High Protein Snacks

[biggs202000]

I have a job where I have to work a 12 hour shift and often only have time to sit down for one meal.

I did a google search which revealed almonds, walnuts, cottage cheese w/fruit, edaname beans as high protein snacks.

I'm tired of eating protein bars and drinking shakes all the time. What kind of high protein snacks do you guys eat/recommend for someone without access to a microwave. And at what serving size?

Thanks for your help.

[MikeC1]

vegan hotdogs and burgers are loaded with protein

[Dixen]

vegan hotdogs and burgers are loaded with protein

Really? Well I heard that they taste like shit...

[Wayne Riddle]

vegan hotdogs and burgers are loaded with protein

But what type of protein? If soy I would say "no thanks".

[Carlos Daniel]

Powdered milk anyone? take some with you in a water bottle, add cold water and you got something that almost resembles milk.

[ChrisGibbons]

Beef Jerky/Biltong. It is relatively easy to make your own which is free from all the crap they put in the packaged ones.

[Dastardly]

But what type of protein? If soy I would say "no thanks".

You can get stuff made of "seitan" which is texturised wheat protein.

Depends on your feelings about gluten though.

Why not just eat cold meat sandwiches?

Canned fish?

Smoked fish?

[WildPegasus]

Greek yogurt
chicken drumsticks

[Marotta]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't eat Edamame!!!! They're Soy beans.

[Leoric]

I bought a half gallon vacuum thermos off of amazon for like 30 bucks. Keeps my milk cold for an entire day. It would keep any kind of meaty soup hot all day as well. Solid foods don't stay hot as long though, because of all the air space left in the thermos. I used to make little 500 calorie snack packs with almonds, beef jerky, and walnuts back when I was doing paleo. Was a decent amount of protein in those, but I don't know the exact amount. As far as cold meals go, tuna salad and pasta was always a favorite of mine as a kid. Basically just boil some macaroni noodles and mix it up with mayo, tuna, celery, and some salt and pepper.

[Dastardly]

Seriously though, any kind of roasted meat tastes just fine when its cold. Makes excellent sandwiches.

[Age_of_Aquarius]

I sometimes make some home made protein bars made of rolled oats, raw honey, coconut oil, hemp protein, shredded cashew nuts, egg white powder and sometimes a bit of stevia.

Other high protein snacks - milk has high quality protein, I also like to cut pitta slices in half and add slices of roast chicken, salad and hummus to them.

[Carlos Daniel]

I sometimes make some home made protein bars made of rolled oats, raw honey, coconut oil, hemp protein, shredded cashew nuts, egg white powder and sometimes a bit of stevia.

Do they taste good? Seriously, I'm curious. Why the stevia? you have shitload of sugar there anyway. Have you tried with whey instead of albumin?

[Age_of_Aquarius]

Do they taste good? Seriously, I'm curious. Why the stevia? you have shitload of sugar there anyway. Have you tried with whey instead of albumin?


Yeah man they taste great. Well they're based on some granola recipe I found online, I just added hemp and egg protein too it, and substituted stevia in place of half the amount of honey ) Oh yeah, I some times a some almonds butter too instead of a proportion of coconut oil. They act as glue.

Never tried it with whey though.

And I odn't kow why I said cashew powder lol. I meant cashew butter.

[Greg C]

Beef Jerky/Biltong. It is relatively easy to make your own which is free from all the crap they put in the packaged ones.

This


Greek yogurt


and this. Both easy, portable, tasty last a while in the fridge.

[Carnivroar]

Fast food. Very underrated. It's a wonderful tool for getting bigger and stronger. I just had 4 double cheeseburgers.

[Carlos Daniel]

Fast food. Very underrated. It's a wonderful tool for getting bigger and stronger. I just had 4 double cheeseburgers.

Well sure, but the shelf life of a cheeseburger is not very long, and it's not very practical to carry around. Besides, people look at you funny if you're eating a cheeseburger for a mid-afternoon snack.

[Age_of_Aquarius]

You could get one of those egg sausage bacon mc-whatever they're called for breakfast. Or three.

[Carlos Daniel]

Hardboiled eggs anyone? they don't have a loooooot of protein, but it's as high protein as it gets.

[Carnivroar]

Hardboiled eggs anyone? they don't have a loooooot of protein, but it's as high protein as it gets.

What? Doesn't that have an even shorter lifespan? At least cheeseburgers are full of preservatives hehe.

[Patrick]

Hard boiled eggs can last at least a day un-refrigerated and they're cheap as hell. Tuna mixed with pickle relish is a very cheap source of protein that's on the tasty side of the spectrum and doesn't require heating. Beef jerky is also pro but costs a bit more and almost necessitates a drink. And, of course, there's also whey powder... mixed with water and munched with whatever you care to snack on.

[51M0n]

Well sure, but the shelf life of a cheeseburger is not very long, and it's not very practical to carry around.

Problem sloved. cheeseburger in a can anyone?
http://www.cheeseburgerinacan.com/

[Age_of_Aquarius]

Man, if there is fucking demand for it, they will make it.

[gregandbeaker]

Canned Sardines and canned salmon average 33g of protein per tin.

[Kid]

+1 for jerky/biltong

1. Buy cheap dehydrator, find a dead animal.
2. ???
3. Profit^H^H^H^H^H^H Protein.

[MazdaMatt]

3. Profit^H^H^H^H^H^H Protein.

Was that a telnet terminal reference?

[Kid]

Yeah, I tried to do strike through and I didn't work, so I had to go old school.

[Evan: Now With Food]

I make trail mix with a handful each of deshelled sunflower seeds, almonds, and raisins for an early afternoon snack. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are pretty easy to eat on the go, probably moreso than other sandwiches. Make one for the morning and one for the late afternoon.

[chibichibi]

+1 again on dried meat/jerky/biltong; +1 on using a dehydrator, although you can certainly use a low oven as well

I often just take a lean buffalo or beef roast, cut it into thin slices, and dehydrate the meat without marinating in anything. I usually salt the meat slightly. Once it's dried, I store the meat in an airtight container, although sometimes I think about freezing it. Since it's not otherwise preserved I worry a bit about it getting wet or the fat getting rancid, but it's never been an issue. It never sticks around very long, especially if others get into it. They're like meat potato chips.

I have also made pemmican in the past; that makes a nice snack, too, although my brother didn't like it very much ("I've tasted cat food better than this!" -- and he would know). Myself, I loved it. But it's more work than just drying meat. A couple of recipe sources (both WFS):
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-make-pemmican/
http://www.scdiet.org/2recipes/meat01.html
Can't find the instructions I used when I first made it, but no matter -- basic principles are the same. I actually used coconut oil instead of rendered meat fat because that's what I had on hand initially; it makes for a mixture that melts much more easily than one made with hard meat fat, so it's not really authentic and a tad less convenient, but it's a little lighter and easier to take.

When I worked in an office, I also tended to keep things like canned sardines, canned tuna (esp. smoked tuna slices in oil), smoked oysters/mussels, etc. on hand because they keep well and you can easily snarf them down. Maybe keep some hot sauce or spice mix on hand for flavour. Just make sure the cans can be opened easily, or keep a can opener handy.

Plus, if you have an adventurous palate (or if you grew up eating this kind of stuff), consider heading down to an asian grocery to look for stuff like dried anchovies and dried squid or cuttlefish. I've also seen fluffy dried meat in Chinese groceries but I've never tried it. One thing I don't really like about dried cuttlefish is that it's often sweetened plus sprinkled with MSG, but maybe you'd like it. Warning, though: it's really, really chewy. I definitely like dried anchovies...sometimes you see snack mixes with dried anchovies and peanuts and other things in them...kind of like an asian trail mix.

a few representative links, all WFS.
About the anchovies:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/390755
http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/03/nutrient-rich-snack-dried-anchovies.html

Dried Squid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_shredded_squid