Foods

Does anyone have any suggestions for good foods that contain a lot of protein. I am really struggling with getting enough into my daily meals. Also, does anyone know the daily recommended amount of protein one is supposed to eat?

1. Grass Fed Beef2. Grass Fed Bison3. Turkey Breast4. Chicken Breast5. All types of fish6. Vension7. Elk

**As for your daily amount: it depends on your weight, sex and how much you work out!

This is tough, I totally feel the frustration.  The thing is, even though a lot of vegetarian foods like beans and grains are said to be good protein sources, they still typically have much more carbs than protein.  Pinto beans for instance, have 11 grams of protein in 1 cup....but also 37 grams of carbs.  That makes it 22 % protein and 72 percent carbs.  kale, another "high protein" plant food is 27 % protein and the rest carbs.  So if you are looking for 20 - 25 % you might be allright* but looking for 30% you need some more concentrated protein sources.

*This gets even harder when you eat most grains.  Brown rice for instance is 8% protein.  That combined with the fact that it is very calorie-dense will drive your overall protein percentage down dramatically in just a couple of servings (and most people don't realize that a serving is just 1/2 cup.) 

 So, one thing to do would be to consider where you are eating low-protein foods and make changes.  Eat just one serving of grains or breads at every meal, and one serving of quality protein.  Snacks are a big culprit.  Crackers, breads, chips and such out.  Try to get protein in at snack times with string cheese or cottage cheese, hummus with veggies, almonds, yogurt, peanut butter on apples or banana slices.

Hope this helps. 

Also, just so you know you can calculate the carbs and protein percentage in foods -- get the percentage of protein by multiplying the number of grams of protein by 4 and then dividing the answer by the total number of calories.  Or to get the percentage of carbs, multiply the grams of carbs by 4 and divide the answer by the total number of calories.  This is because there are 4 calories in each gram of carbs or protein. 

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