How to get more protein

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  • haneenelias
    haneenelias Posts: 9 Member
    Get a protein bar there is one called
    Syntha 6 protein bar it tastes really god it has about 20 g if am not mistaken
    I get them from amazon
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    ritzvin wrote: »
    hollyshealthylife wrote: »
    FYI - cottage cheese is high sodium, and for the life of me, I can find low fat but not low sodium. Greek yogourt has a bit more protein than cottage cheese, with little/no sodium.

    Cheese, in general, is very high salt (and makes a huge difference in flavor). I accidentally bought No-Salt-Added cottage cheese once - most disgusting tasting thing ever. On the flip of that, my boyfriend adds a huge amount of extra salt above and beyond what is in the typical cottage cheese (apparently, with the added salt, it's close to a cheese he commonly ate with patacones back home).

    It was Friendship brand, but since dairy is usually from regional suppliers (and this dairy is indeed a New York State dairy), you probably don't have it by you.
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    And realizing I didn't actually respond to the OP... lowfat cottage cheese is my main goto for adding protein with minimal additional calories.

    My breakfast is usually 2% Greek Yogurt and a Clif-esque bar (made with protein powder added). (Lots of protein, but lower grams/calorie) 0-1% greek yogurt would match or best the cottage cheese (but [1] I taste-wise prefer my yogurt with mix-ins having some carbs, and [2] also use peanut butter in the mix-in bar since I often come up low in fat and it holds the bar together, and [3] the store/cheap brand at my usual store is 2%).
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    edited August 2017
    my most common protein sources:
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    ETA: correction: the chicken thighs should say 112 grams.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    And fish is extremely high protein/calorie as well. (I don't eat it as often because $$$).
  • tomnelson_
    tomnelson_ Posts: 3 Member
    Tuna , chicken , yoghurt , quark , eggs.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I find the target harder to reach if I skip protein in any meal.
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    If you are trying to keep calories low while getting plenty of protein, it probably means more about cutting calories from another macro category to make sure you've got room for the protein calories.

    It totally depends on your personal protein goals. My protein goal is 150g, and my calorie goal is 2000 calories per day. That means that 30% of my calories should come from protein.

    So when I plan my meals, generally speaking I'm shooting for 30-40% of my calories in that meal to come from protein (that allows me some calories that are not tied to protein goals, or in case I over eat or have a glass of wine or something).

    That also means that for each meal, I'm very aware of which items in the meal are helping me with that goal or making it hard to meet that goal. While I don't have anything against carbs per se, I don't find it difficult to get enough carbs, so I tend to give foods that are high in carbs but low in protein the side-eye or to be very controlling about portion size (lookin' at you, white rice). I eat oatmeal almost every day, but I am careful to eat a small portion to keep the calories down and leave me more calories "leftover" for protein in that meal.

    I have a friend on here who complains that she can't hit her protein goal. She also bakes cookies and bread all the time. I love cookies and breads too!!! But eating lots of those things is a choice that does make it hard to get plenty of protein when you're trying to stay w/in your calorie budget.

    That said, I do eat a little pot of (real, strained) Greek yogurt nearly every day. It's a huge bump in protein all at once for a very reasonable amount of calories, and it's a tasty treat too.
  • marcgreen2432
    marcgreen2432 Posts: 1 Member
    caralynnbrothers wrote: »
    I am just starting macro counting and it seems impossible to get enough protein, any suggestions?
    caralynnbrothers wrote: »
    I am just starting macro counting and it seems impossible to get enough protein, any suggestions?

    Frozen tuna steaks, bang a couple in the oven watch your protein macros skyrocket !!
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