High Protein Daytime Foods

[Cliffhanger]

True, there is always some mercury, most farmed fish isn't even completely mercury free, but it's such a small amount that even pregnant women can eat it.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Cottage cheese is more versatile than you think.

You can mix it with a small amount of french onion soup mix which makes a tasty dip.

Throw in some pineapple chunks for a sweet snack

Spread it on a slice of wholemeal toast with cracked pepper

You can even mix it into pasta sauces too

 

[Johns Magic]

On the mercury in tuna thing, I'd just prefer to err on the side of caution.

I've heard enough people whose advice I respect, and read enough articles(including this one: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/had_tuna_meltdown_rQBVzvEAy7XP7gxIxqul2J) that I'd like to not be overly reliant on it. There are plenty of other protein sources out there.

I used to eat 14 cans a week(2 every day) a couple of years ago when I was seriously hitting the gym, and I was fine...I don't have some weird phobia about it.

 

[Cliffhanger]

I like using cottage cheese in home-made protein bars and protein pancakes.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Funnily enough, my favourite is cottage cheese and tuna on wafer crackers.

The mercury levels of tuna is a highly overstated concern. It really is only a potential problem for expectant mothers. That's my take on it anyway. I love the taste and eat lots of the stuff, so it will take more than that for me to stop eating tuna.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

There's always canned salmon as well, makes a nice change when you're a bit over tuna. I have mates who regularly eat canned chicken as well as tuna substitute, haven't tried it though.

Also beef jerky/biltong is awesome, high in protein, bugger all carbs and fat. Salty, but if you eat a mainly wholefoods diet like you should thats not really an issue.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Jerky's lovely. In my Alice days I used to munch on Camel Jerky, locally produced.

It hardly fills you up though and is obscenely expensive, but it is a nice treat.

 

[The European Polynesian]

If you buy a food dehydrator you can make jerky easily & cheaply yourself.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

If you buy a food dehydrator you can make jerky easily & cheaply yourself.

Yeah gonna build one myself soon when I move into my new place. Just looking at a pack of biltong now, shit is 59% protein, 5% carbs and only 2.5% fat, thats some swole food right there!

 

[Cliffhanger]

Does anybody know how much seafood you can eat in a week if you don't eat meat? I've tried looking it up, it says three times a week, I assume this is for normal people who eat meat. I'm find it really hard to make up my protein lately.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Does anybody know how much seafood you can eat in a week if you don't eat meat? I've tried looking it up, it says three times a week, I assume this is for normal people who eat meat. I'm find it really hard to make up my protein lately.

Why would there be a limit? AFAIK you can eat seafood every day if you want, though it's recommended to limit the consumption of certain types of fish (mainly tuna) to a certain level to prevent ingesting too much mercury.