Need more protein

nicoiam69
nicoiam69 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 28 in Food and Nutrition
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  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    Can you add more meat, eggs and/or dairy to your diet?
  • nicoiam69
    nicoiam69 Posts: 20 Member
    I think that's really the only solution. I could easily eat another egg for breakfast and add more meat to lunch or dinner.
    I've also just checked the Osolean nutrition panel and it only contains 10g protein per serve so I probably should change to a different shake for those times I use it as a meal replacement or use it as a supplement to a meal. Because I'm a chef I find my meals are always at odd times so it's sometimes better to have a shake than a full meal.......
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    RDA minimum for men is 56 grams a day. Don't sweat it too much.
  • nicoiam69
    nicoiam69 Posts: 20 Member
    jennitm wrote: »
    Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna/fish, lean meats, eggs, beans, lentils, nuts/pb, milk. Make sure you read labels on the yogurts. Some are full of sugar/carbs.

    Totally forgot about cottage cheese - I LOVE it and found it super helpful when I was doing LCHPHF many years ago. Thanks for the reminder.
  • nicoiam69
    nicoiam69 Posts: 20 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    RDA minimum for men is 56 grams a day. Don't sweat it too much.

    The MFP nutrient page is telling me that my goal is 90g per day...... I'm a 46 year old female! Might just go and do some research - I just trusted that they'd have the numbers right
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    MFP bases it on % of your total calories. MFP's macro recs are really just about balance and can be changed based on personal preference/what works for you.

    That said, there's some evidence that getting .65-.85 g of protein per lb of healthy body weight is beneficial for people eating at a deficit who want to maintain muscle or for people trying to build muscle or for those who are just active/working toward training goals in general. For me, as a 46 year old woman who is only 5'3, that does work out to over 90 g -- I normally try to get over 100, since that isn't difficult and fits how I like to eat.

    Lowfat dairy (especially cottage cheese or greek yogurt) is an easy source for me. I usually add some with my 2-egg vegetable omelet at breakfast.
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    Simple solution would be to add a protien shake. There at least am extra 20g right there.
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