What foods are high in protein?
- Meats — beef, chicken, fish, turkey, pork and lamb
- Milk and cheese — yogurt, cottage cheese and cream cheese
- Eggs
- Peanut butter (with bread or crackers)
- Dried beans and peas (with bread, cornbread, rice)
Listed below are some suggestions for adding calories and protein to your meals and snacks:
- Add powdered milk (33 calories and 3 grams protein per tablespoon):
- To foods and beverages
- To puddings, potatoes, soups, ground meats, vegetables, cooked cereal, milkshakes, yogurt and pancake batter
- Add eggs or egg substitute (80 calories and 6 grams protein per egg):
- To casseroles, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, cooked cereal, macaroni and cheese and chicken or tuna salads
- To French toast and pancake batter (Add more eggs than you normally would)
- Use cheese (100 calories and 7 grams protein per ounce), as tolerated:
- As snacks or on sandwiches
- In casseroles, potatoes, vegetables and soups
- Use whole milk (150 calories and 8 grams protein per cup) in cooking and food preparation, as tolerated
- Use peanut butter (95 calories and 4 grams protein per tablespoon) on toast, bagels, crackers, bananas, apples and celery
- Add Carnation Instant Breakfast™ (130 calories and 7 grams protein per packet) to milkshakes or milk
- Add nonfat dry milk to whole milk to prepare high-protein milk (“Fortified milk” = 1/4 cup dry milk powder to 1 cup whole milk)