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What Kind of Foods Are Proteins?

Protein comes from a variety of sources. These sources include meats, poultry and fish, eggs and dairy, vegetables, beans and grains. According to Heartspring.net, high protein is considered to be 10 grams or more per serving and five grams or more is good protein. The Vegetarian Resource Group indicates that we should have 0.36 grams of protein for every pound that we weigh.

  1. Meats, Poultry and Fish

    • Meats such as beef, pork, veal and lamb are high in protein. High protein poultry includes chicken, turkey and duck. Fish that is high in protein includes tuna, sardines, swordfish, flounder, crab, haddock, scallops, salmon and halibut.

    Eggs and Dairy

    • Eggs are high in protein as well as certain dairy foods including cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, ricotta and mozzarella.

    Vegetables

    • Many vegetables are high protein such as as artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, peas, peppers, spinach, yellow corn, radishes and sweet potatoes.

    Beans

    • Most beans are high protein including black beans, lima beans, cowpeas, great northern, kidney beans, soybeans, pintos, navy beans and white beans.

    Grains

    • Buckwheat flour, dry bulgur, cornmeal, oat bran, oatmeal, couscous, whole-wheat spaghetti and wheat flour are all examples of high protein grains.

    Other High Protein Foods

    • Tofu, veggie burgers and dogs, and peanut butter are high in protein.

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