cheap protein(real food)

[anthrax]

breathinbleedout,

a cheap protein powder (casein/egg is cheaper than whey) is not that expensive

because you need less of it !

BTW, what do you want ?
save a few $ or gain lean mass ?

You'd rather take less protein (1g/kg body weight) but good quality one

and save your money, don't buy all the supplements you see in BB magazines !

 

[jenscats5]

I buy Gimme Lean as an alternative to sausage. I get it at Trader Joe's for $2.49 a tube. For 2 ounces you get 50 cals, 8g protein, 4g carb & 0 fat.

Dried beans are good & very cheap too. Then you can make beans & rice. Mix cooked or canned beans with a can of diced tomatoes & spices & serve over rice. Mmmmm.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

i find supplements are cheaper than real food for protein except when it comes to tinned tuna and tinned fish but i cant eat tinned food all the time cos it's usually not good quality or full of sodium

a serving of protein owder sets me bac about 0.70 for 20g of protein

tuna at .45
equivalent egg whites at 0.65
chicken breast at 1.00
salmon 1.20

 

[breathinbleedout]

getting some great advice here...keep them comming

 

[fat tire]

take small amount(maybe a teaspoon)of light mayo and mix with a can of tuna. dramatically improves the taste. at least give it a try

 

[Synpax]

Try it on high fibre crackers with mustard.

 

[Lenas25]

Mmmm.. turkey chili

Costs $15... Takes 20 minutes of work... you get 5 or 6 meals out of it @ 341 calories, 10g fat from poultry & olive oil, 32g vegetable carb, 37g protein. Freezes well and reheats in 2 minutes.

Damn i just went to your thread on making it and its not too hard, thanks a lot bro, very nice of you to share few secrets like that. Good looking out.

 

[rettoforever]

Looks like this thread is taken care of...

And I will be making that chili!

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

Can you make chilli with tuna? lol

 

[Lenas25]

Can you make chilli with tuna? lol

I thought of that bet before you do and decided to make it.....................yuck, my stomach churns when i think about it. And i got so sick that my mood threw me in my PMS mode