What ratio should I be shooting for?

houstonmacbro

Proteins, carbs, fat ... what is the proper daily ratio I should be shooting for. I try to increase a lot of protein (through fish/salmon, beans, and peanut butter), but then sometimes that throws off my fat intake ... I know, it's all good fat from those sources, but still ... also I have to watch sodium.

So ... what is the perfect ratio of proteins, carbs and fat?

mahidac

Depends what your going for - if you are just dieting and trying to lose weight, protein in staggeringly high quantities never hurts because your body will rarely every convert it to a long time fuel source (glycogen or adipose)

for building muscle you need some amount of carbs throughout the day so that you can have insulin spikes in order to build muscle

There is no magical ratio though - just have to experiment

pixiechick8321

As mentioned, there's no "it" ratio. However, protein should be at least 10% (and no less than 50g for a male) to 25%...fat should be 20-30% and then carbs 45-65% - if you are active and trying to loose weight, I'd do something like 20% protein, 22% fat, 58% carbs - but make sure those are good carbs, not empty bread types (ie, eat whole grain, whole wheat stuff and healthy fruits, veggies, etc).

carrie_eggo

Protein should be AT LEAST 1g per pound of LEAN BODY MASS
Fat 0.35-0.5g per pound of TOTAL WEIGHT
The rest in carbs

Figure these out and set the percentages on MFP to reflect these values.

taso42

Protein should be AT LEAST 1g per pound of LEAN BODY MASS
Fat 0.35-0.5g per pound of TOTAL WEIGHT
The rest in carbs

Figure these out and set the percentages on MFP to reflect these values.

agreed

houstonmacbro

Thanks for all who comments. I appreciate your guidance.