I need more protein. Any ideas??

Nuts, soy, tofu, lean meat, beef jerky ( in small doses, not a whole bag like me.)

Oh, and some Botlhouse drinks have soy protein in them. Like the Chai Latte one. Just 8 oz is around 5 grams of protein

I love peanuts and almonds, as well as peanut butter.

Hard boiled eggs w/out the yolk.  Only 17 calories and almost 4 grams of protien.

If you are trying to watch your intake - I'd avoid nuts and peanut butter (both are high in calories and are more of a fat than a protein source).  I'm big on cottage cheese, protein powder, egg whites, chicken, turkey, and tuna .... all high in protein and relatively low in calories - albeit a bit boring after a while!

chunk light tuna in water is your new best friend.

Egg white omelets, today I had a egg white scramble (same as an omelet, but scrambled) in a Wrap.  The wrap (LaTortilla Factory) has 12 grams of protien.  Cottage cheese, shrimp, pork loin.  Beans, legumes, lentils.

dwf

I add egg whites to pretty much everything.

you can have a lot of protein..

hard boiled egg

99% fat free cold cuts

String Cheese

Low FAt cottage cheese

Milk 2%

chicken breast 3oz

yogurt non-fat/ plain

veggie burger or also you can purchase your morning star pattie (Protein)

tuna

anything else just let me know..

Peanut butter, eggs, cottage cheese.

Kashi GoLean Crunch.  9g a cup, delicious, great start to a day.  Love it.

I clicked onto this thread because I too thought that I wasnt getting enough protein, but I eat most of the stuff mentioned; eggs, milk, peanut butter, yogurt. How many mg of protein should I be aiming for daily?

Keb1984 - it depends on what you're trying to do. 

As a baseline, you should get 0.8g per kg of your weight. If you're working out and trying to build muscle, you need more, 1.2-1.8g per kg.  (This comes out to 0.4g per lb minimum, and 0.5-0.8g per lb if you're killing it in the gym)

http://exercise.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/prot ein_2.htm

Not sourced...I have read in many bodybuilding mags that if you are REALLY trying to build strength that you want 1g+ per lb of protein.  And don't worry about getting too much, it's pretty hard to get too much, you aren't really going to do damage by eating a lot of protein (unless you're ONLY eating protein, of course, but common sensically, you'll be fine).

I just wanted to say it really helps to keep a journal of everything you eat (right down to the condiments you put on your food). I was shocked at how much protein I really eat. I'm a huge cheese fanatic, and of course that has quite a bit of protein (have to watch the fat/sodium intake there too though). Oatmeal has protein, whole grain breads (better for you than white bread anyway). Right now my minimum is 78g of protein per day and I am WELL over that amount each day, and didn't even realize it.

You don't need more protein!  Why does everything think that?  The average north American diet has too much.  Do some research into the subject and you will find that if you eat too much protein you actually start to lose calcium.  That means your bones weaken and you are at risk of osteoporosis later in life!  That's painful and not very attractive. 

Eat a balanced diet.  If your trying a low carb diet, note that you will lose weight quickly but its water not fat.  Also, your body needs carbs to perform physical activity... or feel good doing it. 

GNC has these great protein drinks called Protein Plus Shakes. They have no aspartame and are 160 calories. They also have 35 grams of protein and taste good. I use them as a snack between meals and it is very helpful at reaching my protein goal for the day. They are also great for after a workout!

I also get shakes from GNC but I choose the Whey protien. (I love the banana) About 110 calories and 20-something grams of protien. And I use it as a little trick to add in fiber. Toss some frozen strawberries and water or skim milk into a blender and it makes a killer smoothie. :)

Original Post by danceswithforks:

I take in fish oil and it contains 45 calories but

Wouldn't dream of giving it up.  Everyone should take it for their health.

 What does the fish oil do?  Do you take it in pill form?

someone recommended tuna, which is a great low cal way of getting protein, but another is canned pink salmon. It's not as expensive as other forms of salmon (especially if you get it from costco) and it tastes great. I like to just sprinkle a little seasoning on it and go. One can (6 oz.) ony has 180 calories in it and 39 grams of protein! That's more than drinking 2 protein shakes. It is also high in Omega 3.

Hope that helps. :)