How in the world do you eat the recommended amount of protein? Do you snack on ground beef? Have chicken breast for breakfast? I’m 130lbs and struggle to eat more than 50 grams on a good day.

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A good whey protein can get you close to another 50g protein with two scoops. Eggs are a great breakfast option for protein, and then an animal protein at lunch and dinner can get you the rest of the way. Greek yogurt has some protein too I believe. Just have to get accustomed to what foods can maximize your macros.

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Agree with all of this! Look for your lowest protein meal, and try to add some to it.

I regularly do 2 eggs, some vegetables, a protein shake (1 scoop of whey protein), and either cottage cheese or Greek yogurt for breakfast and that’s 50g right there. A sandwich with deli meat, cheese, veggies, and a side of something fibrous for lunch, then some sort of additional protein with dinner gets me well over 100g.

Not everything has to be traditional meat protein, incorporate a variety of plant based items (like a big salad + seeds) and you'll be good, some suggestions below:

Pumpkin seeds, cashews - 5g per 0.25 cup
Steel cut oats - 5g per 0.25
Chia seeds - 6g per 2 tbsp
Almonds, Chickpeas - 6g per 0.25 cup
Lentils - 9g per 0.5 cup
Tofu - 8-15g per 3oz
Brussel sprouts, broccoli - 2g per 0.5 cup
Spinach - 3g per 0.5 cup

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Eggs in the morning.

Maybe a Greek yogurt snack with berries

Chicken breast, lean ground turkey, or lean meat for lunch. Sometimes salmon or ahi tuna. And for dinner — but lighter.

Protein shake, if needed — no added sugars or BS

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Greek yogurt with almond butter! Such a good snack

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Eggs: 1gram protein for every 10 calories. A large egg with 60 calories has six grams of protein, an xl egg with 70 calories has seven grams, etc

Greek yogurt: the Oikos one I eat is 90 calories and 15 grams of protein

Black beans: one boiled cup has 230 calories and 15 grams of protein

Tofu: one full package is under 400 calories and has 40 grams of protein

Cottage cheese: one cup has 220 calories and 25 grams of protein.

Turkey: one hundred grams of Turkey has 160 calories and 22 grams of protein

Lentils: one cup has 230 calories and 18 grams of protein.

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Oikos makes a pretty good 20g yogurt. Greek and regular.

Fairlife has a 32g nutrition plan 11 oz drink

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Not to my knowledge. Fairlife makes a chocolate milk in a larger container but I think it’s only 12g of protein.

I couldn’t even find these for sale in individual bottles at stores, I only found it in bulk at Costco

I’m a big fan of the Chobani Complete smoothies for breakfast, which are 25g of protein to start things off. Also, if you’re a coffee drinker and like lattes, you can find approx 10g of protein here too. Protein pancakes and protein waffles that are pre-made are another quick and easy breakfast (I top mine with a scoop of Greek yogurt for a little more when I go this route).

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This was my food for the day yesterday, ~2100 Cals, 126 g protein:

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Greek yogurt!
Egg whites
Snack on beef jerky
Protein bars (quest)
Fish, chicken

I just made myself mung bean noodles with shrimp.

I would look for superfoods that have a great macro profile and invest in them. Mung Bean Noodles taste like nothing and have a ton of protein. The shrimp I cooked was frozen packaged. Simply used Thai peanut sauce.

Takes time but Google!

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