Lean meats/fish (turkey, chicken, turkey or chicken sausage, fish of all sorts, shellfish when I go out)
Greek yogurt
Skim milk
Egg whites/egg beaters
Protein powder (usually made into a frozen smoothie)
Other occasional foods are cheese, hummus, nuts, PB2, quinoa. I'm not much of a bean eater, unfortunately (I just don't like most of them; it's a texture thing).
Tilapia (or other) fish, cottage cheese (but only certain brands...that stuff can be delicious OR nasty!), boneless-skinless chicken breast, Definately canned tuna, string cheese, beef jerky is GREAT for protien--(but has a TON of sodium).
Oh, yes, I forgot about jerky! I eat a lot of turkey and buffalo jerky. Yes, high in sodium for sure, but a good, filling snack.
And I'm always on the hunt for a good protein bar. I ordered a few of the Quest bars after reading about them in the other thread (see a few threads down), and they just arrived today. Most are ~170 calories and 20g protein. I'm looking forward to trying one tomorrow.
Last edited by chickadee32; 05-06-2012 at 12:38 AM.
I like cottage cheese, but it has a surprising amount of sodium in it!! Some brands make low-sodium cottage cheese but it just tastes awful to me.
Today I discovered that white beans taste a lot better to me than other kinds, so I am going to keep that in mind when looking for recipes in the future.
Mussels
Shrimp
Quinoia
Not as much protein by far, but tofu! Love tofu, and it tastes great with shrimp/fish paste on top, so that's a plus. Steamed silken tofu + shrimp/fish paste & a little bit of fish soy sauce ... mmm.
I eat a ton of egg whites 4-6 per day, actually. I find them very filling for some reason. I love them boiled (pets get the yolks). I like them "fried" with a spray of non-stick spray. I like them fluffed in a mug in the microwave. I like them scrambled with a ton of veggies for a dinnertime omelet. I love them with onions, avacado, mushrooms, jalapenos, hot sauce or a sprinkle of cheese, or just about anything really. And, again, for whatever reason, they always fill me up.
I also enjoy Healthy Snackin meat snacks, and Trader Joes chicken sausages for protein.
same here ...and also i drink protien whey shots (43gr liquid protien @ $1.50 a shot) differeent flavors but all kinda nasty to me lol, I just chug it fast and follow with a glass of water
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