protein

[escritoireazul]

Oh, man, I need to up my protein intake, I can already tell. Must eat more protein. I don't cook, at all, I hate to do so, which makes this request a little weird, but what are your favorite ways/recipes to get more protein in your diet?

(Okay, I can already tell there will be pervy answers to this. Perverts!)

I crave chicken right now.

Also, I love Lost and Delirious. I'm watching it a second time before I send it back to Netflix, but oh, so much love. I wish thestalkycop was here to watch this with me, or better yet I wish we were someplace warm, with a pool, and lots of ciggies, and writing discussion and writing. So pretty much the Florida holiday all over again, except I prefer Hawaii and California to Florida, personally.

Comments

[missambs.livejournal.com]

Chicken baked in Italian dressing is to die for, especially when cut into pieces and put on a salad with the same sort of dressing.

[jessierarr.livejournal.com]

Milk has protein! I believe it has 8 grams of it per cup. I drink that stuff faster than beer.

[invisionary.livejournal.com]

Sandwiches with some kind of meat are a good way to go - turkey, roast beef, etc. They're easy to make and darned tasty if you get good meat and condiments.

[sexonastick.livejournal.com]

L&D! OMG!

[jennyo.livejournal.com]

Edamame. It gives you a salt fix and it's a no-fuss food. Plus you can act all superior about eating it cuz it's a vegetable.

[karenhealey.livejournal.com]

NUTS.

(Haha, that was only a little perverted).

Have a big bag of nuts by the computer/TV and just go crazy.

[data-warrior.livejournal.com]

Gallo pinto. Hella meal, versatile, filling, and tasty.

protein

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

PEANUT BUTTER!!!

also: almonds [any nuts/legumes, really], dark green leafys (broccoli, spinach) -- okay, you don't cook, but I'm a fan of frozen veggies where you just add boiling water.

Are you vegetarian/vegan? The intuitive response to "protein" is "animal products," but since I'm vegetarian I tend to *not* recommend animal products to people.

Quick Googling:
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/nutrition/protein.htm
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/protein.php

Oh, and chickpeas [listed in at least one of the above links] are what hummus is made of, so you can get hummus from the grocery and use it as a sandwich spread. My sandwich of choice is hummus, mushrooms, spinach, and grated carrots, but you can combine just about any veggies with hummus. Oh, and falafel is yummy, too (made from fava beans or chickpeas). A friend of mine's mom made falafel balls for me one time, but I wonder if you couldn't buy them premade at a grocery.

[buffyfan30.livejournal.com]

I was going to say peanut butter too. Cause I love me some of that.

And about preferring Hawaii and California to Florida... HEY! I live in Florida. But then again I've never been to Hawaii and haven't been to California since I was a child, so I have no idea what I'm talking about. Hee.