Having a hard time meeting Protein requirements, any tips?
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Thank you everyone for the tips!1
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RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »have you tried fairlife milk - its lactose free I believe - and is higher in protein
I have not! I've been drinking Almond milk. I'll go searching for this, thank you!
oh yeah, you've been missing out on a ton of protein if you're drinking nut waters.
hahahaha yeah nut waters and the occasional fake cheese. So far, I haven't found much lactose-free milk aside from Lactaid in my area. I'm going to have to expand my horizons a bit. I'm getting real excited for this Fairlife though!
you are in for a real treat when you try Fairlife.0 -
I would do bigger portions of meat with you meals, protein shakes and/or bars, and if you like to snack, beef jerky, hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, regular cheese, Greek yogurt, chicken salad with some crackers or veggies.
ETA woops sorry, missed the lactose intolerant bit. You could do chicken salad with mashed avocado instead of mayo0 -
I'm not sure I could get enough protein (my protein goal is 140g on calories of 1450) if it were not for protein powders. But protein powder doesn't have to be a protein shake! I make a protein powder cheesecake and a bunch of different protein powder based 'bars'. The bars are so good, and one batch lasts so long (if my husband doesn't eat them on me) and they are very portable. I've made peanut butter bars, chocolate bars, chocolate mint bars and lemon bars so far.
As for the advice here that you don't need that much protein, I would stick with your trainer's recommendation to start ( your trainer is in a better position to know your particular needs and goals), then later on consider modification if it isn't working for you.
Most trainers are not well versed in nutrition, a lot of Bro-science. 35% of cals is probably good if you eat 1500 cals or less. Since he is basing intake on %, rather than grams tells me he isn't as versed as he should be if giving advice.
Trainer, person I know in real life and presumably trust vs unknown person in the internet. Yeah, I would follow my trainer's advice. Or just ask, why do you recommend that protein amount, it seems high? And see what the trainer says. Then I'd have to do my own research if I didn't like or trust the trainer's answer. Just my opinion.0 -
Following because I have 2 growing boys and I'm trying to get more protien into them too. I bought a bag of quinoa, I'm going to try using it instead of rice and and maybe hide it in their oatmeal.0
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RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »have you tried fairlife milk - its lactose free I believe - and is higher in protein
I have not! I've been drinking Almond milk. I'll go searching for this, thank you!
Or you could try soy milk or a protein-fortified almond milk, if you can't find a lactose-free dairy milk that works for you. Regular almond milk has practically no protein.1 -
RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »And in terms of what I normally eat- I'll have non-dairy yogurt with granola and berries for breakfast, and then we mealprep 4 different dishes to eat for lunch and dinner throughout the week. For example, this week we've prepped salad with 4oz chicken, sesame beef with bell peppers, pork loin, and salmon cakes. We've also prepped a large batch of broccoli and roasted chickpeas.
edit: worth noting that I am lactose intolerant.RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »And in terms of what I normally eat- I'll have non-dairy yogurt with granola and berries for breakfast, and then we mealprep 4 different dishes to eat for lunch and dinner throughout the week. For example, this week we've prepped salad with 4oz chicken, sesame beef with bell peppers, pork loin, and salmon cakes. We've also prepped a large batch of broccoli and roasted chickpeas.
edit: worth noting that I am lactose intolerant.
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MarylandRose wrote: »RachelWithoutAPaddle wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »have you tried fairlife milk - its lactose free I believe - and is higher in protein
I have not! I've been drinking Almond milk. I'll go searching for this, thank you!
Just seconding the Fairlife rec. My fiance is lactose intolerant and we depend on Fairlife (I dislike plant milks, especially in recipes) and it doesn't give him any issues. Fairlife is also reduced sugar and increased protein vs normal milk, without additives: they hyper filter it and then recombine to get the reduced sugar and bumped protein. The chocolate Fairlife is rich enough to be a dessert, and is a nice treat on occasion.
I drink a lot of milk- thanks Northern European ancestors! And tried fairlife once. It wasn't bad, but I noticed it went from fine to curdled overnight- no warning like the slight changes in normal milk.0 -
Protein water exists. It's called trimo.. It's 28 calories a bottle. I found it at cvs or maybe it was Walgreens... anyway it was with it. There were a few flavors to.0
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Confuzzled4ever wrote: »Protein water exists. It's called trimo.. It's 28 calories a bottle. I found it at cvs or maybe it was Walgreens... anyway it was with it. There were a few flavors to.
Isopure is basically protein water0 -
Mix a scoop of protein powder into your yogurt. You'll get at least 20g protein per scoop.
On training days have a protein shake.
I'm meant to have 130g per day but I struggle sometimes too0 -
I just wanted to add that I love Orgain Organics Protein Almond Milk. It has 10g protein per serving. They have an unsweetened and a lightly sweetened variety. I order them online; however, I believe they are available at Walmart. I'm not lactose intolerant. I just love nut milks as well. I add it to coffee or protein shakes, or even drink it by itself. Oh, yeah, the color is a little strange, lol
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I'm not sure where you are from, but in the UK, we have MOMA porridge, which comes in sachets that just require water (not sure on ingredients other than oats though) that has 13g protein per packet, and we have Lizis High Protein Granola, which has about 15g protein per 50g
I sometimes have a small tub of tuna as snack when I need to get my protein higher, and at one point I was hitting 180g a day without protein supplements! 0 -
I add protien shakes for snacks during the day -this one I an in love with right now! Totally vegan and Organic!
https://shop.livepure.com/healthtrim-matcha-vegan-shake-vanilla/dt/MatchaShakeV0 -
I'm not a big bar/shake person, so I get my protein mostly from tuna, shrimp, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, chicken, eggs, cheese, edamame, beans, etc. Oh, and I LOVE beef jerky.0
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Confuzzled4ever wrote: »Protein water exists. It's called trimo.. It's 28 calories a bottle. I found it at cvs or maybe it was Walgreens... anyway it was with it. There were a few flavors to.
Isopure is basically protein water
Never heard of that one. I'll look for it. Thanks 0 -
Confuzzled4ever wrote: »Confuzzled4ever wrote: »Protein water exists. It's called trimo.. It's 28 calories a bottle. I found it at cvs or maybe it was Walgreens... anyway it was with it. There were a few flavors to.
Isopure is basically protein water
Never heard of that one. I'll look for it. Thanks
http://www.theisopurecompany.com/product/isopurewpi.html
You can add it to water, just adds protein. No carbs or fat. It's straight, pure, whey protein isolate.
They also have flavored varieties in "drink" type flavors like lemonade and fruit punch, which a nice change from the fuller bodied "shake" proteins.0
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