A Bang For Your Buck($) Thread

[Anewbie12345]

This could just as easily go under nutrition, but since people that are trying to lose fat are often trying to get the most bang for their buck per calorie (and per dollar), it seems to fit in the Losing Fat section as well.

So… what food items do you know of or consume that have great caloric and cost value? Here's a couple…


Fat Free Cottage Cheese (24 oz container) ~ $3.00

480 calories, 72g protein,, 36g carbs, 0g fat


Frozen Tilapia (1 lb/ four 4oz filets) ~ $5.00-$6.00

400 calories, 80g protein, 0g carbs, 8g fat


Anything to add?

[Ammex]

This is new...

[Odian]

Here's the obvious:

Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breasts (1 lb) ~ $2.00

~400-440 calories, ~100 g protein

Gallon of Milk $2.50

Skim Milk - 1280 calories; 0g fat; 192g carbs; 128g protein
1% Milk - 1600 calories; 40g fat; 192g carbs; 128g protein
2% Milk - 1920 calories; 80g fat; 192g carbs; 128g protein
Whole Milk - 2400 calories; 128g fat; 192g carbs; 128g protein

[dcmaggio]

Fresh Eggs (1 dozen) ~ $1.89
840 calories, 72g protein, 60g fat

I win

[Anewbie12345]

This is new...

As a newbie I haven't seen a thread like this. There probably are a number of them. Just seems useful.

[Odian]

Here's a good list:

http://www.coachcalorie.com/cheap-sources-of-protein/

[alex2363]

Here's a good list:

http://www.coachcalorie.com/cheap-sources-of-protein/

repped

[creepa200]

Lentils!

I go through like a bag a week. Have them with brown rice, green beans, peas or really any other veggies. Throw on a bit of soy sauce and it's an amazing meal. I usually cook 8 servings per time which is 560 calories. I split this in a day for lunch and dinner. Then the calories from whatever veggies I decide to put on. If I add brown rice then it's more protein and calories.

Really though any of them beans are under $2 a bag and full of protein. I pay 85 cents for a bag of lentils.

EDIT
Oh yes I'm vegan so hence why no meat in that meal

[astigos]

I very much do like the idea of this thread but the price of items are very much subjective to regions. A gallon of milk in my area (Queens, NY) is $4. In NYC it might even be $5.

But I'll still bite and suggest the McSextuple for $3 with 59g protein.

[KQguy]

Walmart sells swai,it's a fish in the frozen department.It' cheap and mild tasting.

[FatScottishGuy]

I very much do like the idea of this thread but the price of items are very much subjective to regions. A gallon of milk in my area (Queens, NY) is $4. In NYC it might even be $5.

But I'll still bite and suggest the McSextuple for $3 with 59g protein.

very true....living on Cyprus meat can be expensive however the local Greek yogurt is very cheap (and very tasty too yum yum)

[StacksItRich]

Center cut boneless pork chops at a sam's club for 1.95 a lb

680 calories- 36g fat, 96g protein. Best cheapest cutting meal for meats. Better than chicken in taste and calories with dietary fats for me anyway. Red meat is too expensive.

Rice, veggies, potatoes for carbs. Butter spread, seeds and nuts can be inexpensive for calorie value.

[abendm]

Before I made this list, I thought whey protein would take the #1 spot, but it makes sense if you consider where whey protein comes from – milk.

The linked list is ok, but clearly wrong; I don't know where the **** the guy did his math. Whey is clearly way (pun intended) less expensive per g proats than anything else (unless you're ordering bulk... you can get cheap egg white powders and whatnot from honeyville). Just because whey is derived from milk, and milk has two sources of protein doesn't make it cheaper (that's the linked article's logic).


See http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...=568691&page=1 for the true comparison. The thread's old and inflation marches on so the prices are too low, but the comparison still holds.

[Odian]

The linked list is ok, but clearly wrong; I don't know where the **** the guy did his math. Whey is clearly way (pun intended) less expensive per g proats than anything else (unless you're ordering bulk... you can get cheap egg white powders and whatnot from honeyville). Just because whey is derived from milk, and milk has two sources of protein doesn't make it cheaper (that's the linked article's logic).


See http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...=568691&page=1 for the true comparison. The thread's old and inflation marches on so the prices are too low, but the comparison still holds.

Prices will vary from region to region. I live about a marathon's run from Boston.

When I did the math, milk beat out whey in cost per grams of protein. I'm not going to do GOMAD, however.

Where I live, milk is $2.50-2.60/gallon. At 128 g protein/ gallon, that comes to ~50g protein per dollar

A 10 lb bag of ON Gold Standard Whey would run me ~$98 on amazon. At 24g/scoop and 149 scoops per bag, that comes to ~36.5g per dollar

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts are $2/lb when on sale, and they're 100g protein/lb. That come in at around ~50g per dollar

[Anewbie12345]

Indeed…. maybe it makes no sense to list prices because they vary so much from region to region.

Anyways… it's all just food for thought

Keep em coming.

[abendm]

Where I live, milk is $2.50-2.60/gallon. At 128 g protein/ gallon, that comes to ~50g protein per dollar

I'm so ****ing jealous. Milk on saleabout 15 mi from NYC is $3.99/gal. I assumed there was a regional markup, but not THAT big of one. I'd skim GOMAD in a heartbeat at those prices... maybe 1/2G-OMAD as I guess milk isn't uber portable as whey. I also stopped messing with ON, the cheaper brands seem to suit me just as well (dymatize, BodyFortress=WalMart, and Costco=Cytosport)

[ScaleAndSteel]

Pro tip for your protein needs.

Know a hunter? Many of us do. Ask them to shoot you a deer this year. If you pay for the license it will be somewhere around the $25 range depending on your state. They get to shoot a second deer. You get a freezer filled with very lean and healthy meat.

Costs:

1. License - $25 ish. [you may get lucky and find a hunter who will just give you a deer without even asking for you to pay the fee]
2. Skinning and processing - $100 ish. [you may get lucky and have a hunter who can cut the meat off for free]

Luckily my brother shoots me a deer every year. Well he used to when I lived in the US. He would also cut the meat for free. I got a freezer filled with lean meat for free. Very good deal. If you ask around, chances are you will find some one or some one you know, will know some one who loves to hunt and will be happy to get you a deer.

Deer season is right around the corner too.

Edit: I just realized that you could really call this the, "bang for the buck" badda boom cha!