Protein tips for a light to non-cooker

[Anonymous]

Tofu is your friend

[Anonymous]

Frozen salmon. Place it in a microwave safe bowl. Reciple 1) soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and garlic; Recipe 2) olive oil and adobo. Cover with paper towel. Microwave for 5 mins. You are done!

[Anonymous]

Cottage Cheese!

I get sick of chicken. I do like tuna and salmon, but cottage cheese really satiates me and gives a solid non-meat, non-protein shake option.

[Anonymous]

trader joe's lite string cheese- 8 g for 60 calories.

[Anonymous]

Collagen supplements are pretty good bang for your buck in terms of protein vs calories. Something like 18 grams of protein in 70 calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to get 100g of protein a day and am having trouble. Can anyone share easy ideas? I’m not a big cooker so making a chicken breast at lunch to put on a salad seems like it would take too long.
But-I tend to then lean towards eating a protein bar and shake to get in more protein and I’m thinking they’re not helping me lose weight. I need to be around 1100 calories a day or less. I’m very short and 50.
Easy ideas?

I got to Whole Foods and buy a bunch of protein from their prepared section --- chickpeas with lemon and dill, chicken tenders -- and put them on salads or just eat them throughout the week.

[Anonymous]

Chickpeas straight from the can

[Anonymous]

Cottage cheese has a monster amount of protein. Get low fat and low sodium, add berries, honey and some cinnamon. So good.

Cans of sardines or tuna. Eat directly.

[Anonymous]

I’ll add to the suggestions above — have Turkey jerky on hand (high protein, low cal), boil a dozen eggs and keep in fridge, string cheese, edamame, make a batch of meatballs or get them frozen at TJs, boars head Turkey pepperoni is delicious - I wrap 6 or so pieces in provolone for a snack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:trader joe's lite string cheese- 8 g for 60 calories.

Sorry, this cheese tastes like salty water, in cheese form

[Anonymous]

Sam’s Club sells a great package of grilled chicken. I use them to add to salads, make tacos or quesadillas, or just heat up for a bbq sandwich.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-grilled-chicken-fresh-6ct/prod21365704?xid=plp_product_3

[Anonymous]

Cook up a couple of chicken breasts and grind them up in a food processor.

Add a package of low fat (AKA neufchatel) cream cheese. If it's hard to mix, you have the right consistency.

Add some of the vegetables you like such as cut up peppers, match stick carrots, celery, diced yellow or green squash, etc. Then, add more veggies. That's where the nutrition comes in. You can also add some slivered almonds and turmeric.

Season it with whatever you like - Lawry's Seasoning Salt, or Italian herbs, or black pepper, or nutmeg, or honey, or Worchester Sauce or whatever you prefer.

Finally, you can add a little bit of milk or mayo to make it easier to stir and have that as a spread on bread. You're way ahead on the health scale vs. eating out all the time.

This is a staple in our house along with different soups.

[Anonymous]

Cook chicken breasts one night for several lunches.

Buy things like Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs and egg whites.

Some of the souper girl soups are high in protein and fiber. Makes a very easy and filling lunch.

If you are not worried about sodium, there are lots of frozen meals that have a lot of protein (not super healthy but nice to have around when you need a very quick meal)

I have gotten lost in Facebook reals about meal prepping high protein meals. Some look pretty good. I bet if google meal prep, high protein meals, you too will get tons of reels.

[Anonymous]

I need to get over 100 g protein too, and I am not a huge meat/protein fan.

I've been using a slow cooker a lot.
Slow cooker BBQ chicken
https://natashaskitchen.com/slow-cooker-bbq-chicken-recipe/

I make a curried chicken salad for lunches.
Canned chicken (well drained)
celery
onion
apples or grapes
a little mayo
curry powder
salt and pepper

I put Optimum Nutrition Vanilla Ice Cream protein powder in a lot of things. Just put it in my oatmeal this morning. I just use a 1/4 scoop for that.

But I've put it in chobani nonfat yogurt (whole scoop), topped with some berries and a bit of granola.

And finally, I make egg bites on Sundays to last a good part of the week.
3 whole eggs
3 egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
whatever add-ins you want. I use mushrooms and onions and parmesan cheese.

Mix up really well. Use mini muffin tins. Bake at 350 for about 18 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cook up a couple of chicken breasts and grind them up in a food processor.

Add a package of low fat (AKA neufchatel) cream cheese. If it's hard to mix, you have the right consistency.

Add some of the vegetables you like such as cut up peppers, match stick carrots, celery, diced yellow or green squash, etc. Then, add more veggies. That's where the nutrition comes in. You can also add some slivered almonds and turmeric.

Season it with whatever you like - Lawry's Seasoning Salt, or Italian herbs, or black pepper, or nutmeg, or honey, or Worchester Sauce or whatever you prefer.

Finally, you can add a little bit of milk or mayo to make it easier to stir and have that as a spread on bread. You're way ahead on the health scale vs. eating out all the time.

This is a staple in our house along with different soups.

Hmmm. This actually sounds like a great idea.