Once you've figured out what your total daily calorie intake should be AND figured out what
your ideal daily protein intake is, the next most important part of your diet plan is your daily fat intake.
Well, protein powder can really be taken any time of the day as needed to help you reach
your ideal daily protein intake.
Not exact matches
-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recommended
daily intake of
protein is 0.4 g per pound of
ideal body weight.This means that a 200 pound man would have to consume about 80 grams of
protein a day.
Earlier you learned what your
ideal daily calorie,
protein, fat and carb
intake should be for your exact goal.
You figured out what your diet's goal is, calculated your
ideal daily calorie,
protein, fat and carb
intake, found out which foods should (and should not) most often provide those nutrients, learned how...
And when it comes to maintaining
ideal energy levels, performance and weight, you have to have a decent idea of what you're putting into your body, and knowing that one large egg has 71 calories, 6 grams of
protein, 5 grams of fat and 0 carbs, that you ate 2300 calories on an average Saturday and 1750 calories on an average weekday, and that your carbohydrate percentage is 55 % of your
daily intake requires you to log your diet for a little while.
After you've calculated your
ideal daily calorie
intake and then figured out what your
daily protein and fat
intake should be, the last major part of your diet that needs to be set is your
daily carb
intake.