Protein ideas? no nuts, shellfish or milk protein :/

Vegan Options:

• Tempeh & Natto– 10 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Lentils– 8 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Tofu– 11 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Soybeans/Edamame- 9 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Pea Protein Powder- 20 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Hemp Protein Powder- 12 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Soy Protein Powder- 24 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Brown Rice Protein Powder- 23 grams of protein per 100 calories
• Protein Bars- Including many popular bars like: Simply protein ®, Cliff Builder’s Bars ®, NuGo ®, and more! Calories vary but generally range in the 9-10 grams of protein per 100 calorie range.
• Faux Meats- Including brands like Morningstar Farms ®, Gardein ®, Boca ®, Quorn ®, Tofurky ®, Amy’s ®, Yves Veggie Cuisine ®, Beyond Meat ®, Tofutti ®, and more. Some of these products may be vegan, while others may include egg or dairy ingredients. Calories vary, but generally range in the 18-20 g per 100 calories range

Of course, there's meats like ham, turkey, beef, chicken, and eggs. Oh, and fish like salmon, tuna, etc.

jnananamaste wrote: »

Thank you! What do I do with the protein powders? Just add them to water or cook with them. I have used the Cliff bars in the past but I sort of get off track when I eat them because they're so sweet...seems to weaken my will power. Also, haven't heard of Natto...I'll have to look into that.

natto is... well... interesting. I personally like it but others are disgusted by it.

You can do all sorts of things with protein powders. I personally love to bake with them and make all sorts of sweet treats. Things like warm berry protein breads, protein cinnamon bread/coffee cake, etc. It's important to note that all recipes you see online can easily be made with milk substitutes (i'm lactose intolerant so i know the struggle).

https://theproteinchef.co/healthy-recipes/
http://fitmencook.com/category/recipes-diy/video/

You can also check out the above two resources for all sorts of high-protein recipes. There's also these for meat- based recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/200/meat-and-poultry/beef/
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/201/meat-and-poultry/chicken/
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/205/meat-and-poultry/pork/
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/416/seafood/fish/salmon/

I mean, if you eat meat really the ideas are endless. I can't imagine it being even remotely a problem to hit your protein goal.

jnananamaste wrote: »

Sorry I meant pea powder

pea protein is probably my least favorite out of the non-dairy protein powders. the texture is kind of gritty or grainy. The flavors are usually fine, but with the non-dairy protein powders it's always the texture thats hit or miss.

I suggest you head on down to your local GNC to see if you can try some samples of protein powders before you invest in a tub. I personally have two tubs of protein powders that i HATE.

In my experience either the soy protein powder or egg protein powder has the best texture/flavor. But i've heard good things about the brand Aloha, Vega One Sport, and Sunwarrior brands.

I eat low carb and have struggled to get enough protein without going over my calorie goals. Beans are pretty high carb for someone trying to eat low carb, depending on how low you are trying to go. They definitely don't work for me because the amount of beans needed to get sufficient protein would put me way over on both carbs and calories.

The foods you mentioned being tired of are the best - birds/poultry (you mentioned chicken, but turkey, ostrich, emu are included), eggs, fish. The next best suggestion I have is to switch to other meats (sheep, pork, beef). You may struggle with higher fat content, then. In order to get more protein, see if you can increase exercise. That's something I'm going to be working on in order to be able to continue to eat higher fat meats and still get enough protein within a deficit calorie level.