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Old 01-28-26 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bblair
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I have been trying to track via the Cronometer app. Today: bagel with nutbutter for breakfast. Roast beef sandwich for lunch and bison chili for dinner. According the app, that gives me around 65g of protein. Not even close to recommended amount and I am pretty full.

I only eat 3 meals per day and I get more than 65 grams of protein per day. But my meal servings are probably bigger than yours. If you only got 65 grams of protein from 3 meals a day then it looks like your serving sizes and portions are really small. It also looks like your breakfast doesn't have any significant protein. A bagel and nut butter doesn't really have a lot of protein. Adding few whole eggs to your breakfast would of boosted your protein intake. But then ask yourself this question. Do you feel good, are you healthy, are you recovering from your bike rides, do you have enough strength to perform your daily activities or hobbies or whatever it is you are doing without problems ? If yes then it looks like whatever you're eating is working good for you and there is no need to fix something that's not broken. I wouldn't worry too much about what they recommend, I would just go by how I feel and perform.
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Old 01-28-26 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by I Like To Ride
I only eat 3 meals per day and I get more than 65 grams of protein per day. But my meal servings are probably bigger than yours. If you only got 65 grams of protein from 3 meals a day then it looks like your serving sizes and portions are really small. It also looks like your breakfast doesn't have any significant protein. A bagel and nut butter doesn't really have a lot of protein. Adding few whole eggs to your breakfast would of boosted your protein intake. But then ask yourself this question. Do you feel good, are you healthy, are you recovering from your bike rides, do you have enough strength to perform your daily activities or hobbies or whatever it is you are doing without problems ? If yes then it looks like whatever you're eating is working good for you and there is no need to fix something that's not broken. I wouldn't worry too much about what they recommend, I would just go by how I feel and perform.
This is good advice.

Although the portions do seem small, it is also possible that the default sizes in the app are not accurate.

Yup, everything is working for me now, but my concern, as I am getting older, is muscle mass for the future, not so much for today.
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Old 01-28-26 | 07:14 PM
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Protein powders are just a coctail of chemicals there is nothing healthy about them. Even those that are tested and supposedly clean and free from heavy metals still contain artificial ingredients that are bad for the digestive system..
For real? ALL protein powders contain artificial ingredients? Even the ones that list only one ingredient? Such as:

Soy Protein Isolate Power, Ingredients: Soy Protein Isolate

Organic Pea Protein Powder, Ingredients: Organic Pea Protein

Organic Rice Protein Powder, Ingredients, Organic Rice Protein

No mention on the labels of any additional ingredients--artificial or real. Are they lying to us?
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Old 01-29-26 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
For real? ALL protein powders contain artificial ingredients? Even the ones that list only one ingredient? Such as:

Soy Protein Isolate Power, Ingredients: Soy Protein Isolate

Organic Pea Protein Powder, Ingredients: Organic Pea Protein

Organic Rice Protein Powder, Ingredients, Organic Rice Protein

No mention on the labels of any additional ingredients--artificial or real. Are they lying to us?
Maybe not all contain artificial ingredients but majority of the most common and popular brands of protein powders do contain artificial ingredients in a form of sweeteners, flavor enhancers, stabilizers etc That's why reading labels is important. One thing that they won't tell you on the labels is the chemicals used in manufacturing of those protein powders. All protein powders use toxic chemicals as part of their manufacturing process and traces of those chemical remain in the finished product. Some contain higher concentrations of those chemicals than others. It's very hard to find a protein powder that's 100% clean and if you do find it it's will cost a lot more.
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Old 01-29-26 | 07:22 AM
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They might add up to about 40 grams of protein only, but 6-7 eggs go a long way, especially when paired with some good cheese.
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Old 01-29-26 | 12:36 PM
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All protein powders use toxic chemicals as part of their manufacturing process and traces of those chemical remain in the finished product. Some contain higher concentrations of those chemicals than others. It's very hard to find a protein powder that's 100% clean and if you do find it it's will cost a lot more.
False. See "water-based extraction", "mechanical separation", "enzymatic processing", and "cold filtration". All processes that do not involve toxic chemicals.
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Old 01-29-26 | 05:23 PM
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False. See "water-based extraction", "mechanical separation", "enzymatic processing", and "cold filtration". All processes that do not involve toxic chemicals.
That's great I don't doubt it exists but I still prefer to get my daily protein from food.
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That's great I don't doubt it exists but I still prefer to get my daily protein from food.
Agreed--it's always better to get your nutrition from real food. But for those times when you're not getting enough of something from the food you're eating, it's nice to know a supplement can make up the shortfall.
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