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Whether you are a bodybuilder or a fitness athlete you know how important protein is for building muscle and burning fat.

And If you are like me, working long hours, you probably already found out that sometimes, having a descent meal seems impossible.
This is where high protein snacks come in handy.
Eating healthy high protein snacks can provide you with energy throughout the day and help you consume more protein so you can maintain the hard earned muscle.

Cottage cheese

At the top of the high protein snacks list is the cottage cheese. This healthy snack has long been considered a dieter’s staple. A cup of cottage cheese has about 20-30 g of protein and about 5-10 grams of fat. Add some fresh fruit to the cheese and you already have a high protein – high fiber healthy snack. If you need to gain weight you can substitute the cottage cheese with some hard cheese that has higher content of fat.

Beef jerky

With its high protein content and low fat content, beef jerky is the perfect high protein food. Only 50 grams of beef jerky can contain up to 18 grams of protein, 4 grams of fat and 4 grams of carbohydrates. Look for beef jerky that is sold in health stores because of the lower content of salt in it.

Gotta love that jerky. That actually helped me quit smoking back in the day. Instead of puffing on a cigarette, I would just chew on some jerky. Did the trick. I can't hang with cottage cheese though. Just not my cup of tea.

agree cottage cheese is a great healthy snack, but the gas you get from it when eating a entire container is brutal, for me anyways LOL, I try to eat the cottage cheese once a day or I swap it back and forth with some greek yogurt

I’m big on cottage cheese. However, I have not done beef jerky. I cut as much sodium as I could out of my diet. I think my sodium is like just north of 1500 a day. No salt added this, no salt that. I wonder, should I not be worried about sodium?

Whole eggs

Eggs contain all 9 essential amino acids so they are considered a complete protein. It’s a good idea to include whole eggs into your daily diet as a snack or a complete meal.
Hard boiled eggs make a great snack, and 3-4 scrambled eggs mixed with some vegetables make a great meal on-the-go.

Beef Jerky was my go to choice snack when I was working and going to school. Between classes I would run to the gas station and pick up a bag and snack on it until I had a whole meal, which was a little passed noon.

Nuts and seeds

Almonds, peanuts and other nuts all have high protein content and make a good, healthy snack.
Besides protein, nuts contain good fats that have a great impact on your health.
You can eat a handful of nuts before or after your training session for a protein boost, Seeds, such as those from sunflowers and pumpkins, are also rich in protein.