Protein Sources & Cost

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Didn't see anything like this in my minimal search today, so here goes... Protein Thread!

Standard student scenario ahead:
Will be moving out in the near future with minimal money to pay for anything. Depending on my location I will have ~60 a week or ~24/44 (catered vs self). So in times of the poor, a solid 2 year cut sounds great, but I still need protein.

What do you guys use as major protein sources and how much do they cost?
-Keeping powder and food seperate, I can't live off shakes for years...

I went into Tesco today and was able to buy 30g of protein (200Cal) for 61pence in the form of cottage cheese, thank god I like that stuff on it's own. And after looking through Beef Joints and Ham Joints and Diced Chicken breast... I found Turkey breasts. Grill for 8 minutes, spend 4.60 on 6* (24grams of protein, 100 Calories). This is £2.40 for 100g Protein / 400 calories.
I didn't look at eggs or milk, but when I first got a job and started college we'd go shop everyday and I would drink 1l banana milkshake, 1quid for 30g protein, but 400-600 calories I think :s

Food Item: $/£ Cost/100g Protein (#Calories in 100g Protein)
Cottage Cheese: £2 (650)
Beef Joint: £2.15 (1000)
Turkey Breast: £2.40 (400)
Diced Chicken: £2.52 (240)
 
Stinging Nettles are high in protein, for a plant ( 20-25% ). Plus it contains lots of other vitamins/nutrients, and is growing wild in many places. So you can gather for free. :D
 
^^ just don't pick them bare handed lol. they irritate the fuck out of me skin.
 
Um no nettles are not high in protein, I don't know where you got that from. They're high in nutrients like iron though.

Cheap sources of protein... bone broths. Use marrow bones. (Marrow bones are how they make gelatin.) Organ meats are also cheap sources and high in nutrition. You can eat most organ meats daily except liver, which you should eat a max of once per week. Even for someone like me that isn't a starving student, eating organ meats saves me mega $$ on supplements. Seems like everyone else thinks organs are disgusting so that means the market for them is really cheap, and when you cook them properly they taste great just like anything else.

Seeds and nuts are another good source, especially pumpkin and sunflower seeds. You get all your major minerals plus protein. You can put them in salads, grind them in a coffee grinder into powder and mix them with flour for baking, etc.

Beans, lentils, chickpeas, and other legumes can be bought dry and rehydrated for use in stews.

TVP can be bought dry and rehydrated. I personally am not a fan because it takes a lot of work to make it taste good but some people I know swear by it, so. Either way, it's for sure a good source of whole protein.
 
Get cheap cans of tuna and chicken. Also there are alot of VERY cheap whey protein powders. Milk and eggs (egg whites) are good too.
 
I used an online source for whey and got 10lbs for cheap. as in my 5lb tub cost as much as the 1lb tub at the local supp shop.
 
^^ I know, Im just too lazy to do that lol. I pay about 40 for a two month supply of high grade whey isolate.
 
When I travel or can't stomach putting down a whole shake, I sometimes use those liquid protein shots from IDS. Two gulps and you just consumed 42 grams of protein!! They come in a variety of flavors....cheapest way to buy them is at GNC with a GNC card by the box. It's the ONLY thing I buy at GNC. (grape and fruit punch taste nice)




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^^those things are expensive though. And if you use them post-workout you have to add some form of quick-releasing carbs because they have no carbs.

But they are pretty tasty, and a very quick way to get that 'tein.
 
They have 2gs of total carbs! LOL But yes, it's best to add something else to the shot post W.O.




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