How do you get your protein?
hesn92
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I don't get enough protein. What are some ways you get a good amount of protein in your day? What types of things do you eat for your meals/snacks? And do you drink a protein shake? If so, what kinds are the best?
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I eat lean meats and have a couple of protein shakes daily. My choice for protein shakes are Optimum Nutrition's 100% Gold Standard Whey and NitroCore 24.
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eggs (whole and egg whites)
chicken
fish
pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds
greek yogurt
cottage cheese
tuna
protein shake0 -
In addition to lean meat, eggs, and protein power (goat milk protein), nuts, yoghurt. I actually also use additional amino acids.0
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Vanilla Milkshakes and Yoghurts are a tasty source. Peanut butter, smoked ham, salmon and milk have all made appearances today along with 1 scoop of protein powder and I'm over 210g of protein today. The best protein powder depends on your budget; if you have money to burn, you just want the most protein per scoop and if you're on a tighter budget, like me, I tend to look at grams per £.0
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protein shakes - i'm still looking for a good one, i've just started drinking them
white fish
chicken
greek yogurt
skim milk
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I drink a whey protein shake every morning (have for a year now). I buy it from GNC and it's the AMP wheybolic kind and mix it with skim milk...tastes sooooo good just like chocolate milk And I go over in my protein daily and I stay full all day long. I also eat lean meats (mostly fish and chicken) greek yogurt, cottage cheese and unsalted almonds. Protein is important, and look at the labels of what you're eating..aim for lower in carbs/fats and higher in proteins.0
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4 once chicken breast = 25 grams protein
1 egg = 14 grams protein
142 grams plain greek yogurt = 12 grams protein
cup 2% milk = 9 grams protein
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds = 5 grams protein
1 once pine nuts = 4 grams protein
1 once goat cheese = 4 grams protein
1 tablespoon peanutbutter = 3 grams protein
I tend to put allot of those things in my shakes.0 -
I make sue to have some sort of lean protein in every meal and snack.
Egg Whites
Protein Powder (MRM all natural)
Lean Chicken Breast
Lean Ground Chicken Breast (google Jamie Eason's turkey/chicken muffins)
Lean Ground Turkey
Tilapia
Greek Yogurt (plain with fruit and xylitol sweetener added)0 -
From Plants. no supplements or anything. Black Beans and Lentils pack a big punch. When I get home from a Training Session its either black beans with brown rice or lentil soup with brown rice. My Diary is open so feel free to check it out.
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My protein comes from chicken, turkey burgers, Hebrew National hot dogs, I LOVE beef or turkey snack bites as a snack, almonds (limit to 1 serving --measured out--per day). And when I'm on the go I buy Designer Whey French Vanilla protein shake--100 calories per bottle, 18g protein, 0 carbs....Oh and SHRIMP is a great source of protein! I had 12 pieces today and it came to approximately 21g of Protein...greek yoguurt which I compliment with fruit...and fish--tuna and tilapia... I think that about covers it.0
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You can look at my diary, its open. I haven't been doing protien bars or whey powder the last week, but was still able to get at least 110g of protien each day.
Eggs
Lean means
Fish
Peanut butter
Nuts
Soy
Cottage cheese
Yogurt
Those are some suggestions.0 -
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I eat a lot of eggs, egg whites, chicken, and salmon for my main meals. With my oatmeal I'll use peanut flour to make peanut butter or a scoop of sunwarrior protein powder. I also like Myofusion and optimum nutrition whey powder as well as casein. A couple other frequent snacks are greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and quest bars.0
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Oh! I do the egg thing too!
And the protein powder I have liked best out of all that I tried (and more reasonably priced): Pure Protein 100% Whey, Vanilla. I got it at publix & it was the cheapest, so I bought it--but I LOVE it. I tried Designer Whey strawberry protein powder & hate it... I figured it might be good since I like the shakes, but I have only made 1 good drink out of it and I added fresh strawberries and made it with unsweetened vanilla almond milk...and it was still ONLY just okay...0 -
Some days I just grab a handful of almonds when I feel like I'm not getting enough protein. I often incorporate tofu or edamame into my diet. If I have greek yogurt or cottage cheese at home, I'll have a bit of that too. I've recently been loving Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, and I get some protein without even realizing it. I also sometimes just drink a glass of unsweetened soymilk with whatever I'm eating, and that gives me a good amount of protein. I love smoothies as well, and a lot of times I'll just pour a glass of soymilk into the blender. Also, the bread I eat (ezekiel bread) has 6 grams of protein for two slices which helps more than one would think. If all else fails, I just grab a Luna bar, but I try not to do that because it doesn't feel worth it due to the excess carbs and sugar.0
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Surprisingly, whole grain brown rice has amazing amounts of protein....No animal intestines (or pink slime) accidentally being spilled on it, either.0
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chicken, greek yogurt, salmon, haddock0
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I'm buying whey protein for the first time today because I've been struggling with this as well. I get most of mine from meats and cheeses, but I don't really want to add any more meat or cheese to my diet.0
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I have varied sources of protein, and didn't know I wasn't getting enough protein until I started supplementing with protein powders like Whey Protein. My breakfast usually is a protein powder with 1% milk, and that gets my day started.
About an hour later I am hungry so I eat my real breakfast, usually 2 jumbo eggs over easy, a 6 oz cut of poached salmon, about 4 oz of cottage cheese mixed with 2 spoonfuls of flax seed oil, about 4 oz of 2% Greek Yogurt plain. So, most of my proteins come from whey/dairy sources, with lean meats, fish like salmon and tuna, black bean chili, and I snack on seeds and nuts throughout the day.
If you really need a protein boost and can handle sucralose, I also drink Isopure Black Tea and Green Tea ready-to-drink 20 oz bottles, 40g protein per bottle.
Thanks to this app, I found out I eat anywhere from 260-400g of protein per day.0 -
I have come to the conclusion that protein just isn't that important.0
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Half a pound of meat, 2 scoops of whey, and plenty of cheese. The rest is residual protein through other sources. That's on a cut, though. Things change once at maintenance or bulk. Fattier cuts of meat is my preference but I simply can't justify it on a cut. Makes me sad. I miss my strip steak, ribeye, and 80/20-85/15 burgers.0
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4 once chicken breast = 25 grams protein
1 egg = 14 grams protein
142 grams plain greek yogurt = 12 grams protein
cup 2% milk = 9 grams protein
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds = 5 grams protein
1 once pine nuts = 4 grams protein
1 once goat cheese = 4 grams protein
1 tablespoon peanutbutter = 3 grams protein
I tend to put allot of those things in my shakes.
What kind of eggs are you eating? Ostrich eggs?
Also, you saying plain Greek yogurt is ambiguous, as you're not stating the fat percentage.
I'm with Aeolian on this, though. Meat, whey, and dairy.0 -
Half a pound of meat, 2 scoops of whey, and plenty of cheese. The rest is residual protein through other sources. That's on a cut, though. Things change once at maintenance or bulk. Fattier cuts of meat is my preference but I simply can't justify it on a cut. Makes me sad. I miss my strip steak, ribeye, and 80/20-85/15 burgers.
<--- New York Strip one to two times per week. 12oz cuts, medium rare with a nice char. OMG.
Will see if I can keep that up when I start my cut0 -
Greek yogurt, Nitrate free lunch meat, Chicken breasts, Clif builders, milk, working in some beans.0
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I have come to the conclusion that protein just isn't that important.
It depends secondarily upon what your goals are. If I wanted to lose 10-15 lbs fast, I would eat about 1/3 less protein and temporarily become a vegetarian or vegan. If I want to gain weight without worrying what I look like, I'd eat twice as many carbs as I do now. Every person is different, at different times!0 -
All the previously mentioned plus....... Red Kidney Beans.0
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I have come to the conclusion that protein just isn't that important.
It depends secondarily upon what your goals are. If I wanted to lose 10-15 lbs fast, I would eat about 1/3 less protein and temporarily become a vegetarian or vegan. If I want to gain weight without worrying what I look like, I'd eat twice as many carbs as I do now. Every person is different, at different times!
Well I am a permanent vegetarian, I eat around 45g protein a day, and somehow still manage to maintain a very healthy muscle bulk.0 -
Lentils, beans and dairy mainly. Also eggs, chicken and fish.0
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