Lean protein ideas?

girlwithanimpact
girlwithanimpact Posts: 42 Member
edited November 14 in Food and Nutrition
I'm still needing to incorporate more protein in my diet. Any suggestions? Not a vegetarian but I don't eat red meat very often. I was thinking about some boiled eggs and Sriracha sauce, or some fresh mozzarella and tomatoes for a caprese salad. What do you enjoy?

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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Chicken
    Turkey
    Fish
    Legumes
    Nuts
    Eggs
    Cheese
    Yogurt and other dairy
    Protein powder
    Soy
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    Poultry; fish, shellfish; eggs/egg whites; low-fat or non-fat milk, cottage cheese, and greek yogurt; legumes.
  • Lizarking
    Lizarking Posts: 507 Member
    Trimmed pork loin is amazing
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Here's a pretty good list. Obviously, there are additional sources, but it's a good start.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/926789/protein-sources/p1
  • RosyTea
    RosyTea Posts: 49 Member
    I have found that slipping liquid egg whites into my smoothies has given me a boost, they are flavourless for the most part and help me boost my protein intake by 14-28g per day. I also had some PB2 kicking around in my cupboard and started adding it to protein shakes. There are 5g protein in 2 tbsp and only 1.5g fat (45 cal). I had to bite the bullet and started added a scoop of Vega protein powder to my shakes in the morning (21g protein). Silken tofu is also a good protein booster to make a "cream" soup with, or sauces. It can also be added to shakes/smoothies for a thicker, creamier flavour.
  • mellowadam
    mellowadam Posts: 114 Member
    Greek yogurt is a superfood in my opinion. Add stevia and fruit. 20 grams of protein for 160 cals. That pretty impressive.

    And of course good ole chicken breast.
  • girlwithanimpact
    girlwithanimpact Posts: 42 Member
    I have a regular light yogurt daily and Greek yogurt as a snack every so often. Sounds like I should change that around!

    I like the idea of adding egg whites to things as a protein booster, too.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    Frozen tuna steaks are on our menu tonight. Since they've been frozen, we don't eat them rare but they are still good.
  • booboo68
    booboo68 Posts: 302 Member
    We eat alot of ground chicken breast. We eat it with cajun seasoning, make taco meat, chicken chili, mix it with zucchini noodles, good in scrambled eggs with onions and peppers and cajun seasoning, meatloaf.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Light and fit greek yogurt
    Low fat cottage cheese
    Chicken breast
    Deli turkey
    Liquid egg whites
    Beef jerky
    Quest bars
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
    Tofu, tempeh, seitan
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