Grams of Protein.

Linda_May1960
Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
in Health and Weight Loss
My dietician told me to keep between 70 to 75 grams of protein per day. I asked her what would a daily protein count look like. She told me it's not the portion size, but the total protein count of it. Protein either of animal or vegetable content. I have no clue as to judge what or how much I should eat per meal/day. I'm finding this very frustrating. I did ask her to clarify but I still didn't understand and acted like I did understand but did not. The fear of being labeled stupid.

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  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    How do you not know how much to eat per day? The first line of this post says that your trainer says you should be eating 70-75 grams per day, so eat at least that. (It is always ok to go over your goal in protein, btw) However you want to space that out in your meals is up to you. My diary is always open if you want to get ideas, though.
  • ingasmile2
    ingasmile2 Posts: 43 Member
    Have you been logging your food intake? It will show you total grams of protein per meal/per food after logging. Then it will total it for the day. You can look up the number of grams of protein in just about any food using a Google search. If you want to know how many grams of protein are in 3 oz of chicken/fish/beef, etc. Other foods contain proteins also. Dairy, eggs, some veggies, beans, nuts/seeds. I try and keep my protein high as that is what makes you feel full.

    Here is today's meals as an example:

    McDonalds Egg white delight egg mcmuffin Protein = 18
    McDonalds 1/2 hash brown patty Protein = 1

    So breakfast was 19 grams of protein

    Broccoli cheddar soup Protein = 9
    Brussel Sprouts Protein = 9

    Lunch was 18 grams of protein

    Arby's hot ham and cheese melt Protein = 14
    Bolthouse yogurt ranch dressing Protein = 1
    cauliflower Protein = 2
    mambo kids (italian chips) protein = 1

    Dinner was 18 grams of protein

    Plus, I had snacks that also contained protein grams.

    Hope this helped you!
  • Linda_May1960
    Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
    What does 70 to 75 grams of protein look like? That's what I want to know. I need examples of it. I told her I have a food scale and she said it's not the size/ounces the portion of protein is, rather the content of protein. She told me to just enter the protein and it will calculate it for you. Thanks for your response, but you can't fix stupid (me)
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Every time you log a food item on here, it tells you how much carbohydrate, protein, and fat is in that particular item. As you log additional foods during the day, MFP does the addition and shows you a total at the bottom of the page. So just log what you eat and look at the display of the totals. As you practice, you'll start to get a feel of when you need to add more protein to a day, or when you're hitting your numbers the way you want.
  • Linda_May1960
    Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
    Have you been logging your food intake? It will show you total grams of protein per meal/per food after logging. Then it will total it for the day. You can look up the number of grams of protein in just about any food using a Google search. If you want to know how many grams of protein are in 3 oz of chicken/fish/beef, etc. Other foods contain proteins also. Dairy, eggs, some veggies, beans, nuts/seeds. I try and keep my protein high as that is what makes you feel full.

    Here is today's meals as an example:

    McDonalds Egg white delight egg mcmuffin Protein = 18
    McDonalds 1/2 hash brown patty Protein = 1

    So breakfast was 19 grams of protein

    Broccoli cheddar soup Protein = 9
    Brussel Sprouts Protein = 9

    Lunch was 18 grams of protein

    Arby's hot ham and cheese melt Protein = 14
    Bolthouse yogurt ranch dressing Protein = 1
    cauliflower Protein = 2
    mambo kids (italian chips) protein = 1

    Dinner was 18 grams of protein

    Plus, I had snacks that also contained protein grams.

    Hope this helped you!

    Thank you! this makes more sense to me. Yes I have been tracking my meals.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    What does 70 to 75 grams of protein look like? That's what I want to know. I need examples of it. I told her I have a food scale and she said it's not the size/ounces the portion of protein is, rather the content of protein. She told me to just enter the protein and it will calculate it for you. Thanks for your response, but you can't fix stupid (me)

    I can't tell if you're trolling but different foods will contain different amounts of protein (or none at all), so asking what it looks like really has no bearing. When you log your food on this site or read a nutrition label it will tell you how many grams of protein are contained in the foods you eat. It will also give you a total protein count for each day. Match that up with your goals. Make sense?
  • RHachicho
    RHachicho Posts: 1,115 Member
    It's difficult to judge because protein density varies significantly depending on the food. For example even through Brussels sprouts contain protein A large pack of them will probably have under 10 grams total. Whereas a decent sized portion of chicken may have 50+. You can't just guesstimate this stuff if you want to stick exactly to your dieticians recommendation you have to run the numbers.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    What does 70 to 75 grams of protein look like? That's what I want to know. I need examples of it. I told her I have a food scale and she said it's not the size/ounces the portion of protein is, rather the content of protein. She told me to just enter the protein and it will calculate it for you. Thanks for your response, but you can't fix stupid (me)

    the pound of Turkey I eat at lunch everyday is 72 grams of protein I believe.
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    I eat 0.8 x pound of body weight and its working for me. I dont know its going to work with you.
  • Linda_May1960
    Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
    Why do you think I'm trolling? I was just asking a question, maybe a stupid question to some, but not to me.
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    MFP makes it ridiculously easy to monitor my protein. If I log all my food, there's a lovely total at the bottom of the page. It raises the protein requirement with exercise, too. I always aim to go over on the protein, but stay under the fat and carbs.

    Also, recently I came across a new motto: Produce and protein. I like that. it reminds me to keep my meals focused on fruits and veggies and lean protein sources, and limit refined carbs and empty snacks.
  • Linda_May1960
    Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
    Thank you. I'm new at this carb/protein counting.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    You can't see protein. 70 grams of protein doesn't look like anything. Things that contain protein, contain it in different amounts. You just have to enter a food in your diary and look up what it has in it. You can always delete things if you don't end up eating that thing. And you're probably not going to be eating a lot of foods that contain all of your 70 grams all in one meal. You might get 15-25 at breakfast, maybe 30 at lunch, and another 30 for dinner.

    My diary is open if you want to peek at it.
  • RHachicho
    RHachicho Posts: 1,115 Member
    Ignore the meanies. Quite a lot of us can politely answer questions. I guess some people feel that if you ask a question that most people on MFP already know the answer too then you must be stupid. They forget that the whole POINT OF THIS WEBSITE besides it's handy dandy tracking is to educate people in this regard. Bless their little cotton socks.
  • ingasmile2
    ingasmile2 Posts: 43 Member
    I guess we are saying it can look like like many, many different things.

    8oz glass of reduced fat milk = 8 grams of protein
    egg = 6 grams of protein
    6oz chicken breast = approx 50 grams of protein

    It all "looks" different. So nothing can be a uniform size.

    I don't think you are stupid. Just needed more info.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    I aim for at least 100g a day and try to get 20-30g at each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Then I supplement my snacks to fill the gap.

    3 oz of chicken has about 20g. A serving of cheese has about 7-10g. Greek yogurt has 10-15g depending on brand. One egg has about 7g.

    That's all I have off the top of my head.
  • Workinonit123
    Workinonit123 Posts: 38 Member
    Meat is high in protein -- about 7 grams an ounce for lean meat, so 10 ounces.
    Egg whites have about 4 grams each, so 18 egg whites.
    Dairy has protein, but it varies quite a bit
    Nuts have a good bit of protein, but also a large amount of fat and calories
    Vegetables and fruit have almost no protein.

    I agree with the lady who eats about 15 to 25 grams of protein per meal,
    Plus a little for snacks.
  • Linda_May1960
    Linda_May1960 Posts: 11
    Ignore the meanies. Quite a lot of us can politely answer questions. I guess some people feel that if you ask a question that most people on MFP already know the answer too then you must be stupid. They forget that the whole POINT OF THIS WEBSITE besides it's handy dandy tracking is to educate people in this regard. Bless their little cotton socks.

    I appreciate your understanding. I do not know why others give some a hard time. It's more discouraging to read a negative comment. That doesn't belong in a place that we are trying to better our health and encourage others rather than putting them down. I haven't been posting much, but I thought to seek help here. Fortunately, most commenters have been supportive. I'm 121Ibs down and couple hundred more to go!
  • rm33064
    rm33064 Posts: 270 Member
    Look like this

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    About 9 ounces of filet mignon OR about 12 ounces of chicken breast
  • rm33064
    rm33064 Posts: 270 Member
    This had 60, my typical breakfast. 70 grams is easy to hit over the course of a day.

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  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
    As most said above the food item will more than likely list how many grams of protein it has, along with cals and other nutritional information.

    And don't get discouraged, there are always a few bad apples in the bunch. Most of us are here to help without the unnecessary sarcasm.

    Ignore those types.
  • terryfloresg
    terryfloresg Posts: 23 Member
    Hey Linda, you can friend request me anytime. I am willing to help you. It was very hard to understand all this calorie counting this past November for me too.
    Terry
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  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,903 Member
    Yeah i don't think people were calling you stupid, but they definitely didn't understand why you'd ask the question. As others have pointed out, X grams of protein could look like a lot different things. It would kind of be like asking what the color blue tastes like. It causes confusion.

    EDIT: I guess a better comparison would be asking how many lightbulbs you would need to get X lumens. It would depend on a multitude of factors.

    If it's at all helpful, generally when people talk about "servings" of meat, they're talking referring to ~3 ounces of meat, which is approximately the size of a deck of cards.
  • vixen0babs
    vixen0babs Posts: 25 Member
    I try to get a minimum of 25% of my calories from protein (on 1400 calorie diet, that would equate to 350 calories or 90 grams of protein) . The general rule of thumb is to eat 1g of protein per pound of lean muscle mass that you have. For example, I'm 125 pounds and my body fat is about 25% so I have about 95 pounds of lean muscle. I try to eat at least 90 grams of protein a day. This can be challenging for me because I'm only 5'0" and don't require many calories anyway. I try to aim for a minimum of 15 grams protein per meal/snack, and I eat about 6 times a day. On days that I struggle getting my protein, I will make a protein shake...

    http://www.highproteinfoods.net/

    Protein rich foods I love:
    Canned Fish (tuna, salmon)
    Fish Fillets (tuna, salmon, tilapia, mahi),
    Shrimp
    Nuts and Seeds (Almonds, Pumpkin Seeds, Chia Seeds, Flaxseed, Sunflower Seeds)
    Nut Butters (Almond, Peanut)
    Chicken Breast
    Turkey Breast
    Greek Yogurt
    Cottage Cheese
    Eggs/Egg whites
    Cheese (limited to 1-2 servings a day)
    Special K Protein Cereal (has about half the carbs, twice the fiber, and less sugar than most "healthy" cereals)
    Broccoli/Cauliflower
    Brownberry "Double Protein" Bread
    Black Beans
    Hummus
    Milk
    Avocado
    Quinoa

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