Looking for protein tips

[Freddy]

I want to start eating a salad as a meal per day to help cut down on the amount of calories I eat and also to up my nutrition and fiber. That said I want to include a good source of protein with these salads. Beyond meat and cheese what are some good ways to get protein.

[MadMike]

Cut up a hard boiled egg. Sprinkle on some canned salmon. Cut tofu into tiny cubes and fry them up in olive oil - just enough so they don't stick but they brown up good.

[Speeddemon]

Tree nuts, beans, yogurt, seeds are also some good ideas, even though they contain less protein than meat, fish, and eggs.

[ChefMel]

Tofu! Buy the firm kind, cut it into tiny cubes (very satisfying to do!) and either marinate it in olive oil with your favorite herbs and/or spices, or just pan-fry it to make the outside crispy. SO good on salad. It's like little protein-packed croutons. Since I don't like marinating things (Takes too long and I usually make last-minute food decisions), I find it easier to fry up the cubes quickly, then give them a quick dusting of a spice like paprika, ginger powder or even just black pepper while they're still hot so it's more likely to stick. Whatever I feel is good for my salad at the time.

[Freddy]

Tofu! Buy the firm kind, cut it into tiny cubes (very satisfying to do!) and either marinate it in olive oil with your favorite herbs and/or spices, or just pan-fry it to make the outside crispy. SO good on salad. It's like little protein-packed croutons. Since I don't like marinating things (Takes too long and I usually make last-minute food decisions), I find it easier to fry up the cubes quickly, then give them a quick dusting of a spice like paprika, ginger powder or even just black pepper while they're still hot so it's more likely to stick. Whatever I feel is good for my salad at the time.

Wow that sounds so good! Never heard of that before but I'm definitely gonna give it a try

[MadMike]

Wow that sounds so good! Never heard of that before but I'm definitely gonna give it a try

That does sound good. Maybe I'll finally like tofu for the first time if I try this

[Freddy]

That does sound good. Maybe I'll finally like tofu for the first time if I try this

Maybe! I tried it and it was actually really, really good. I was surprised at how good it was. I never thought I'd like it either.