Price of protein - Helping you choose the cheapest options (Credit crunch!)

theiopener


At the moment this is what i am doing

Can of Pilchards 60g protein (63p)
400g Sainsburys Basics mince beef 97p) 72g protein
5 whole eggs (30g protein) 40p
Tin of corned beef 81g protein (£1) Lidl

£3 per day for ~240g of first class quality protein.

Plus anything else that you use like carb sources, nuts etc on top of that. It isnt as hard as a lot of people make out.

Also TVP is cheap from tesco which can also add bulk to your protein intake.

they are very good prices, i do eat alot of eggs, but surly the mince and corned beef is very fatty.
can you give the values per 100g please.

i have shoped in sainburys and havent seen this mince, might be because the sainburys near me is quite small or is it in the frozen section?
thanks, you might of saved me lots of money :)

just looked myself online and the values for the basics mince are:
per 100g
cals: 228cals
protein:18g, Fat:17.3g(7.4g saturated)

just wondering with the high level of fat will it not be unhealthy? i gues it will be fine aslong as you balance the rest of your diet about it but its still quite high in sat fats.

I dont see anything wrong with sat fats in people who train with weights.

Mix it with 100g of soya mince and an egg and you have a pretty decent meatloaf.

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Papa Lazarou


40p per pack of smart price mince beef at the mo.  

40p per pack of smart price mince beef at the mo.

 
WERE TO

Asda

Went to farmfoods at the weekend - some good prices on meats and fish.

8 pork chops ~1.1kg, ~£5
Turkey crown ~2kg, ~£8

Can't remember the tuna/prawn prices, but they seemed good. Will see what quality is like

Avoided the "chicken breast" - 80% meat.. lol!

 
Try going to makro, you can buy 5kg of chicken breasts for £17.00. For eggs go to eggnation from google and buy 6 litres of egg whites for £20.00 - (thats 33 egg whites per litre x 6 = 188 egg whites for £20 - bargin.

The packs aren't cheap but a seafood selection from Tesco has about 50g protein in each with pretty much nothing else. IIRC all the major supermarkets do a similar deal.

The ones with prawns, mussels and squid. They're £5 for 2 or £3 each.

Added mine into 1/2 pack of stirfry mix (~£1 .: 50p portion) with some seasoning. plenty of protein and no more than 400 cals.

To keep in line with the thread title, don't eat this in a credit crunch

75 servings of Whey Protein For £24, INCLUDING delivery to Anywhere in UK inc NI.

http://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/

Morrissons have got Boneless Shoulder of Pork for £2.49 a kilo at the minute.

Think Sainsburys have a similar deal but a different cut of meat.

Good stuff. Thanks.

Hey all, some fantastic ideas and advice in this thread :) going to look into buying some TVP myself, but also wondered - where do you guys bulk buy your chicken? I can currently get 1.1kg of skinless, boneless chicken breast for about a fiver, and i buy packs of white fish at around 750g for 3 quid - does the job. This is from Iceland by the way. Is this any good in comparison to the prices you guys buy it at?

Hi ryzo.

I bulk buy my chicken from Makro. 5kg chicken breast fillets for £16.89 Theres usually about 21-22 filets in a pack averaging 210-250g per fillet, most are abot 225g.

I did an experement a while back to compare cooked weight with prepacked weight and IIRC a 230g fillet cooked down to about 200g - so although theres obvious water content its only about 10-15%

I also get my eggs from makro, 60 medium eggs for £4.75 or when they have the large in theyre £5.25 for 60. Bargain!!! I usually get 3 boxes to last me a month.

Lastly they do 1.5kg boxes of salmon fillets for £13. Boneless, skinless, individually wrapped and taste great.

They have loads of other stuff and I could keep buying and buying but Ive got to draw the line somewhere..... Oh they do 1kg tubs of cottage cheese for a couple of quid which is good value too.

Just through my front door:

Morrisons:
Birds eye 100% chicken chargrills - £1 for a 2 pack.
I find these handy to have in the freezer for a quick meal. They cook in 25 mins from frozen and I usually throw them in a salad or have them with rice / pasta & veg.
165 calories
9g fat
19g protein
carbs are low.

Birds eye 2 fish fillers for £1.24.
Havent had them before but I reckon stats will be similar to the above. Again handy for quick protein.

they aint 100% chicken i dont think dude

plus imo processed crap

Mackeral and sardines are dirt cheap and high in protein. Can't quote figures off the top of my head though. Normally quite a bit cheaper than tuna

i'm talking about tinned stuff btw

Cheapest and the best source of protein is Lamb Liver,
more superior to chicken, turkey etc with 30g of protein per 100grams and £1 will get you 500gram pack - 150grams of protein for a £1 packed with essential B vitamins. 
Sainsburys New Zealand lamb liver is what i get, brilliant for dieting when your not feeling to squeamish, lol. chuck some onions and mint sauce in you wouldn't know what it was.

ha ha yeah good shout Enigma, i think it's time i became a man and started eating stuff like liver!!

liver is well tasty tbh i havent had any in ages, i think some will be falling in my shopping basket later

It is good if you can stomach it, get someone that knows how to cook it to break you in, and make it a good experience!! lol