[wildgarden]

I am having the most difficult time keeping my interest in protein foods up this time around. I've eaten so many eggs, I'm afraid I will lay an egg in a few months instead of birth a baby.

What are you eating protein-wise to meet that gazillion-a-day goal?

 

[Banana731]

Have you seen the lame tuna noodle casserole thread I started??

Seriously though. I eat those high fiber/high protein cereals that are advertised for weight loss. They have 9-13g of protein in them and you get lots of fiber(there is no aspartame or other sug. subs though so it's fine to me)...I also add flaxseed and w.germ to that and anything else I can(i.e yogurt, oatmeal, etc.) I eat a ton of cheese, cottage cheese( I actually add it to my scrambled eggs, surprisingly good!), edemame, milk, soy milk. Barilla makes this stuff in a yellow box called Pasta Plus it's a wheat pasta blended with legume flour and it has 17g of protein per serving!. You could also drink smoothies, you can add tofu, yogurt, milk, pb, as well as all kinds of other good for you stuff in it(probiotics, leafy greens, etc.) You can use soy flour when you bake, it has a lot of protein, and if you like sweets, there's always protein bars...

 

[Banana731]

I just saw the part about laying an egg!

 

[HeatherB]

Eggs have been a serious YUCK for me through this pregnancy! My favorite source of protein is fresh-ground peanut butter. (Okay, store-ground, but ya know.. none of the yucky stuff! Just peanuts and a bit of salt!) Whether it's PB&J (on good bread) or with apples, etc., it's been a staple.

I've been pretty finicky this pregnancy, though! Sometimes meat sounds great - especially beef. Other times, absolutely nothing sounds good!

 

[Lookingup]

I'm in the same boat. I just ordered a vegan protein powder (complete amino acids) made of borwn rice. I'll let you know if it's any good. With my RA so bad, I can no longer have eggs, dairy, soy, peanuts, wheat, corn, or tomatoes... and I'm a vegetarian. It sucks not giving into any cravings! I actually had my first chicken in 16 years the other day, because I'm concerned about the baby getting enough protein.

 

[mittendrin]

Piggybacking this thread. I need some ideas. When I found out I'm preggers I was on a low carb-high protein diet (the one that's on the front page of womens world right now

) and now I cannot eat meat and eggs anymore. Well, hb eggs are finding their way into my salads again and meat's ok on a bun

but seriuosly...PB is a great idea, love the stuff!

 

[thorn]

I eat a lot of whole grains and dairy... and beef. Lots of beef

I'm at my IL's this week and they eat a lot of fish so I have had wahoo and tuna and halibut and shrimp too.

 

[kleines]

I found some tortilla shells that have 8grams of protein in each one! I eat those for lunch and stuff them with cheese, and veggies and whatever else I can find! I do Kashi Go Lean cereal a lot too, it has quite a bit of protein. Lifeway Kefir (probiotic smoothie) has a lot too, if you can stomach it. I add it to smoothies and such. I just looked at some protein powder the other day and was tempted. I have had bad experiences in the past though!! I am so sick of eggs right now! Good luck, and if you find anything good post it!!

 

[dachshundqueen]

I'm not quite sure how well I've been doing on my protein intake lately. But usually I try to get in some things like beans and hummus or PB (TJ's has a 2T PB serving of organic PB that has NINE grams of protein in it). Also, the alternative grains generally have a higher protein count.
WW pasta if you can eat it, I can't. Gotta pee...........ha ha
Liz

ETA: That brown rice protein powder, we have it, and it has a ridiculous amount of fiber per serving, so um, be prepared........

 

[newCTmama]

Good thread! I picked up some organic hormone-free deli ham last week and some very tasty sharp cheddar. I heated the ham for a few minutes in the frying pan, and then made a very tasty grilled ham 'n cheese

If anyone lives in New England, I'd reccomend Echo Farms Pudding - it's in the dairy case at WFs, etc., next to the yogurt. I just had a rice pudding, which was delicious

While we're on desserts, I'm thinking of making a custard pie - yummo!!

Last but not least, lots of meat - burgers, steak, roasted chicken - you name, I'll eat it!

 

[Dena]

I snack on nuts a lot - I like them because I can take a baggie full to an appointment and sit and munch. Walnuts and almonds have the most protein. Also pb&j and lots of milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese.

We have meat for dinner every night - I have been buying lots of roasts, too, so I have leftovers for lunch. TJs also has an amazing flourless organic wheat bread that has five grams of protein per slice. Two slices of that with their PB&J that a pp mentioned, and a glass of milk, and I have like 27 grams of protein!

I also do protein shakes a lot of nights to round out my protein for the day. I throw some frozen fruit in, so I get a serving of that, too.

Oh, and little things, like putting cheese and nuts on my salad, cheese on a sandwich, etc., all help to boost the day's protein count.

 

[aylaanne]

beef jerky. Low calorie, high sodium but we're healthy women and if you drink a lot of water the sodium sorts itself out, and lots and LOTS of protein. And it's not filling, so I can eat other stuff that I like more later.

 

[Blucactus]

Nuts, nut butters, beans, soymik/milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, other kinds of cheese, whole wheat bread and pasta, high-protein cereals, etc. Seitan (sp?) is really high in protein but I don't like it, boo. (tofu either)

Choose the highest-protein form of things when you can. Like one kind of cheese could have a certain amount of protein per serving/calories, but another type would have several grams of protein more for the same amount of calories. You know. Also if you're reading labels, remember how much is in each serving. The beans I was eating today were 7 g per serving...BUT there were 3.5 servings in the can and I ate half of it so that bumped it up more than double. I know canned soybeans are easy and yummy and FULL of protein, double the protein some other beans contain.

Every couple of days I do a count for how much I'm getting to make sure I'm getting enough. (One day I was at 127 g by the end of the day.

That was weird.....)

I find it's easiest to get a high-protein breakfast in, like oatmeal with walnuts and soymilk, for instance.

BTW, I don't eat meat and I have no trouble getting the protein in if I'm paying attention. (I won't mention eggs since you seemed icked by having so many already.)

HTH.

 

[wildgarden]

Thanks for all of the ideas!

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[veganone]

I'm eating a lot of whole grain stuff - the bread I get has 4 g per slice, so a sandwich is 8 without the insides! It adds up. I was thinking about adding in some cheese just because I want to make sure I get enough (eggs are YUCK to me), but most just doesn't have much protein... Or even calcium? Weird - I never really paid attention to that before. I eat Luna bars for snacks - those are 12 g each. And, as always, tofu. I am a tofu addict. I'm eating fake meat stuff from different sources (soyrizo with wheat gluten, fake bacon in BLTs, etc.).

I tried a protein powder, but I still can only eat what sounds good and I don't much care for the ones I've tried...

 

[Lookingup]

Hey Elizabeth... what do you do with the tofu?? I have exactly one recipe that I use it in (spinach rice casserole). I buy it and look at it with a sense of mystery.

Are there any fun easy things to do with tofu that I could get my toddler to eat?

 

[glendora]

I second the cereal suggestion. It's a nice crunchy change of pace.

I also like cottage cheese.

 

[veganone]

Well, I'm a horrible cook - I get a lot of it at restaurants! My favorite easy thing to do is mock egg salad. Mash tofu with a fork and basically just add what you would add to egg salad, with relish and/or celery and onions. It's SUPER easy and yummy. We also use it after freezing in stir fry so it gets that spongy texture. It's also easy to chop up and sneak into stuff like chili, stews, caseroles, pasta sauce, etc.

 

[Lookingup]

Ooo, that's a good idea! I may try the egg salad today. Thanks!

 

[Lookingup]

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Originally Posted by dachshundqueen That brown rice protein powder, we have it, and it has a ridiculous amount of fiber per serving, so um, be prepared........

Ok, so I got the powder yesterday... and it's DISGUSTING. Dang, what do you put it in to disguise the taste?? I even tried a little in my breakfast cereal (with rice milk) and I couldn't stomach it. sigh. I was looking forward to it too.