attention Costco shoppers... some protein finds

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

Premier Protein now has strawberry... very sweet but I like it. Same stats - 30g of Protein, 160cals and I think 5grams of carbs (love the chocolate, hate the vanilla).. Anyhoo... all flavors were $4 off a case today! The premier Protein Bars are also on sale... I think 3.50 off per box. They are high carb though...

I also found a new AmyLu product in the fridge section. "Chicken burgers" with cheese and lots of flavor in them. 150 calories, low carb at 2 grams and a whooping 22 grams of protein. I consider THAT a protein bargain!

I buy a couple of other protein items at costco regularly - sandwich meat (love the pastrami!), AmyLu's chicken maple Breakfast sausage ( 90 cals, 14g protein and 2g carbs). I also buy an italian sausage that is very low calorie, but i don't remember all the details anymore.

[Catherine707 253]

I tried the strawberry this weekend and I thought it was great! I am thrilled to have another flavor of Protein shake that I can tolerate - I too only liked the chocolate previously. Thanks for pointing out the chicken burger - I will see if my costco has those too!

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

bill really likes to go to costco and keeps a list going all the time, even though the closest one is 80 miles away. I am going to ck out those chicken burgers!

[Strangefruit 179]

AmyLu chicken burgers sound great... I am going to look for them. I don't want to EVER drink another Protein shake if I don't have to though, so I will pass on the premier shakes (that's the brand I used to drink)... Thanks!

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

A more recent find is the salmon burgers from the freezer section.

170 cal/2 carbs/20g Protein - I usually serve them on a bed of lettuce/salad

The sausages I couldn't remember are the 5th street grill turkey Italian sausages. A big link sausage has 100 calories/1carb/15g of Protein

I use a rule of thumb for protein - I want it to have at least 10g of protein per 100 calories. I want the carbs to be low also... no hard and fast rule, but ideally under 5-10 total carbs. That is my idea of a "protein bargain"

[lsereno 2,525]

I agree Jane! I want at least a gram of Protein per 10 calories. My regular buys are the costco Rotisserie chicken, Low Fat Ham lunch meat, and the Fage 0 Greek Yogurt.

Lynda