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Originally Posted by Sr. Mints
Something kind of interesting I came across . . . I've been using the MyFitnessPal app religiously for about two months now, and not one day--not once--have I gotten my required daily protein, which blew me away.
Apparently my goal is to get between 100-120g per day, but I'm averaging ~60.
I'm not even sure how to get more short of protein powder or supplements without blowing my calorie budget, but I wonder how it plays into my training (which I'm doing more for balance these days, than anything.)
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I've been using that app and both working out hard and tracking my calories and protein religiously. I'm at 1900 calories a day and 220g of protein, so I know what you're going through! I mix things up a lot to get there because I'm not one of those people who can eat the same thing over and over, but here are some general things that I eat that get me there each day:
Breakfast: homemade turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. Easy if you pre-make the patties and heat them in the morning, fry an egg, throw it together with a slice of cheese and IIRC its about 36g of protein.
Snacks: Cheese sticks, turkey pepperoni, greek yogurt. Basically two of the sticks or one yogurt (costco) is 12g of protein. I also eat a fair amount of cottage cheese which is high in protein for the calories. I can't eat this mix with fruit, but some people will swear by that. I also can't eat the fat-free version because its disgusting!
Dinners: I eat a ridiculous amount of chicken, so I eat it in a lot of different ways with homemade rubs and seasonings. Again the key is to prepare this in advance so that you can throw this together quick and easy. I'll have chicken and brown rice quite a bit, but also wraps with ground turkey and veggies as a "staple". If you put a whole cup of ground turkey on a wrap then you are getting about 38g of protein.
Finally I do usually have a protein shake or two a day (depends on how things go). I have tried a few varieties and have one that is quite pure and tastes good. I think that to consistently eat a high protein regimen you need to include these as opposed to the bars which have a lot of filler and empty calories.
Take this all with a grain of salt! I'm not an expert and you just seemed interested, so I'm not trying to tell you what to do at all, just trying to give you some ideas. Hope it helps.