New Recommendations for Daily Protein
#101
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Not arguing.
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 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.
#102
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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.
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.
#103
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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?
#104
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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?
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?
#106
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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.
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#108
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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.





