High Protein Meal Ideas

holly55555

So I totally caved today and had pizza for lunch. There may have also been garlic knots. Not a huge amount, it still fit in my meal calories but my macros for the day were pretty much shot. All carbs, very little protein. I needed 71 more grams of protein to save it.

I figured I wouldn't be able to do it in one meal but I did! And I thought it'd be a nice idea to all post high protein meal ideas to help us hit our macros?

What I ate was: two grilled chicken breasts (with sweet potato chips), turkey jerky, and a microwaved double chocolate Quest protein bar, for a *perfect* total of 71g of protein and still fit within my calories for the day. A little weird of a meal, but Quest bars taste as good as dessert when they're all melty and chocolatey, so good enough.

What are your high protein meal ideas?

segacs

Research suggests that the body can't absorb or 'use' more than about 30g of protein at a time. The rest is metabolized into glucose and used as energy. That's why bodybuilders who take in a lot of protein try to spread it among several smaller meals rather than fewer bigger meals.

I know some people like them but I'm not much of a fan of protein bars, shakes or powders. Personally, if there's a day when my macros are shot, well, so be it. Life happens. Pizza and garlic bread happens. Overall I eat fairly balanced, so I don't stress too much about it.

Having said that, chicken breast does give good protein bang for buck.