How do you reach your protein intake?

[OatsMan9000]

So I´ve been training for year and half but it´s now that I´ve started to take nutrition more in consideration and counting protein intake.

My question is, how the hell do you reach your protein goal? I though I was more or less reaching it but there´s no way I´ve been eating all that.

I´m cutting a little bit, but trying to maintain as much muscle as possible, so I´m going with around 2500 calories a day, and 160 grams of protein, but so far today I´m at around 1900cal and not even 100gr of protein, and that is training day, where I had a protein shake.

I usually only had a shake the days I do weight training (3), but is it a good idea to have one everyday, even though you don´t work out?

Thx!

[SuffolkPunch]

2x protein shakes

cold meat in sandwiches at lunch

meat for dinner

A good smattering of cheese, peanut butter and wholegrain bread adds up too.

[desslok]

Do you only eat oats? Are you vegan/vegetarian? I am an omnivore and find it almost impossible to NOT hit my protein minimums. In fact, sometimes a single steak for dinner will be OVER my protein requirements.

[snailsrus]

Do you only eat oats? Are you vegan/vegetarian? I am an omnivore and find it almost impossible to NOT hit my protein minimums. In fact, sometimes a single steak for dinner will be OVER my protein requirements.

I’m vegetarian and go over my daily protein too :/



idk op. Are you vegan? Even then it’s not that hard

[desslok]

I’m vegetarian and go over my daily protein too :/



idk op. Are you vegan? Even then it’s not that hard

Yeah, some days I eat enough dairy alone to hit my protein. Or eggs and cheese to hit it. Not hard at all.

[CommitmentRulz]

so far today I´m at around 1900cal and not even 100gr of protein, and that is training day, where I had a protein shake.

So, what do you eat where you struggle to get 25% of your calories in protein - WITH a protein shake?

[AdamWW]

1 scoop of protein powder
1-2 protein bars (depending on their size)
large serving/meal including beans or lentils
1 meal containing either fish/seafood or tempeh/tofu/etc

Plus all the other protein in my veggies and starches. Easy 150+g per day no problem.

I also sometimes add in greek yogurt or eggs/egg whites depending on the day, but I've been leaning more plant-based lately.

[XinXom]

I mean its not hard to make a protein shake. Ill often have a higher fat breakfast Say some sausage off a gas station roller on my way to work and lower protein lunch say a bowl of Campbells soup and have half my calories in with not even 50 grams but slam one 250cal 50gP shake and have some chicken with dinner and boom balanced right back out. If you like meat and have why powder in your house its really easy honestly and in most cases a shake or two fixes the problem.

[OatsMan9000]

So this post has created a bit controversy haha. Thx for the answers

Today I reached 140gr of protein and a little bit more than 2500 calories.

More or less:
- 60 gr of oats and milk
- Protein shake
- peanuts
- Soup with chikpeas and hake
- salad of spinach, chikpeas, cheese, etc.
- two greek yogurts

I took some other things, but those were the main part. I guess having some chicken breast help as well.

I have another question, is it better to calculate protein intake from total weight or lean mass? I found different measures from different resources

[smokinal]

All of the above are good

Chicken and egg whites are a great bang for the buck as far as cals : protein
Tuna is up there too

[AdamWW]

All of the above are good

Chicken and egg whites are a great bang for the buck as far as cals : protein
Tuna is up there too

Blended of course ;o)

[smokinal]

Blended of course ;o)

Is there any other way?

[Sources]

A lot of chicken breasts

[snailsrus]

So this post has created a bit controversy haha. Thx for the answers

Today I reached 140gr of protein and a little bit more than 2500 calories.

More or less:
- 60 gr of oats and milk
- Protein shake
- peanuts
- Soup with chikpeas and hake
- salad of spinach, chikpeas, cheese, etc.
- two greek yogurts

I took some other things, but those were the main part. I guess having some chicken breast help as well.

I have another question, is it better to calculate protein intake from total weight or lean mass? I found different measures from different resources

how is that 2500 calories? What 2 cups of peanuts?

[Strawng]

1 scoop of protein powder
1-2 protein bars (depending on their size)
large serving/meal including beans or lentils
1 meal containing either fish/seafood or tempeh/tofu/etc

Plus all the other protein in my veggies and starches. Easy 150+g per day no problem.

I also sometimes add in greek yogurt or eggs/egg whites depending on the day, but I've been leaning more plant-based lately.

Pretty. Much. This.