Sentences with phrase «quality protein per pound»

You should get at least 1 gram of quality protein per pound of bodyweight, and around 20 calories per pound of bodyweight per day — that will vary a bit depending on whether you have a slow or fast metabolism.

Not exact matches

If your workouts are nothing less than brutal and you hit the gym more than 4 times per week, you should strive to consume around 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, while making sure to include as many different high - quality protein sources as possible, such as grass - feed beef, wild fish, dairy products, eggs and beans, and always have your protein powder with you.

The best sources of high quality protein include chicken, fish, steak, turkey, ground beef, eggs and protein powders — whichever you choose, aim for roughly 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day.

Plenty of good quality protein (at least 1 gram per pound of bodyweight), unrefined, slow releasing carbs such as oats, brown rice and whole grains plus lots of vegetables and some fruit, healthy oils like olive oil and fish oil.

If you find yourself taking in a quality whole - food source of protein three to four times a day, generally a gram of protein per pound of body weight, you might not even need the powder fallback.

A general guideline is to consume 1 - 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight each day from high quality sources such as fish, poultry, eggs, beef, milk, peanut butter and cottage cheese.

Traditional thinking has been that cats needed at least one gram of good quality animal protein per pound of healthy body weight each day, assuming that the food was processed properly so protein quality was not reduced during manufacture.