How do you get enough protein?

Me...

Chicken
Whey Protein
BCAA's
Fish
Cottage Cheese
Eggs

fish, chicken, shrimp, eggs, peanut butter, and greek yogurt are all good sources

as I cannot be paying out for expensive powders and bars.

I buy Now Foods Whey Protein Isolate powder (unflavored) the 5lb jug costs $62 which works out to $1.30 per serving (when Super Supplements is having a sale, I can get the jug for right around $30). 105 Calories and 25 grams of protein, 1g sugar, 1g of carbs.

It's really not that expensive.

i also eat PB, cottage cheese, string cheese etc.

I have a protein shake for lunch, berries, 2 scoops, almond milk and blend. 50g of protein.

I have a multigrain ciabatta roll with 2 scrambled eggs, ham, reduced fat swiss and that's like 50g of protein (and 500 calories).

I also have a protein bar and my hunk of meat with dinner.

I have a protein shake for lunch, berries, 2 scoops, almond milk and blend. 50g of protein.

How much almond milk do you use? 8oz? 12oz? Does your shake get super thick? Mine is already pretty thick with 8oz soy+1 scoop+berries

I do a protien shake every day..usually right after i work out just because it helps burn fat faster.
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Gosh, I wish I had that problem. I'm almost always right on target or over in my protein. I eat smart ones or lean cuisine for lunch, and those are usually 15 or so. Then with dinner, I have some meat, and it usually makes me go over.

I have a hard time getting enough protein each day. I'm eating plenty of carbs and healthy fats, but I don't know how to get protein besides eggs and a hunk of meat with dinner. What do you eat?

I had that same trouble a while back. i did two things that seem to work for me.
first, i went on a fact finding mission. i checked out as much of the things that i like to eat and some things i never heard of to know what gave me the most protein to low calorie ratio. for myself i look for things that are around 17-23g protein to 250-300cal per meal.
second, because i eat 4 meals a day i try to get as much of my protein from food in the first three meals of my day and use the last meal to make up the other nutrients i need. this is working for me so far. so try figure how much protein and calories you need each day and go from there. i hope this helps. :happy:

I used to have the same problem you do, but nowadays not so much. I eat between 80-140g of protein everyday. What I try to do is eat 5-6 times, 15-20g of protein each time. I always try to eat protein in every meal. Looked at my diary to get an example:

Post workout (15g protein):
soy milk
banana
peanut butter
oats

Breakfast (23g protein):
2 eggs (or 1 egg and 1 egg white)
lettuce
2 slices of bread
onion
light mayonnaise
sea salt
curry powder
(I made an egg salad sandwich with the above)
freshly squeezed orange juice

Lunch (12g protein):
2 slices canadian bacon
tomato
1 slice bread
lettuce

Dinner (38g protein):
4 oz top sirloin beef
with a fresh salad

Snacks (10g protein):
Almonds
Cereal with soy milk

For a total of 98g of protein. A lot of carbs I know, but I'm eating my carbs for breakfast and lunch, not for dinner. You could also, like a lot of people said, use protein powder, which I do on occasion when I am just not in the mood to eat.

Hope this helps! Sorry if it's too detailed but when I was looking for the answer to this very same question I had wished someone would have posted a sample meal plan so I could have an idea how to spread it out.

Lean meats (chicken especially since it's very lean and very high protein), beans, greek yogurt, hard boiled eggs, protein supplements, and my protein bars that are super tasty.

Protein is one thing I can't do all in one sitting usually, so I try to eat at least 20g in the morning, 20-30 for lunch, and 30-40 for dinner.