Beef Jerky as a snack?

[32_4_EvEr]

Sup guys I'm trying to find some good snacks for in between meals and I love beef jerky but the sodium on these things are extremely high! I know too much sodium results in water retainage but will this hurt my ability to lose weight? Opinion?

[in10city]

Sup guys I'm trying to find some good snacks for in between meals and I love beef jerky but the sodium on these things are extremely high! I know too much sodium results in water retainage but will this hurt my ability to lose weight? Opinion?

As long as it's not loaded with sugar or maltodextrin for flavoring like some are, it's more than fine.

[psu213]

There are definitely worse things out there that you could snack on than Beef Jerky. However, if there's anyway to instead have some lean chicken or turkey than obviosuly thats the way to go. As far as the sodium goes, as long as your doing your fair share of cardio you'll be able to sweat out a lot of the extra sodium your taking in. Retaining water isn't much of a big deal until you get down to a lower BF% because then it will cover up the muscle even if you lose the fat. So overall, if you can switch to chicken/turkey I would do it. If not, for now the beef jerky shouldnt be too bad.

[redneckfatty]

congrats on getting sub 200lbs, 32 4evr... I should be there tomorrow morning..

I posted my experiences somewhere in this forum about jerky, I retained water for about two days due to jerky, but by my weekly weigh in I had lost my 2lbs. so no biggie just do it in moderation...

[kickfacejimmy]

I just ate the stuff today. If you ask me, its great if you want about 30g protein with little else. The high sodium is not a problem as long as you drink lots of water. Too much sodium can be bad for you but if you go a little over its no problem, just have a couple of extra glasses of water everyday. Some people think that water retention is caused by drinking this much water; in fact, its the opposite, the more water you drink the less you retain.

High sodium will not effect fat loss.

[32_4_EvEr]

I just ate the stuff today. If you ask me, its great if you want about 30g protein with little else. The high sodium is not a problem as long as you drink lots of water. Too much sodium can be bad for you but if you go a little over its no problem, just have a couple of extra glasses of water everyday. Some people think that water retention is caused by drinking this much water; in fact, its the opposite, the more water you drink the less you retain.

High sodium will not effect fat loss.

Yah, exactly! These things really have alot of protein in them, that's why I wouldnt mind having maybe one as a snack during the day. These things also fill you up for awhile. Anyway thx for the replies guys.

[PaC-mAn8]

Exactly how much protein do they have?

From what I've seen, they're cheap too. I'm assuming this isnt great quality meat.

[JD21]

they usually choose a lean cut of meat... due to fatty cuts producing more mold over time

[JessicaRabbit]

While beef jerky is a good source of protein, it is way too processed and even worse, the majority of brands contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is something you definitely want to avoid.

[hollertronix]

Buy a food dehydrator from Costco and make it yourself.

[32_4_EvEr]

Exactly how much protein do they have?

From what I've seen, they're cheap too. I'm assuming this isnt great quality meat.

I've seen some with as much as 30g of protein per serving.

[PaC-mAn8]

While beef jerky is a good source of protein, it is way too processed and even worse, the majority of brands contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is something you definitely want to avoid.

Ok. My doubt is now 100% correct.