I was wondering what your insights/opinions/experience might be with this:

I am not a meat fan. I REALLY don't like red meat (except for the occasional burger), I hate chicken (except for bbq wings) and I don't eat pork. The only "meat" I like is fish, not everyone else in my family likes it, and it gives off a "fishy" smell when being cooked. Tuna is okay, but I'm worried about consuming too much of it.

Would it be okay to use protein powder and cottage cheese as my main protein source?

Currently cutting.

I voted for "other".

The way I see it, VARIETY is important health-wise.

If you don't eat meat, there are still plenty of other foodstuffs with protein besides cottage cheese and whey protein powder.

I voted for other. Drinking protein shakes instead of meat is not a great idea, as many will agree. There are plenty of other sources of protein other than meat, and you will miss out on the thermogenic effects of actually eating your protein instead of drinking it as whey digests quickly.

Fish shouldn't smell that fishy when you're cooking it unless you're cooking it in some manner dramatically different from how I cook fish or you're getting fish that's not very fresh, since fresh fish has very little smell. I've also noticed that white fish tends to have a stronger smell than red fish (like salmon).

As far as meat goes, how can you just blanketly dislike an entire species, much less several?

Every animal I grew up thinking I hated turned out to simply be due to improper preparation. Chicken is ridiculously neutral in flavor. You can make it taste like anything. If you don't season it, it barely has a taste at all by comparison to other meats. Most people who dislike pork have usually been the victim of folks who overcook it (which in my experience is almost everyone). Pork has very little water content and dries out really easily. While I can understand not liking certain cuts of beef, as some are too dry or too fatty or whatever, cows are huge and have many varied and tasty parts, and I find it hard to believe anyone can't appreciate a well-cooked steak.

I suggest branching out and trying some new recipes. Watch the Food Network. Hang out with people who really know how to cook. Get good quality meat and poultry from a natural market, not chemical-ridden garbage from a conventional store.

Your body will thank you for it. Not only is it yummy, but as others already said it's very healthy to get your protein from a variety of sources, and each type of meat has its own distinct advantages as a protein source.

Eat.

I voted for Protein as the main..but really you should mix it up..I read somewhere that you shouldn't mix proteins.. but I don't follow that..
My dinner last night:
Two hamburger patties
Salad with Zesty Italian on it (0-carbs, 0-Fats)
1/2 cup Viva 2% Cottage Cheese..

For my snack meals I will do Whey and Oil because I'm shooting for 270g protein every meal needs to be 50-60g protein since I only eat 5 times
But my main meals..I try to eat Meat..

Thanks for your replies everyone. The problem with other sources of protein, I find, is that they usually have higher levels of fats with them (such as p.b.) I know they are good fats, but the fat to protein ratio is almost one-to-one.



As far as meat goes, how can you just blanketly dislike an entire species, much less several?

Every animal I grew up thinking I hated turned out to simply be due to improper preparation.

I see where you are coming from, but my dislike of meat has more to do with things like: seeing too many animals being slaughtered (my grandparents own farms) as well as working in anatomy labs with human cadvers...I suppose I've been put off by stuff like that.

Thanks again.
-Eddy