options are somewhat limited anyway.

I eat about 175-200 grams of protein a day.

My main sources are: whey (powders and drinks), soy milk, eggs, salmon and other fish or seafood, chicken and turkey, pork and beef.

I usually get whole chickens for 79-99 cents per lb. I roast them myself and make chicken stock from the scraps. I get compressed turkey breast in bulk for less than $2.50/lb. I get pork loin and shoulders for $2/lb and ribs for around $2.50/lb. And, I get 2 doz eggs are around $2.50 from Costco. These are my cheapest sources of protein.

NY Strip steaks are a splurge but I can get a 15# slab (which will yield about 12 thick 1 lb steaks for just $5/lb. Corned beef which is another splurge costs me around $4.50/lb. I'd make my own corned beef but I'd only save $1/lb and it takes too long and too much space in the frig to do so. Salmon and seafood are the most expensive (around $7/lb) but tilapia fillets are usually much cheaper.

I don't track macros but for fun I just figured out my macros for today, going off of the food I'm planning on eating (I planned this day only paying attention to calories and no consideration given to macros)-

Calories: 2,025
Protein: 144g (going by recommendations for my age I should be eating around 50g)

Today's menu plan is a 12in bacon ranch sub from Subway (double meat), 2 pkts instant flavored oats with a bit of 2% milk added after it's been cooked, 2 whole eggs and then 2 slices of multi-grain bread.

I don't have a crazy protein goal...I think there is a lot of misunderstanding in regards to protein and what you're doing is going to determine how much you need. A sedentary person is perfectly fine getting the RDA...someone doing a lot of endurance work will benefit from more, but eating like a bodybuilder or strength athlete would be overkill, etc.

I do mostly endurance work...I'm not at any kind of "elite" athlete level or anything like that and I lift a couple of days per week mostly to support my cycling and to maintain my lean mass. The whole 1 gram per Lb of LBM thing for me is overkill for what I do and would just be making expensive glucose at that point...I definitely eat more than the RDA because I'm active...I eat around 110-120 grams per day.

I get my protein from fish, poultry, meat, eggs, egg whites, greek yogurt, etc...I eat vegetarian a lot so I eat a lot of lentils and legumes and oats and potatoes and such which have a decent amount of protein for plant based foods...on veggie days I also eat more eggs and egg whites and sometime supplement.

Through my bf

There was a thread going around about cockroach milk a while ago....

cwolfman13 wrote: »

The whole 1 gram per Lb of LBM thing for me is overkill for what I do and would just be making expensive glucose at that point...

What are your thoughts on 1g protein per lb LBM eating in a deficit vs. maintenance?