High Protein Foods?

You may find this thread useful:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10247171/carbs-and-fats-are-cheap-heres-a-guide-to-getting-your-proteins-worth-fiber-also/p1

Easy: Eggs, fish, tofu and soy meat replacement foods like veggie dogs and burgers, assorted cuts of beef, chicken, canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, cottage cheese, greek yogurt (plain), cheese, nuts, Protein powder yes but you don't want to live only on processed powders, its fine to supplement but real food is the best source. If you aren't carb fearful, beans, lentils, and many whole leafy greens also are rich in protein. How much protein are you aiming for?

SpideyWebSlinger wrote: »

258 grams of protein... Every other day alternating between more carbs and fats. 100 grams carbs, 140 grams of fats one day; and 200 grams of carbs, 96 grams of fats the next day... 2700 calories total is the goal.

You are having trouble reaching your protein goal because it is far too high.

The RDA is 0.8 grams per kilogram (about 56 grams for men) and the general recommendation to be sure you are getting enough protein in outlying situations such as weight loss is 0.8 grams per pound of your goal weight.

SpideyWebSlinger wrote: »

258 grams of protein... Every other day alternating between more carbs and fats. 100 grams carbs, 140 grams of fats one day; and 200 grams of carbs, 96 grams of fats the next day... 2700 calories total is the goal.

Your goal is unnecessarily high. There is no reason I know of to go over 200 grams of protein for the vast majority of people. 150-180 g should be more than enough for the some of the heftiest muscle goals and will be easier and cheaper for you to maintain.

OP: Don't listen to those who tell you that you're taking too much protein.

That's just an anti-protein bias on this site that is often repeated but is not based on anything other than the normative study data claiming that most people only need 0.8-1g protein per pound, which doesn't take in individual goals/needs. On this point comments vary on whether it's 0.8-1g per pound of LBM, body weight or goal weight. It doesn't matter.

There are a lot of GOOD reasons to be on a high protein diet for the purposes of weight/fat loss and/or LBM and muscle development. Protein is slower to digest, reduces appetite and provides the necessary nutrients for muscle growth assuming you're doing the exercise/lifting necessary to make use of them. Also don't believe those who will tell you that your body can only "use" so much protein intake per meal; that's nonsense too. Everything you eat is used by your body in one way or another; excess protein included and that won't go to fat unless you're in a caloric surplus.

Point is that your protein goal is NOT that high. Based on a 2700 cal diet, 258g only equals a macro of 38.2% (258x4/2700). Your carb and fat macros vary on alternating days from 14.8%C/46.6%F to 29.6%C/32%F. These macros seem entirely reasonable to me.

I've been on a 40P/40C/20F macro diet for over a year and am currently in maintenance at 2000 cals/day. That's 200gP/200gC/180gF per day. With these macros, I lost 38# in the 1st 5 months and dropped my BF to 8.7% over the following 8 months while maintaining my weight at 158 +/- 5#. So, I have no intention of changing my diet.

There are a lot of cheap and readily available sources of protein -- like canned tuna/mackeral that I can get for just $1 a can at the Dollar Store, bulk packed turkey breast meat, eggs, chicken, bulk packed pork loin and others that I can get for less than $1 to around $2.50/#.

I also use protein powders, drinks and bars as well because they provide the best (albeit, not the cheapest) source of additional protein w/the lowest amount of cals. If you can afford them, use them too.

Add salmon and tona in your diet also chicken breast and shrimps

Protein shakes
Turkey
Chicken
Almonds
Protein bars

Chicken, cottage cheese, whey powder, beans, stuff like that.