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Originally Posted by Aoife
12 half-breasts at costco are like $16. 3.5 of those baked get chopped up into a veggie and rice stir fry that equals three 400-500 calorie meals with 55-60g of protein each. My husband eats about 5 meals a day of similar protein amount.
lean ground beef (96%) at trader joes is also fairly cheap and good amount of protein. ($1-$2 less per pound than other grocers in the area.)
beans are good and cheap... esp if you just buy them dried and water them yourself. kidney beans plus the beef or chicken above offer a protein-rific low-cal chili (add some nuts for even more).
tuna is good, so is tofu, both pretty cheap. whole grains tend to have a decent amount of protein. not on epic, meat-like proportions, but it all adds up.
250g of protein is 50 per meal. that's really not hard. and that's before the whey powder.
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That is where I run into problems, chicken breast around here is around $25 for a 12-14 breast bag, 1 can of tuna is over $2, A dozen eggs is about $2-$2.50 for large eggs. I know I could simply eat more but on a part-time student wage it gets pretty costly for good quality protein.