good protein foods

hey everyone i'm working out and going to the gym and i'm wondering if you know of any low fat and low calorie foods with lots of protein? i also have another question: sometimes i get up during the middle of te night (2:00 a.m.) and i'm hungry. is there a way that i can stop this?(without eating more food) thanks in advance.

-nonfat or lowfat cottage cheese: the only difference is lowfat is creamier!

-total 0% fage

-canned tuna

-gorton's grilled fillets: 100 calories and something like 22g protein!

-egg whites

-boca meatless products

 when you wake up at 2am, go back to sleep. or have a glass of milk right before bed 

almonds and almond butter

I prefer 1% cottage cheese. It's less runny than non-fat and there isn't really that much fat in there.

When I wake up hungry, I just imagine the delicious breakfast I'm about to have in a few hours... I count the hours till I can get up and then try my best to get back to sleep.  Lol, breakfast gets me jumping out of bed when the alarm goes off.  No snooze button for me!  It's nice to have something to look forward to.

I'm looking for the same thing--- but I'm also looking for high protein, low carbs, low sodium, low sugar, low fat.  All I have found is tuna (which is a little higher in sodium) and egg beaters.  anything else would be appreciated! 

Get tuna with no salt added in water.  Trader Joes carries these.  I believe starkist tuna also has a low sodium that's also NSA.  Check the sodium on the label.  It should be around 70mg.

Chick peas and other beans/lentils have a good amount of protein, and fibre too... just make sure they're not packed in too fatty a sauce.

Also, an easy way to add 30 grams or so of protein a day is to have a scoop of whey or soy protein isolate mixed with water.  It's not as gross as some folks make it out to be, and it's a lot cheaper than buying tonnes of lean meat to eat. you can buy it in various flavours as any health food store and even in many grocery stores now.

Try having it before bed and you might kill two birds with one stone.  Besides, bedtime is a good time to take in some protein since you're body does most of its muscle repair while you're sleeping.

Whey is more expensive than lean meat, hands down.

I pay $40 for 5 lbs of whey. So $8/lb. Yes I could buy slightly cheaper whey, but the nutrition on that stuff is often poorer.

I can buy lean top blade chuck steak for as little as $2/lb, chicken for as little as $1/lb, depending on the specials that week. 

Whey should only be taken right before and/or right after a workout...It's waste any other time.