Need some high protein/ low calorie ideas

Colbyandsage
Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone! I am struggling with lower calorie foods that can give me higher protein. Anything besides beef, fish and peanuts?

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  • LoggingForLife
    LoggingForLife Posts: 504 Member
    Hard boiled eggs. Almonds. Beans.
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    chicken breast, greek yogurt, eggs, protein powder
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    fage 0% plain greek yogurt has the highest amount of protein of all the greeks...i put almonds and honey in it and love it.
  • Colbyandsage
    Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
    Thanks everyone. Going to try Greek yogurt. I do eat a lot of eggs :)
  • Jenny_MSW
    Jenny_MSW Posts: 109 Member
    black beans, kidney beans.... throw em on a salad
  • toriaenator
    toriaenator Posts: 423 Member
    canned tuna! Kashi Go lean cereal, the fiber twigs one... EGG WHITES (egg beaters)! Eating Right Pasta Plus :)
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 797 Member
    Shrimp, chicken or turkey. All no carbs.
  • 7w6sxChris
    7w6sxChris Posts: 15 Member
    I love lowfat cottage cheese with no-suger-added canned peaches and a little of the juice
    ....Kashi is my FAVORITE breakfast cereal that reall fills me up and doesnt take a lot
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
    Hi everyone! I am struggling with lower calorie foods that can give me higher protein. Anything besides beef, fish and peanuts?

    Protein = calories.. 4cals per gram. What you really want is foods which are high in protein, but low in carbs and fats...

    Namely lean cuts of meat and fish are the two best sources.
  • Brademert
    Brademert Posts: 17
    1 2.6 Oz pack of chunk light tuna is a whopping 18g of protein. I eat one a day for my afternoon snack. NO MAYO. Just eat it and go. Might add mustard every now and then. ThinkThin has some pretty great bars that are high in protein, gluten and either real low or no sugar. Almost all bars have 3g or les of sugar and at least 10g of protein. Jif to go is another good alternative.

    Starkist Chunk Light Tuna
    Calories 80 Sodium 300 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 220 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 1 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 1 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 18 g
    Cholesterol 35 mg
    Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
    Vitamin C 0% Iron 4%

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