5 PROTEIN PACKED SNACKS

Personally I don’t use protein powders often- not to say I never do because sometimes they are convenient or sometimes I have a sweet tooth… Trying to increase protein in your diet can be tough, people associate protein with meat which is somewhat true but there are also other great protein sources because who wants to eat chicken with every meal?

Low- fat cottage cheese

½ cup of low fat cottage cheese has between 13-15g of protein and that’s just for a half of cup! Cottage cheese is a great snack and easily goes with so many things- have you ever had cottage cheese, runny eggs and salsa?! (so good)

Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt has pretty much been deemed the healthiest food ever- but what people really mean is the unflavored super sour kind. I tend to splurge a little and get the flavored kind which does have about 7g of sugar but at 12g of protein I give in a bit.

Spinach

Sure you have to eat a lot of spinach to get a large amount of protein but at 2g per cup adding spinach to your salad instead of iceberg you’re that much closer to your protein goal

Tuna

Yeah kind of a meat, but there are a lot of pescatarian out there.  Tuna is my go to because 17g of protein per 3oz serving is more than most protein powder or shakes and I absolutely love tuna.

Pumpkin Seeds

At 3g of protein per tablespoon these are a great snack especially with fall coming up.  Like most seeds and nuts they do have a fat content on the high side, so this is something you need to look out for.  Salted pumpkin seeds are great after a workout that you sweat a lot of your sodium out as well!