Protein for the lazy

AngryDiet

So when weight lifting and trying to lose fat at the same time, the generally accepted "formula" seems to be to run a modest caloric deficit (or none!) while eating lots of protein. That is, give your body what it needs to repair and grow muscle while encouraging it to lightly consume fat energy storage. A commonly suggested goal, especially during recovery, seems to be 1g of protein per pound of (lean) body weight per day.

Which when you think about it, is rather a lot of protein. In my case that's about a quarter to a third of my daily calories, just in the protein component.

Keeping this in mind, one looks for foods with a higher protein to calorie ratio.

One can, of course, supplement with protein powder (or bars?), but I imagine that the more protein absorbed through actual food, the better.

So what simple to make foods qualify? If you are eating this way, what do you eat?

c8linmarie

My macros are set at 40/30/30, which means I need about 142g of protein. There is no way I could get to that number without supplementation of some kind. Most of my main meals include some type of lean meat protein.