which foods are good for protein?

Question

I'm trying to eat more protein, and need to know which foods are higher in protein content. I am familiar with beef and chicken, but I forget what else is good for that. Can you name a few things at the store that are helpful for increasing protein intake? I also am considering ease of preparation and cost.

Answer 1

high quality proteins are derived from the flesh of fish and animals, their bioavailability is typically 70% or greater. which means after digestion 70% or more of the protein content will be available for biological processes. . poor quality proteins are derived from grains, nuts and seeds the BV of these proteins is typically less than 55%. so if a serving of say peanut butter provides 5 grams of protein after digestion only 2.5 grams will remain that is usable.

Answer 2

We are trying to increase protein as well. These are some of the things we eat: silk soy milk without sugar, (or with sugar if you prefer) on oatmeal with walnuts and fruit for breakfast. Snack: mozzarella cheese stick, vanilla yoghurt with fruit (frozen blueberries are pricey but good). Eggs (keep some hardboiled ones in the refrigerator for a snack), frozen portions of turkey breast (not from the deli), beans and rice together equal protein, add cheese (if you aren't weight watching) tortillas with cheese melted between them, cottage cheese (lowfat) with fruit or tomatoes, and lastly, baked potatoes with lowfat toppings. You can find vegetarian recipes on the internet that provide protein without meats. Salmon comes in foil bags and is good made into patties. Casseroles are filling and stretch meats and cheeses to keep cost down but can be fattening unless you are careful. Zuchini squash can be a substitute for noodles. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Skinless chicken is really the best! It's around 30 g of protein per serving! If you really want to beef up on your protein; I would suggest going and purchasing protein shake powder. It's around 25g/scoop. Really easy.

Answer 4

Of course beef, chicken, pork, fish (tuna fish, sushi, sashimi) etc... Also high in protein are beans and tofu. Dairy products such as milk, cheese, cottage cheese have hi protein. Eggs (egg whites especially) are hi in protein.

From this, there are plenty of recipes

Answer 5

Help me out here kids, why is everyone looking for more protein? Here in Western Civilization, virtually everyone gets more protein than they need almost by accident.

Answer 6

The most popular supplement for protein is whey. See site below.

http://phifoundation.org/whey.html

Answer 7

Bison is leaner than beef, that's for sure. Dairy foods have great protein too that are called "casein."

Answer 8

Beans, peanuts, almonds, tofu, legumes. Inexpensive and high in protein!

Answer 9

-Nuts
-Cottage Cheese
-Advocado
-Chicken or Turkey Bacon
-Eggs

Answer 10

Other than meats/poultry/seafood:
Beans (kidney, navy, black, etc.), nuts, sunflower seeds, eggs, soy, chickpeas.