# What variety of protein fits these criteria? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329 "2011-10-02T04:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/41 "2011-10-03T00:27:53Z")
A quick Google reveals plenty of [“no salt added” Tuna brands](http://www.vitacost.com/Crown-Prince-Albacore-Tuna-No-Salt-Added?csrc=BRDC-073230008252&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=21-169773680-2) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/42 "2011-10-03T13:10:54Z")
You can freeze a container of yoghurt overnight and by lunchtime it will be thawed. And it will keep the other things in youe bag cool. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/43 "2011-10-03T13:47:08Z")
Heck, assuming your lunch leaves a fridge in the morning and is sitting in an air-conditioned office until lunch, even sliced lunch meats should be fine. I regularly bring in roast beef or turkey and usually don’t refrigerate it. I wouldn’t do it if the lunch was, say, sitting exposed in a car while doing fieldwork in August in New Orleans, or something, but no problem in an office. And even if it was a car in August in New Orleans, a small lunchbox and a minimal cooler pack would probably be enough. Overkill in an office, but if you really want to be reassured you could go that route. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/44 "2011-10-04T03:43:27Z")
Edemame. Unfortunately, not too tasty without salt. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/45 "2011-10-06T15:18:48Z")
> [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](#): > > I could take hard-boiled eggs a couple of times a week, but do they not need refrigeration? I always thought they did. It’s about five hours from when I leave my house until lunch time. Is that too long for a hard-boiled egg to be at room temp? Greek yogurt and hardboiled eggs, whole or whites, depending on your preference. Trader Joe’s has greek yogurt really cheap, otherwise check Target or some of the new, cheaper greek offerings at the grocery (Fage is insanely overpriced). Just stick em in a lunchbox ([this one](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EL44LY/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000STAPKI&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1K0XNRBZ6GNYERQ0M61Y) by BuiltNY is super nice, bestselling on Amazon) and include an ice pack as well (at your local BigBox store) and you’re set to go. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/46 "2011-10-06T15:25:58Z")
Missed the edit: ETA: As for protein powders, [Muscle Milk Light](http://www.amazon.com/Muscle-Light-Ready---Drink-chocolate/dp/B0028NM258/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1317914563&sr=8-8) is excellent (cheapest at Costco but reasonable elsewhere on sale, like [Vitacost.com](http://Vitacost.com) or WallyWorld) as well as [Optimum Nutrition Platinum Hydro Whey](http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Platinum-Hydro-Chocolate/dp/B002QZN8JW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317914489&sr=8-1), which is one of the only recommend protein powders by Consumer Reports. Many others have disturbingly high levels of metals. Muscle Milk Light comes in a variety of flavors and it tastes significantly better in juice-box format. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/47 "2011-10-06T16:45:23Z")
Or just buy non-fat dried milk. Much cheaper than overpriced protein powders. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/48 "2011-10-06T17:03:24Z")
Unsalted almonds work really well for me. I keep a baggie at work and eat a handful a couple times a day when I need an appetite buster. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/49 "2011-10-06T17:58:00Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Or just buy non-fat dried milk. Much cheaper than overpriced protein powders. > > Regards, > Shodan Except that it isn’t a very good source of protein. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/50 "2011-10-06T18:23:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Non-Fat Dry Milk (NFDM), also known as Dried Skim Milk (DSM), is dry milk powder, produced by extracting fat and water from pasteurized, fresh cow’s milk. NFDM has a high nutritional value and is a source of high quality animal protein. [Cite](http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/ffp/crg/fsnfdrymilk.htm). Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/51 "2011-10-06T18:33:20Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > [Cite](http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/ffp/crg/fsnfdrymilk.htm). > > Regards, > Shodan It has more grams of sugar per serving than grams of protein. That, IMO, is not a good source for dietary protein. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329/52 "2011-10-06T18:45:20Z")
Carbohydrates are protein-sparing. [Cite,](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/588547) [cite](http://www.buildingbodymuscles.com/Carbohydrates-Types-Bodybuilding-Muscle), [cite](http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/reference_carbohydrates.asp), [cite](http://www.jstor.org/stable/30084462). Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variety-of-protein-fits-these-criteria/598329.md?page=2)