Healthily eating more protein without eating tons of meat

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AquaticSewingMachine · 13/09/2022 18:05

Any tips? I'm not veggie, but I don't want to end up eating a lot of meat for all the combined cost/health/environmental reasons. Wondering about buying some protein powder, but what do I put it in?

Typical food at present:
Breakfast: berries with a little low sugar granola and full fat Greek yogurt, or no added sugar muesli with soya milk
Lunch: might be a grain salad if I'm at work, or scrambled egg with fruit and wholemeal toast
Dinner: fishcakes, spag bol, spicy salmon stir fry, pasta, aubergine curry, etc.

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Coughee · 13/09/2022 18:11

Oh and red Lentil Pasta - tesco sell it. Its higher protein than normal pasta

PastaForLife · 13/09/2022 18:11

Longley Farm cottage cheese is amazing stuff. I hate the usual watery cottage cheese from the supermarkets but this one is truly delicious.

Coughee · 13/09/2022 18:10

Babybels are good for the calories - although very bland. Nuts are good.
I mix protein powder into Yogurt or make a smoothie with it.
Quorn and tofu are good protein sources too.

anotherpotoftea · 13/09/2022 18:10

Watching with interest as I’d like to know too.

I add wilted spinach to lots of things like scrambled eggs for a bit of extra protein

PastaForLife · 13/09/2022 18:10

Protein shakes are a really useful way to increase your uptake. Mine has 24g protein per scoop which I mix with oat milk. I tend to have this for breakfast or post workout, a couple of eggs for lunch then a meal with chicken or fish in the evening.
I wouldn’t be able to eat enough protein without the powder.

1Wanda1 · 13/09/2022 18:07

Lots of eggs. Cottage cheese. I saw this pancake recipe involving cottage cheese recently. Haven't tried it yet but it got a lot of positive comments.

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