I CANNOT get Protein shakes down any more. I don't have limitless funds to continue purchasing them...and I've tried at least 10 different brands....

So...I'm on to the next thing... anything low cal that people eat or drink to get that protein in??? I'm able to get about 60-70g a day with just food..but my nutrionist wanted 80-100g...

I wish I could just drink them...it would be way easier!

Rain

have you tried the "Any Whey" stuff? I haven't yet but it's supposed to have no flavor so you can add a scoop to Soups or whatever you're cooking.

I can't wait to hear some other suggestions too!!

wombat

Refried Beans

eggs

Cottage cheese

Parmesean Cheese

Are some of the things I use to get my Protein, you can mix refired beans salsa and add cottage cheese instead of sour creme and it is yummy and you get a band of protein from that.

I always am trying to add protein. If you add parmesean cheese to chicken that is a double wammy of protein.

Those are some of the suggestions I have. I drink V-8 juice to help get in my vegtables each day.

I just made some spinach/cucumber/celery juice that has 7 grams of Protein and 80 calories. The recipe calls for 4 oz spinach, 1 cucumber, and 1 stalk of celery and it made about 12 oz. It tasted mostly like cucumber. I made it for the veggie goodies because I don't care for eating them, so I was a little surprised to see how much protein was in it.

Turkey chili is pretty high in protein, too: 1 cup has 160 calories and 22 grams of protein. Wolf Brand Chili

I like the Low-Carb Slimfast shakes: 190 calories and 20 grams of protein, even more than the "High Protein" Slimfast.

i think GNC carries some little vials of Protein syrup stuff. from what i've heard it doesn't taste great, but you're swallowing such a small amount that it isn't that awful, and you get your protein taken care of pretty quick. i also love egg white omelettes and babybel light cheese as high-protein meals.

good luck!

sarah

GNC carries a drink (Isopure) with 40 grams of protein and no carbs. I can't stand protein shakes so I used these for the pre-post op diet and after fills. They taste slightly chalky, but are in fruit flavors that are very tolerable and this is coming from someone who can't stand any of it. Good luck! I also eat a lot of egg drop soup that I make with just chicken stock and a couple of eggs.

BARILLA Plus Elbow Macaroni has 10 grams of protein. We like it!

Beans

Edamame (soybeans)

Tofu

I CANNOT get Protein shakes down any more. I don't have limitless funds to continue purchasing them...and I've tried at least 10 different brands....

So...I'm on to the next thing... anything low cal that people eat or drink to get that protein in??? I'm able to get about 60-70g a day with just food..but my nutrionist wanted 80-100g...

I wish I could just drink them...it would be way easier!

Rain

- Other people have mentioned it but Cottage cheese is a great source of high protein with very low carbs. Better than Tofu in my opinion. You can mix it in a blender until smooth and add it to many things. You can substitute it for Sour Cream in things like Refried Beans as already mentioned or to make a chip dip. You can also use it in place of milk and stir it into things like tomato soup. Or my favorite is to make sugar free pudding by replacing the 2 cups milk it calls for with 1-1/2 cups blended cottage cheese with 1/2 cup skim milk (or Water to reduce calories) I know it sounds wierd but it really tastes good. It reminds me of pudding made with whole milk.

- Above I mentioned chip dip. I know we should be avoiding carb heavy chips but you can make chip-like high protein snack by taking Hormel's Turkey Pepperoni slices and putting them in the Microwave on some paper towels for 1-2 minutes. They are very good, salty but good and virtually no carbs.

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- Above I mentioned chip dip. I know we should be avoiding carb heavy chips but you can make chip-like high Protein snack by taking Hormel's Turkey Pepperoni slices and putting them in the Microwave on some paper towels for 1-2 minutes. They are very good, salty but good and virtually no carbs.

YUMMM - that sounds really good. What kind of dip do you make it with? Like a ranch mix?

wombat

Someone told me South Beach Protein Bars - 20 g of protein - If you are getting 70-80 g you are doing good anyway. Your doc has a high requirement. There are many brands of protein bars you can try and aren't expensive. If not that, add more meat proteins like chicken, tuna, fish. Each on average has 7 or more g of protein per ounce - so an extra few ounces you'll meet your requirements. Good luck

My Dietitian told me I could drink Sugar Free Instant Breakfast w/Skim Milk. It doesn't taste as bad as the other protein drinks. 5g Protien 150 cal. for 8 oz.

Here's my 108g Protein day today:

Breakfast - 1/2 cup eggbeaters omelet plus 1/4 c cottage cheese

lunch - 2/3 cup tofu with teriyaki sauce, 1/2 cup lettuce

dinner - 5 oysters, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 T light mayo, 1 T dill relish

Snack - Zensoy chocolate pudding cup

It's higher in fat (47g) and carbs (77g) than I'd like, but I could have decreased it by reducing the teriyaki sauce, sauteeing the oysters instead of pan-frying, subbing nonfat sour cream for the light mayo, skipping the pudding cup.

Most days I'm hitting 70g protein with less than 40g carb and less than 25g fat. If I had to regularly hit 100g I'd probably add a Protein shake snack...

I like the Protein shots at GNC...27 g protein, 0 carb, 0 fat and 100 calories. They are really sweet, you can dilute them. I just usually shoot them down. They are around $3.00 a piece.

Brandy