High protein food without the hgh calorie

I am on a 12-1500 calorie a day diet. Most of my food consists mainly of protein, moderate carbs, and fat. My fats mainly come from fish and yes, it is a higher calorie food. In order to get my protein in (I shoot for 70-85 grams daily) I have to incorporate a lower calorie, nutrient dense, protein shake. I also eat a lot of veggies with my higher fat proteins to help keep my calories in check. These are some proteins I incorporate often into my diet.

Black Beans
Eggs
Tuna
cottage cheese (lowfat)
Turkey sausage
Laura's Lean Beef meat
Grilled chicken
Protein shake (maybe after post work out especially) Low calorie, nutrient dense
Try Tilapia instead of salmon
Lower sodium boards head turkey.

I am not a fan of soybeans, but they are lower calorie, too.

Thanks for your reply, I forgot about the protein shake, I don't eat breakfast so could add one in there, what do you put in your shake, do you add anything or just the powder & milk/water?

i add berries and bananas to mine.. .sometimes nuts if need to bump my calories

Frigo light string cheese has 8 protein
Tuna (whole can) has 22 proteins and 100 calories
Greek Yogurt has about 12 proteins and you can get non fat
Cottage cheese is 80 calories and it has 14 grams
You could make BBQ chicken in the oven and it should have 23 or 24
Kashi go lean has 13 grams

hope that helps

eggs. 70 cals each, and 7 grams of protein. I will normally have two or three, along with a fruit for some potassium in the morning, and never struggle to meet my protein. I normally go over We have a meat with dinner, and that along with eggs- and other things that just naturally have it (I make my own wheat bread, and bump up the protein with gluten), etc. Good luck!

I usually have no problem hitting my protein goal for the day, my diary is openi feel free to have a look. I eat a lot of the same foods:
whey protein
eggs 2-3 whole per day 4-6 extra whites
canned tuna
chicken breast
beans
yoghurt (no greek available here, so just low fat version)
fish

Another good one is plain, nonfat, greek yogurt. The one I have is Chobani, and for 8 oz there is 140 cal, with 23g protein (that is 46% for a 2k cal diet). Can easy stick a half cup in your morning/post workout smoothie.

If you are making your soup at home already, a cheap, low-cal and easy way to add protein is to add beans to it. I use dry bean mixes, available at all grocery stores - they usually contains about every bean you can think of (and more) from big fava beans down to lentils. Soak the beans in the fridge overnight (cover dry beans with about 1" of water) and throw them in the crock pot with diced tomatoes, carrots, onions and whatever else you want. Use two 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes for every 1 cup of dried beans.

You can buy powdered peanut butter at Http://www.Bellplantation.com or I think some health food stores may have it. There is a location search to where they are sold at in retail stores.

I also try to infuse protein into meals that may not typically have as much protein. For instance, if I am craving PANCAKES...

I have a recipe for "Clean Eating" pancakes that taste so good.

This recipe below is enough to serve 6. I divide this recipe into 1/3 and I get about 5-6 pancakes out of it.

1 cup cup fat-free cottage cheese
6 eggs
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (I use almond flour)
1/4 cup canola oil (I use olive oil)
Pinch of salt
Dash of vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk (I use coconut milk)

Nutritional information (per serving, approx. 3 cakes):

Calories Fat Carbs Fiber Protein
225 15 grams 9 grams 1.5 grams 13 grams

Beef/turkey/Buffalo jerky - preferably without MSG and nitrates (think Trader Joe's and Whole Foods brands)

Protein Powder also mixes well with Oatmeal.

Also try low fat cottage cheese as a good protein option. Tuna Fish is almost pure protein as well.

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