NEED PROTEIN

Happy New Year. Okay my daily protein is low. I need some suggestions on how to increase it. I heard everyone talk about the protein drinks and bars but the bars I have found are high in sugar I do not intake more than 6g of sugar per meal. PLEASE HELP. Delainya 321/175/150

Hi Delainya, Some of my favorites are: beef jerky (14 grams per 1 ounce) pork rinds (11 grams per 1/2 ounce)--I buy microwave pork rinds for less fat Q-Smart bars made by Quaker (9 grams per bar), they may be in the cereal aisle. If you can tolerate tuna, it is packed with protein--I mix in some mayo & celery and roll it into a lettuce leaf or a spinach leaf I have not had a problem getting my protein in, I find that those foods keep me full for longer. Now, my problem is remembering to take the vitamins and getting enough water. I wish you the best on trying to up the protein. Good luck and great job so far, Dorothy 325/202/170

Just received my order of Power Crunch bars from: http://www.smarthealthstore.com (sponsor of obesityhelp.com) I had previously had tried the Wild Berry Creme (found it at our local Vitamin Shoppe). They were good and I bought a box of them. I had also tried the Cookies & Creme one but felt it had an aftertaste so only bought the one of it and would not recommend it. Well, this week I decided I wanted to try the Peanut Butter Fudge and French Vanilla. They are both exceptional in taste. I was really amazed. I like them so much berry than the Wild Berry Creme. Definitely would recommend both of these and would buy them again. The best part for me was that it did not contain any sugar alcohols (a major plus in my book). Creme Filled Wafer Cookie High Protein, low carb snack, lite, crunchy, incredibly delicious... Each 38g cookie contains 14 g Proto Whey Protein, 9g fat, 85mg sodium, and 4g sugar. ? High Protein Energy Snack ? Made with Proto Whey® Protein ? Glutamine Enriched ************************ I also do protein shakes and add frozen unsweetened strawberries to a vanilla shake to change the flavor and made it thick like a milkshake. Keep chicken, turkey luncheon meat (fresh, thin sliced from the deli) in the fridge to help. Hard boiled eggs are good tuna as is tuna. So many good protein choices that are easy to fix. Mary

Delainya, I don't use the drinks or bars, either. I think if you get 2 good meals with 3-4 oz protein, that should do you fine. It's just important to find meats that you like and can tolerate. I love fresh fish and seafood. I also eat a lot of roast beef and pork as well as steaks and chops. Ham for me is fine as long as it's not deli thin (can't chew the small stuff as easily, I guess), I like a good meatloaf, but I don't do well with chicken. It's all individual, but I found something online that said you can get all the protein you need a day in 6-7 oz of most lean meats. When your lunch and dinner meals have that much protein (3-4 oz each), there's only room left for a few veggies, so you are basically eating as well as you can. That's my only advice to you and it's based on how I eat, so take it with a grain of salt. Linn

I eat Power Crunch bars between meals as my snack and needed additional calories for maintenance. I'm a vegetarian, so meat is out. I cannot eat much in the way of raw fruits and veggies or their skin...makes getting everything I need a bit difficult at times..so I supplement with protein bars. Rusty 255/138