What do you folks use/eat for sources of protein? I’ve got cottage cheese, beef jerky (would love to know what brands you all eat, though), greek yogurt.
What other protein do you people eat while at work? Got to be easy to make and consume.
Thanks.
Magic Cups.
Nothing better than coming back from a hot workout and getting some nice ice cream.
For me it’s either a whey protein shake with fruit (berries\banana\apple) for the time I can’t put anything else in my mouth right after a workout or a FAGE Greek yogurt with sprinkle of cinnamon \ fruit \ walnut \ almonds butter.
If I remember to throw the yogurt into the freezer two hours earlier (with chopped banana) it’s the best.
Canned Tuna, Cold chicken breast salad - As lunch options
rice n beans
peanut butter
milk
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This, but I throw the yogurt into the blender too!
I always add a couple of new bananas for improved consistency.
-Robert
Bars and shakes? But better for you and not making your farts smell like roadkill I prefer
Me, I make a big salad (no dressing) on sunday nights and put in a big Tupperware container in the fridge. Each morning I grab a big handful of that and stuff it in a sandwich container and throw a small rip top can of flavoured tuna on top. After my lunchtime run, I rip the top off the tuna can and dump it over my salad and chow down!
FYI my salad recipie is as follows:
2 bags of mixed salad greens, coarsely chopped
1 grated carrot,
1 small handful of grated cheese (gotta have SOME fat!)
1 diced pepper (or 1/3 of a pepper times 3 colours)
diced red onion (sometimes)
a few sliced mushrooms
a handful of salted roasted mixed nuts
a handful of dried diced apricots
a handful of dried cranberries
I build the salad up in layers and then just grab abig handful of it. I use no dressing so the salad lasts just fine all week. The flavouring in the tuna is essentially the dressing. Lotsa tuna flavours available so good protein. The mix of crunchy, sweet, savoury, creamy etc means every mouthful is a nice and different surprise. (the grated carrot helps plump up the dried fruit so they are little sweet treats, and the cranberries are great anti-oxidents after a workout)
It’s quick, easy, good for you, satisfying and tasty. Some days, if I’m riding before work, running at lunchtime and swimming at night, I will add a chiabata bun with a little butter, vegemite and a touch of cheese to be a big meal on a big training day.
rice n beans
peanut butter
milk
Regarding the rice/beans, intake of carbs isn’t really a problem at all. Plenty of fruit there. It’s really the protein. Typically, this is what I have throughout a week regarding protein…
- protein shakes (easy)
- CC
- greek yogurt
- chicken/steak/pork chop (dinner)
- eggs (breakfast)
I really need some more variety.
you are forgetting that plants have protein too.
a salad with a mix of greens/nuts/fruits etc has got all the same amino acids a steak does.
and rice + beans specifically has a very good amino acid profile.
Hard boiled eggs. Easy to make in batches, lasts if kept refrigerated for days. Eat with salt or plain. Perfect protein and can’t be easier to make.
In fact I make a few every time I boil up pasta. Why waste the water and power to do it separately.
But you have to eat a lot to match the steak. One cup of cooked rice and beans gives you the same amount of protein as 2 ounces of steak (you ever have a 2oz steak before? Me neither.) It also equates to 1.5 ounces of chicken breast.
Meat will always be king in the protein department. However, there is absolutely value in a varied diet. I eat Clif bars on a semi-regular basis, but I’m always in the hunt for something better. Beef jerky is great, but it is far too expensive for me, even homemade stuff.
Other than Fage yogurt, shakes, eggs, tuna, I always have a salt free peanuts container on my desk for a quick protein fix. Almonds and cashews too. Add some dry blueberries to the mix and I am good for a while.
Plain Greek yogurt & fruit
Pack of salmon
Scrambled eggs
Milk
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you are forgetting that plants have protein too.
a salad with a mix of greens/nuts/fruits etc has got all the same amino acids a steak does.
and rice + beans specifically has a very good amino acid profile.
Absolutely correct here. Bread, veggies, nuts all have small amounts of protein that when added together are very helpful in achieving your overall protein goals. At 1 oz of meat = 7 grams of protein-- it doesn’t take long to get what you need.
Hard boiled eggs. Easy to make in batches, lasts if kept refrigerated for days. Eat with salt or plain. Perfect protein and can’t be easier to make.
In fact I make a few every time I boil up pasta. Why waste the water and power to do it separately.
love them and eat them all the time once I found out Cosco sellls them in 24 pack all ready boiled and de-shelled. love it
It takes me 14 minutes on medim heat to grill a 12 oz. strip steak medium rare (7 minutes on each side).
If you can beat that for quick and easy protein, have at it. I’m not giving up my steak.
I enjoy chicken, tuna, and turkey as well but, once a week, don’t get between me and that steak.
Chobani Greek yogurt and hard boiled eggs are easy too.
Protein’s easy to get.
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Hard-boiled eggs are a quick snack and a great source of protein. I generally boil about 6 at a time and eat them whenever I get a little hungry between meals. Keep them refrigerated and they will last a while. Tip: After you take them out of the boiling water, directly place them in cold water. This will make them easier to de-shell.
Boil them with a bit of vinegar in the water and they deshell easy as well.
rice n beans
peanut butter
milk
I thought you were a vegetarian?
Boil them with a bit of vinegar in the water and they deshell easy as well.
I do need to make more hard-boiled eggs. That’s an easy…and cheap…one.
I wish there was a healthy beef jerky to buy. The only one I’ve found that’s natural that I was able to purchase and not have it cost an arm and a leg was at Trader Joe’s. Since there’s no TJ’s in Tampa (of course), I can only get it when I visit Charlotte, which is a couple of times a year.
Any other alternatives on the jerky front?
(the regular brands at publix/grocery stores ALL have way too much sodium and MSG.)
Not just extremely healthy, high in Omega 3 fatty acids, protein, and calcium; it’s downright delicous: