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High protein, low calorie foods

TeeKay

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As a weightlifter, I'm always on the lookout for foods with a ton of protein that aren't too calorie rich. I've found a few gems I thought I'd share. I figure this thread could be useful for people posting dietary gems they've found at their local grocery store. Here's a few of my staples:

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Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Fillets -- these are awesome. Each fillet has 110 calories and an amazing 24g of protein.

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Special K Protein Plus Cereal. As far as cereals go, this is the best I've found for weighttraining. One serving has 100 calories and a nice 10g of protein.

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Chobani Greek Yogurt - plain. This stuff is awesome as a sour cream replacement and is great on its own if you get a flavored variety or add some honey. One serving has 100 calories and 18g of protein.

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Bumble Bee Sardines in water. 140 calories, 19g of protein.
 

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Dunno what the ratio you would consider to be considered low calorie, but I'm a big fan of Cottage Cheese. The kind I get is 200 calories and 26g protein.

+1 for tuna although I'm more partial to the olive oil based tuna, tastes far better. Salmon is nice too.
 

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Usually I try to limit the foods I buy that don't have at least a 1:10 protein:calorie ratio.
 

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Yeah I used to do tuna in water, then add in just a bit of olive oil.

And Salmon and really most types of fish are pretty good. Also add in brown rice for the complex carbs.
 

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Wish I could eat cottage cheese. Makes me want to puke just looking at it.


Same here, can't stand to look at it.


force it down and you'll come to tolerate it. i was a hater, dealt with it, and now i can have 60g of good protein eaten with zero preparation in minutes.
 

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Wow thanks for all the tips. This is just the info I was looking for.
 

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Dunno what the ratio you would consider to be considered low calorie, but I'm a big fan of Cottage Cheese. The kind I get is 200 calories and 26g protein.
+1 for tuna although I'm more partial to the olive oil based tuna, tastes far better. Salmon is nice too.


hmmm... that's interesting. I love cottage cheese but haven't been eating it much recently. usually sprinkle with a little fresh black pepper. what about Greek yogurts? My Fage is 130cal per serving and 23g protein, 0 fat.

btw... TKJTG, if you like yogurt I strongly recommend the Fage over Chobani... you can get it in big 1000g (35oz) tubs.
 
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Fage is great. But not that low fat ****. Get the regular one. It's good with macadamia nuts and kiwi.
 
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