Quick Protein

[Emma Lanni]

Any protein suggestions? I am at work and from what all of you have told me, I should be eating protein with my oats. If I have forgotten powder or eggs and meats, whats a good alternative?

I was told bars are a no-no, so Im sort of stuck.

..just ate my oats and now I feel a bit guilty

 

[Big Smoothy]

Can't you bring the above mentioned sources of protein to work. I have had shakes and eggs whites at work...fast and easy to eat.

 

[CowPimp]

Cottage cheese
Peanut butter
Tuna
Sardines
Brewer's/Nutritional yeast

Just a few off the top of my head...

 

[Akateros]

Keep a stock of protein powder and cans of tuna in your bottom drawer. Don't forget the can opener (MAN that sucks!) or rinsing out your shaker cup. There ya go. Always prepared. Be kind, and if you have to drain your tuna in a shared area, flush out the sink with hot water.

 

[Emma Lanni]

Cool thanks guys. I will definetely bring that stuff to work

But I was sort of hoping for suggestions for right now

Ive got nothing else with me to eat that is a source of protein, so I was sort of wondering what I could find to eat. I ate my oats and I realized that Im outta food!

Maybe I'll go in the other room and steal some pistachios. Or run to 7-Eleven and grab some cottage cheese.

 

[tucker01]

Cottage Cheese

 

[Emma Lanni]

nice

thanks Iain!

 

[bludevil]

cottage cheese, some nuts and beef jerky will work too.

 

[nikegurl]

7 Eleven usually has hard boiled eggs - but only 2 in a container so that won't get you too far.

 

[CowPimp]

Originally posted by bludevil
cottage cheese, some nuts and beef jerky will work too.

I eat jerky sometimes on a long road trip, but it's so damned salty. I would eat it sparingly. We get too much salt in our diets as is.

 

[Spottieottie]

Soy nuts have a lot of protein in them. I heard it is not the best protein though.

 

[ah1]

Originally posted by Spottieottie
Soy nuts have a lot of protein in them. I heard it is not the best protein though.

A little more info on soy protein at the end of this post.

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/showthread.php?s=&action=showpost&postid=645759#645759

 

[Spottieottie]

holy shit I had no idea well at least she is a girl I can't stand the taste of it.

 

[timt]

If you can eat a candy bar at your desk there should be no reason to not have a protein bar. I would feel free to eat a bar at work and if it comes up again talk to HR because your boss can not control your diet, unless you are having the 3 martini lunch MMM MMM sounds good glad its friday.

 

[Emma Lanni]

ummm timt.
Ive got no clue that the heck your talking about.

 

[timt]

"I was told bars are a no-no, so Im sort of stuck."

I thought you were talking about at work, must be talking about diet, they are better then nothing though. Bars are definatly better then this brownie I am eating now.

 

[Emma Lanni]

 

[timt]

 

[timt]

this could be something for you to bring for lunch, if you can get past the slime

 

[aztecwolf]

spam is nasty dude, even though in the islands it is a staple in many meals

 

[timt]

I have BBQ spam in my cupboard and haven't been able to bring myself to eat it yet. been there 2 years they say it has a 15 year self life.

 

[BobtheBuilder]

Dude, I blend up a couple cans of tuna with some milk. About seventy grams of quick, good protein.

 

[ilmartelo]

why should you not eat protein bars? i have trouble getting enough protein with my meals, and the shakes taste horrendous. i usually have 1-2 met-rx meal replacement bars a day (34g protein, 24 carbs). without that i would be getting way too low protein.

 

[bulletproof1]

carborite chocolate flavored protein drinks
not all protein shakes taste bad

150 calories
sat fat 0.5
cholesterol 0 mg
total carbs 8 g
dietary fiber 5 g
net carbs 3 g
sugars 0 g
protein 24 g

tastes great!

 

[Spottieottie]

protein powder isn't as expensive as the bars. There are about 80 servings in the gnc whey protein I buy for $30. Doesn't taste bad at all especially with peanut butter. I have the chocolate flavor.

 

[Randy]

Here is thread describing more information pertaining to protein

Protein Information