Protein tips for a light to non-cooker

[Anonymous]

Each week, prepare one pound of ground turkey in a medium high non stick skillet. Use it in different dishes.

Prepare a pound of boneless skinless chicken thighs in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes. Preheat the oven and marinade the chicken in a couple tablespoons of olive oil a half a lemon with grated lemon zest and some salt and pepper. I can't cook chicken breasts as well as I can cook chicken thighs. I know thighs are dark meat, and they are juicy.

Eat nonfat Greek yogurt with Chia seeds.

Eat tuna over a salad.

Eat an egg.

That's a variety of protein.

Turkey, chicken, tuna, eggs, and nonfat Greek yogurt are my protein staples throughout the week.

I can mix and match the protein with a salad or rice, quinoa, and lentil bowl or with just a steamed veggie.

[Anonymous]

Lots of good points on the thread. Just a couple of comments:

The collagen supplements are good for your bones but may NOT be a full spectrum protein and would not be counted toward your proteins goal. We need to discern this from the ingredients list.

The bars and powders need to be high quality and without sweeteners including Stevia. They act just like sugar in
your body and will impede weigh loss. try for 2 g sugar/serving. I like he brand ORA for the powder and for the bars an excellent one is Stars and Honey. This one is also full spectrum protein.

No real cooking below, rather examples of composed main entrees from clean convenience foods:

There is also a high quality bone broth called Brody, also on-line Multiple delicious flavors I place into a cup and microwave. I also use this for
fast soups, adding vegetables like spinach , add'l protein such as tofu, Balducci's Mediterranean salad bar yogurt marinated chicken breast chunks, frozen cocktail shrimp, and Trader Joes Frozen Shrimp Goyza. By definition this one is both protein and collagen.

You can also make a very easy chicken salad using the above precooked chicken and greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise. Throw in lots of chopped celery (you can buy it this way), crushed raw pecans (use a zip lock bag) and some dried cranberries, salt and pepper.

Bread from Primal protein has 16 grams/serving, on-line and excellent taste. It also toasts well. Caveat - If new nutrition plan is not helping with the weight loss, try a really restrictive diet for 2-3 weeks without gluten and diary. Just lean protein and non-starchy vegetables. You definitely should see weight loss and then add them back in one at a time. Some people find that intolerances to these two categories work against weight loss. I did it for 6 months and lost 60 lbs. Now have gluten back in but had to drop dairy.

Finally graduated strength training is a key partner for healthy weight loss. Just restricting calories results in skinny fat and non-maintainable as we age past 40.

All brand recommendations were reviewed by professional nutritionists and I have no affiliation with the companies. I'm still struggling with enough protein intake so empathetic with how complex diet management is.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know why you are eating so much protein, it is dangerous.
However, edamame, soy milk, cubed tempeh (air fry) or cubed tofu (air fry), peas, seitan are excellent ways to get healthy protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why you are eating so much protein, it is dangerous.
However, edamame, soy milk, cubed tempeh (air fry) or cubed tofu (air fry), peas, seitan are excellent ways to get healthy protein.

Follow this formula to get protein needs.The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine recommend 1.2 to 1.7 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. To convert pounds to kilograms, divide your weight in pounds by 2.2.Jan 4, 2024

[Anonymous]

I'm not much of a cook either. I buy a pack of 2 organic chicken breasts at Trader Joe's, and cook them at the same time. I eat half of one per meal. They take 25-30 minutes. Also, I eat black cod twice a week. That's just ten minutes in the oven. Scrambled eggs have a decent amount of protein and you can add more by including a splash of milk.

[Anonymous]

Everything really is easier with an air fryer. Coat some chicken breast with olive oil and toss with breadcrumbs+seasoning and its a fast cook. Chop it and add it to salad or add to some pasta. I even make my 'hardboiled' eggs in the thing for some snacks throughout the day.

[Anonymous]

Tuna sashimi is a high source of protein. Also, Salmon.
Bell and Evan's frozen organic and gluten free chicken tender/nuggets are really easy in the toaster oven. Delicious with a good mustard and on the side steam spinach is the microwave.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been on a diet this year and when I’m rushed I eat lunch meat, yogurt, fried eggs, poke with zucchini noodles or lettuce, rotisserie chicken, chicken/egg/tuna salad. Basically just trying to eat a protein forward meal at every meal. Snacks are yogurt, whole grain cereal and low fat milk, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich. Trying to limit but not fully eliminate carbs, wine, fast food, French fries, fried chicken, cheese, sodas, salad dressings (I tend to overdo it).

[Anonymous]

Fage Greek yogurt yes has 20 gram in less than a cup. Air fry frozen chicken.

[Anonymous]

Make a big quiche casserole dish you can eat for a few days

[Anonymous]

Bare chicken from Costco. Fairlife protein shakes. Greek yogurt with protein granola. Hard boiled eggs, cheese. A big pot of chili (dump all the ingredients in the crock pot - its easy.)