Is anybody else trying to fit more protein in their diet? This is not an easy goal for me. When I am being “good” my goal is to get in 100g of protein a day. My initial motivation was actual a bit vain and was to help my hair loss. I was seeing a dermatologist and that was one of her recommendations. I don’t particularly love protein, but I do love having hair and it got me going, ha!
My motivation continued the more I learned about protein in our diet and how I wanted to look and feel. Even though protein isn’t my favorite it does definitely help me feel full🙄. I have also been trying to build muscle. I do not want to put my hard work at the gym to waste by not feeding my body the proper fuel!
By far the easiest way for me is to make a protein shake. But, I just don’t love them. I really like to get them over with :(. So, that’s what I do! I make it with as little water as I can, usually do about 5 ounces per scoop. Also, I add a scoop of creatine. I have trouble remembering to take the creatine…which is funny because another reason I take it besides building muscle is to help with brain function…By combining the two it helps me remember and feels like one less thing to do! I prefer to use the little handheld frother over shaking.
We like the Gold Standard protein powders from Costco, but more recently I tried Costco’s Kirkland brand’s new milk chocolate protein powder and I like it just fine and will probably just buy that from here on out. If you can swing it, the Fairlife chocolate shakes are the bessssssssst. They are so convenient and are 30g protein for 150 calories! I just don’t like the price tag.
My next main or most often intake of protein is some kind of an egg dish. I like to add egg whites and more recently cottage cheese. This is where it gets a little more fun and satisfying. I can use up some leftover veggies, salsa, add bacon crumbles, etc.
I mess around a lot with the ratios and it depends on what we have on hand. I really like one egg, 1/2 cup egg whites, and 1/2 cup cottage cheese. You have to cook it a while to get the juices from the cottage cheese to cook off. Just run and make your bed or something while it sits there (low heat please). I had low fat cottage cheese from Costco, but just ordered regular from my Walmart order. As long as My Fitness Pal isn’t leading me astray, this should get you about 34g of protein!
Since I have been focusing on getting more protein, that is another key point that helps my brain…I should shoot for 30 ish grams of protein for a meal. You can see that my eggs on repeat fits that criteria! It also is an easy way for me to eat some veggies, which aren’t my fav either🫣.
I often eat this with some toast, which is much more my cup of tea😎. Me and my friends are on a huge Aldi sourdough kick! It is so yummy, and freezes well too!
Seasonings are life! Do not forget to season your food. Can’t go wrong with S + P, but we are hooked on Cavender’s All Purpose Greek Seasoning. I am linking it for you, but check your local grocery store it should be cheaper there! We also love crushed red pepper flakes, and I like Everything Bagel seasoning occasionally.
Even green onions from the store that I then plopped in my garden!
Now the rest of my day is kind of random at this point of eating. Meat helps, but is also expensive. I love doing salads, but not great for the protein. This week I am going to have my husband grill chicken to add to those salads. I love oatmeal, but cannot add protein powder to it, it grosses me out. Good option if you like it though! Sometimes I will eat what I want or rather what I am feeding the kids. I make sure I get my protein hit with another shake or two. And some days I go completely wild and get into the kids’ candy or bake something yummy and all my goals go out the window! Progress not perfection!
How do you like to eat your protein? I think part of it is habit forming or building. It is also one more thing to think about, which sometimes is just too much. Between the planning ahead, getting the groceries, and preparing the food it can suddenly become a lot of work! And the dishes…it does seem to cause more dishes, ugh! It’s also just not what I would choose to eat!
Do you have protein goals? Please share your ideas, I know I would love some more go-tos!
Can you tell I love my new bowls!?
Have a great week, with or without your protein!!!
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All yummy ideas Alli!
I add peanut butter to my oatmeal; but per our conversation today, it will need to be boring almond butter.
Great blog!