Protein source: How much Chicken per day do you consume?
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I've added Chicken breast into my meal plan daily and noticing it's helping keep me fuller longer along with upping other protein sources. So curious those who eat chicken as a prime daily protein source, how many grams do you typically consume? Is 150-200g/day quite a bit? That's currently what I'm aiming for.
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1 chicken breast is generally 130-180g where I buy them (I'm in the UK). I'll have that in one meal. It's not my primary protein source though because I don't do well with too much dietary repetition. Depending if cutting or maintaining and exercise levels I'll eat lean or fattier cuts of beef, pork, lamb, fish, seafood etc. Other go to sources are Greek yoghurt/skyr, cheese, eggs, cottage cheese.
I like variety and all of the above are good sources of protein.0 -
I don't mind having the same thing often. I usually have 100g or less of turkey breast in the morning (I get the pre cooked strips), and then a chicken breast for lunch, if I don't have leftovers from the previous dinner. I try to not eat chicken for dinner if I've had it for lunch.0
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When I have chicken, I usually have around 6 oz. for a chicken breast or 4 oz per serving for a casserole with chicken in it.0
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According to my diary for today: 1073g.
No, that's not a typo, and it would be higher, but I decided to pull one meal in the form of a whey iso shake.2 -
Usually 2 chicken breasts (130-140g each). I try to vary everything else, but the chicken breasts are just convenient esp. cause I'm on fairly high protein for the next month or so.
I snatch in duck/salmon/steak when I can afford to. Delicious!2 -
I should add- for protein staples I eat a lot of Greek yogurt along with at least 4 egg whites daily. I plan to start cooking whole turkeys and piecing them out and freezing. Currently I'm buying the big packs of chicken breast, cooling/slicing to small pieces and then freezing them. Trying to get close to 1g/lb for protein intake. It's not that easy w/o a good portion of meat in the mix
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it depends - I normally have it for lunch - 6oz or so and then possibly at night depending on macros left for the day - I've found its easy to customize depending what I have left for the day0
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I rarely eat chicken. When I do, it's 100-150 grams.0
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I usually have about 150-200g of chicken in one go...but I alternate protein sources a lot. If chicken is on sale, it'll be in my diary lots - but I also eat eggs, beef, fish, tuna, and turkey. And also beans as a non-meat protein source.0
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I don't eat chicken every day and get protein from multiple sources.
I had about 113 g of chicken today. The chicken represents less than half of the protein I am consuming today to meet my goal.
If that amount of chicken helps you reach your protein goal- and you like it- then it is a good amount.0 -
I get protein from various sources...I eat more fish than I do chicken.0
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »According to my diary for today: 1073g.
No, that's not a typo, and it would be higher, but I decided to pull one meal in the form of a whey iso shake.
Holy F-balls, Batman!0 -
I eat a lot of chicken - it's what I have and the cheapest for me to get. I think I generally have in the 300-400g range on days when I eat chicken (some days I'm sick of chicken so I'll opt for something else). Like you said, it helps keep me full and get my protein in for the day. We do eat a lot of eggs, cottage cheese, tuna, greek yogurt, beans, etc as well but chicken is probably my main source. Plus it's really versatile so I can adapt it to whatever I feel like having that night which is also really nice.0
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »According to my diary for today: 1073g.
No, that's not a typo, and it would be higher, but I decided to pull one meal in the form of a whey iso shake.
Holy F-balls, Batman!
What can I say? It's one of the most convenient ways to cut. I can make all of my food for the day in one 45 minute window in the morning. The only thing faster would be using all shakes, but ain't nobody got room for all of those carbs and fats.1 -
I eat between 200-225g protein a day. No chicken though, just plant-based protein. Not sure of your size, so hard to answer if the amount of protein you're aiming for is quite a bit or not. But sounds correct on average (at least for someone my size).0
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You realize there are other protein sources, right?
I eat chicken but also sardines, salmon pouches, eggs, whey mixed into various things (like oatmeal), protein bars... There's nothing wrong with chicken but other sources of protein like fish have good stuff like Omega 3's.0 -
If you're talking just chicken, it's usually 160 - 190 grams of chicken per meal.
If you're talking overall protein, I average 80 - 120 grams a day, depending on what I'm eating (some days are more carb heavy).0 -
Sometimes I'll have it daily if it's "chicken week" as far as lunch meal planning goes. About 2-3oz for lunch.
If chicken is the dinner meat, I'll have another 4oz at dinner. That's usually 1-3 times per week.
I keep a fairly decent rotation of beef, chicken, salmon, tuna, turkey, and pork through the week for lunches and dinner and I've been trying to incorporate at least one vegetarian dinner each week.0 -
Most of my protein comes from chicken breast (fresh or canned), ground turkey, Greek yogurt and sometimes protein shakes.
It's not unusual for me to consume at least 200g of chicken a day.0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »According to my diary for today: 1073g.
No, that's not a typo, and it would be higher, but I decided to pull one meal in the form of a whey iso shake.
Holy F-balls, Batman!
What can I say? It's one of the most convenient ways to cut. I can make all of my food for the day in one 45 minute window in the morning. The only thing faster would be using all shakes, but ain't nobody got room for all of those carbs and fats.
That's an entire family meal around these parts... jeez!0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »According to my diary for today: 1073g.
No, that's not a typo, and it would be higher, but I decided to pull one meal in the form of a whey iso shake.
Holy F-balls, Batman!
What can I say? It's one of the most convenient ways to cut. I can make all of my food for the day in one 45 minute window in the morning. The only thing faster would be using all shakes, but ain't nobody got room for all of those carbs and fats.
That's an entire family meal around these parts... jeez!
It's also almost all I eat while cutting. My day today: 1073g chicken breast, 43g whey iso, 207g asparagus, 200g eggbeaters, and whatever water/diet soda I drink. Of course, there's a multi, fish oil caps, and a few specific supps to cover micro intakes.0 -
mburgess458 wrote: »You realize there are other protein sources, right?
I eat chicken but also sardines, salmon pouches, eggs, whey mixed into various things (like oatmeal), protein bars... There's nothing wrong with chicken but other sources of protein like fish have good stuff like Omega 3's.
Of course I do. This thread is more around hearing how many grams of chicken per day most people eat as a prime protein source. Not sure if it was out of the ordinary at my planned intake. Appears I'm not.0 -
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4-8 ounces depending on how it is prepared and it's always boneless, skinless breast0
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Wow, that sounds dull. I ate shredded chicken meat, dark and white, in casserole form today and will make chicken chili from the rest of my leftover chicken tomorrow, but I get my protein from a variety of sources, mostly meat. Pork, beef, fish, shellfish, turkey, occasionally goat or lamb. I'm sure I would starve from boredom if I ate chicken breast everyday.
I have some boneless skinless chicken breast halves from Costco that weigh about 300 g each. I think we may have monster chickens in the US so results may vary. This is raw BTW. I usually eat 1 if grilled or 1/2 if I bread and fry, so 150-300 g with dinner.0 -
On a day when I'm going to have a meal with chicken, I use 1 frozen skinless breast from a bag. It's usually 250 grams, and usually enough to assure that I get all the protein I want that day even if my other meals are not particularly focused on protein.
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I've added Chicken breast into my meal plan daily and noticing it's helping keep me fuller longer along with upping other protein sources. So curious those who eat chicken as a prime daily protein source, how many grams do you typically consume? Is 150-200g/day quite a bit? That's currently what I'm aiming for.
Thanks
I'd say the average chicken breast is around 8 ounces...so at 200g you would be eating less than one whole average chicken breast...0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I've added Chicken breast into my meal plan daily and noticing it's helping keep me fuller longer along with upping other protein sources. So curious those who eat chicken as a prime daily protein source, how many grams do you typically consume? Is 150-200g/day quite a bit? That's currently what I'm aiming for.
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I'd say the average chicken breast is around 8 ounces...so at 200g you would be eating less than one whole average chicken breast...
Depends where you live and what chicken you're buying. I rarely get a breast of 200g, usually smaller, as small as 130g. I guess our chickens in the UK don't bench as much........1 -
VintageFeline wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I've added Chicken breast into my meal plan daily and noticing it's helping keep me fuller longer along with upping other protein sources. So curious those who eat chicken as a prime daily protein source, how many grams do you typically consume? Is 150-200g/day quite a bit? That's currently what I'm aiming for.
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I'd say the average chicken breast is around 8 ounces...so at 200g you would be eating less than one whole average chicken breast...
Depends where you live and what chicken you're buying. I rarely get a breast of 200g, usually smaller, as small as 130g. I guess our chickens in the UK don't bench as much........
I've seen individual breasts that weight as much a 500g each. I don't know wtf they are feeding those chickens, but I need to get my hands on it for squats. Might actually get my legs to bump up a notch.0
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