Protein

This week is all about PROTEIN 🥩🥓🥚🍔

The majority of the population underestimates how much protein they eat. The amount of protein someone needs will vary per person based on their specific goals.

Continuing with the protein theme, here are some examples of lean vs. non-lean protein.

This is NOT saying you have to eat only lean protein, it is just a breakdown of options for you showing which protein options should be consumed more-frequently vs. the ones that you should have not as often.

There are definitely other options but these are some of the more common ones I’ve put together.

Did you know weighing your meat cooked vs. raw makes a difference as well? Most food logs input the nutrition info for the raw meat so when logging you actually need to input it higher if you are measuring cooked meat.

For example, if I have weighed out 3oz. of cooked chicken breast, I would log it as 4oz. raw.

Not all protein HAS to come from meat sources. There are plenty of other food options that have lots of protein, you just need to be mindful of the carbs/fats that tend to come with it.

For people who struggle to hit their protein goal, adding black bean or chickpea pasta to a meal can be a huge protein bump!

Things like cottage cheese and Greek yogurt are great to take on-the-go.