My program requests that I hit my macros, the most important of which is protein. It asks that I hit about 200g of protein a day.
That's cute.
I'm currently "ramping up" to get to 100g a day. That is with supplements and increased meat intake. So i am looking for tricks. Because I am a child trapped in the sexy, thick body of a 30 year old woman, I googled "protein gummies recipe" and was not disappointed. However, in order to make a protein fruit gummy square that I could pop in the morning for a 10g dose of the good stuff, I would need to buy some collagen.
That's some expensive gummies, y'all. I went to Vitamin Shoppe to see if they had alternatives or sales. And boy-howdy did I walk in on a sale. They were having a balls-to-the-wall clearance of all things protein. Imma tell you what I nabbed:
10 different sample-sizes of protein powders for drinks
11 different protein bars (okay, one of them is a ball but whatever)
4 bags of chicken jerky
2 meat sticks
and a sack of something called MANCAKES
The total haul is over 400 g of protein per one serving of each item. That means, including all the mancakes, all the bags of chicken, and my heavy hand with some of the Pure Protein bars, I bought over 900g of protein. I could literally feed a small village.
What am I going to do with all this? Get swole Perform Science. I have a table (below) with the complete haul and I will systematically review each item as I encounter (eat) them over the month.
| Name | Serving size # | Unit | Calories | Sugar | Protein |
| Next Step by The Vitamin Shoppe, Fresh Berries | 34 | g | 140 | 1 | 14 |
| Natural Whey Protein by True Athelete, Chocolate | 30 | g | 110 | 2 | 20 |
| PLNT (plant protein & amino acids) by The Vitamin Shoppe, Chocolate | 28 | g | 110 | 1 | 18 |
| Raw Fit by Garden of Life, Chocolate | 45 | g | 190 | 0 | 28 |
| PLNT (meal replacement) by The Vitamin Shoppe, chocolate | 39.5 | g | 160 | <1 | 17 |
| Whey by BodyTech, Vanilla | 31 | g | 127 | 1.1 | 25.3 |
| Hexatein by BodyTech, Cookies & Cream | 40 | g | 150 | 2 | 21 |
| Micellar Casein by BodyTech, Cookies & Cream | 33 | g | 110 | 2 | 24 |
| Whey Protein Isolate by BodyTech, Chocolate | 30.4 | g | 110 | 0 | 25 |
| Not Just Protein, Vanilla | 32 | 120 | 6 | 20 | |
| Energy Ball by Bounce, Peanut Cacao | 49 | g | 210 | 11 | 13 |
| Pure Protein bar, Chewy Chocolate Chip | 78 | g | 300 | 5 | 31 |
| Quest Bar, Coconut Cashew | 60 | g | 190 | 1 | 20 |
| Atkins Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter | 60 | g | 250 | 1 | 17 |
| Victory Bar, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie | 65 | g | 200 | 7 | 21 |
| Rise, Almond Honey | 60 | g | 280 | 13 | 20 |
| Rise, Crunchy Carob Chip | 60 | g | 260 | 13 | 17 |
| Detour Simple, Salted Caramel Cookie Dough | 60 | g | 230 | 7 | 20 |
| Detour Simple, Chocolate Chip Caramel | 60 | g | 210 | 4 | 20 |
| Pure Protein bar, Chocolate Deluxe | 78 | g | 280 | 4 | 33 |
| Supreme Protein, German Chocolate Cake | 90 | g | 380 | 8 | 30 |
| Mancakes, Cinnamon Oat | 70 | g | 280 | 2 | 21 |
| Vermont Smoke & Cure, Uncured Pepperoni Turkey | 28.3 | g | 70 | 1 | 10 |
| Vermont Smoke & Cure, Honey Mustard Turkey | 28.3 | g | 70 | 1 | 8 |
| Epic bites, Currant & Sesame BBQ Chicken Meat | 28 | g | 90 | 6 | 9 |