What is your biggest source of protein?
 

Hello all, I am now tracking my macro nutrients, and was wondering what is your biggest contributing factor to protein? I was astonished to discover just how many carbs I was taking in, and found most of my sources of protein also largely contribute to my carbs.

Chicken, lean beef, pork tenderloin, ground turkey breast, greek yogurt, and egg beaters/egg whites...all of these are big parts of the protein in my diet.

I'm not a big meat eater so on a daily basis plain yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, whole wheat products, and nuts and legumes provide most of my protein. I do have either a chicken breast, some shrimp, salmon, or sardines 1-2x a week.
If I were seriously trying to build muscle, I'd probably need more protein.

Mine are egg whites, turkey, chicken, tuna (and other fish), ff cottage cheese, ff yogurt, lf cheese, lean pork , some whole grains and some beans. I also love peanut butter and almond butter. (eat both daily).

Salmon, meat replacements like tofu and seitan, cheese and peanut butter to a lesser extent. Hey, mariarose, I noticed you included whole wheat products. Is there really that much protein in it? I'm afraid I have never looked. How curious!

Not a TON of protein, but it seems like most of the breads I eat have 4-5 grams a slice, and the english muffins I like have 6 grams. Whole wheat pasta has protein too. None of them have a whole lot, but it all adds up.

EDITED to add: oatmeal, many cereals (kashi go lean especially!), quinoa, barley, and other grains have protein too!

Seafood, definitely. Turkey breast runs a close second. My protein grams are generally 100+ per day. When I run short I do a protein shake. I'm burnt out on chicken at the moment. Bawk!

Seafood, chicken, yogurt!

soy protein, eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and sometimes meat.

Yoghurt, Egg and Tofu.

My protein intake looks like everyone else's -- poultry, seafood, beef, nuts, dairy, soy...but there is one thing which I LOVE which I didn't see mentioned!! It must be because I'm in the Mile High City but I love a good Bison burger. They have less fat than regular beef and as a result are incredibly lean and rich in iron! So yummy! If you can...check them out...it makes for an interesting BBQ!

You know what I want to keep in the car as a protein snack? Salmon jerkey! It sounds sooooo yummy. But I can't find it anywhere around me and the prices on-line are crazy high.

turkey breast, chicken white meat, halibut, salmon, yogurt, cottage cheese, chick peas (in hummus), and apparently according to others I get bonus protein points with whole grains! *blush* I didn't know that!

Tofu "meats" and a low calorie-protein fortified weight loss shake. I have beans and other legumes too.

I'm pretty sure I don't get enough protein. Being a lowcalorie vegetarian, its hard to come across things that fit in my plan. =/

I have this problem too. I've been tracking my nutrients etc. on The Daily Plate, and I've noticed if I don't really make an effort to consume protein, I don't get much. I don't drink much milk, and I don't eat much cheese. I used to not eat eggs either but now I do egg beaters (I'd prefer, ethically speaking, true cage-free eggs, but that's another topic).

I also use textured vegetable protein, it's pretty versatile and has a long shelf life.

Same as everyone else:

• chicken, lots and lots of chicken
• fish
• pork tenderloin
• turkey sausage
• ground turkey, lean ground beef, ground pork
• bacon and turkey bacon
• lean deli meats
• canned tuna and salmon
• sardines
• Greek yogurt
• cottage cheese
• reduced fat cheese
• eggs, egg whites, and egg beaters
• egg white salad (Trader Joe's sells it in three flavors)
• tofu
• flax seed bread
• multi-grain cereal (similar to oatmeal but a little higher in protein)
• SnacLite Power PB
• La Tortilla Wraps
• beans

Just recently I've added Textured Vegetable Protein to the mix.

I have just started using some whey protein added to yogurt,shakes iced coffee. I am new at the calorie counting and trying to balance all the carb,protein, and fats to a healthy ratio. I first started using the South Beach diet and kind of start my menu off that way.Each review of the day, I learn from my menu.

whey protein in iced coffee.... oooh girl, you may be on to something there. I'll have to give that a try!

Turkey/chicken (especially ground in chili, made into burgers, etc.), frozen pre-cooked shrimp, fake crabmeat (kinda carby but I love it), eggs, pb, veggie burgers, black beans

Eggs, Chicken, Beef, Milk, Fish

Tofu, yogurt, beans, eggs, nuts, whole grains, cheese. I also eat fish occasionally.

Most foods have some protein in them, even veggies. In fact, if you eat a variety of foods and enough of them, it's nearly impossible to not get enough protein. Now, before anyone gets on my case when I say "enough", I mean for basic body function. Besides, most Americans eat too much protein. If you are getting 10-20% of your calories from protein you are getting enough. I've never seen my number drop below 10%, ever. I rarely eat meat.

That being said, everyone's body is different, so if you feel better eating more protein then that, by all means go for it.