If you read books and articles about eating healthy on a small budget, almost all of them will tell you that it’s the protein-rich foods that cost the most money. That can be pretty discouraging when trying to come up with some high-protein meals to eat before or after a workout. Fortunately, those books and articles are only partly correct. The reason they consider protein to be the most costly part of a food budget is that they’re looking almost exclusively at meats to provide that protein. The key to eating a high-protein diet on a low-protein budget is to skip the packaged protein foods like bars and shakes, utilize proteins other than meats, and to stretch the meat you do...
