Sunday, April 24, 2016

Healthy Eating - Foods with High Protein.


I eat everything that comes out of the kitchen and expect that it would result in weight reduction and an increase in my muscles. Everyone knows that eating healthy has mental and physical benefits. I have never tried to follow a diet because of the fear of not keeping up. I wanted to change this eating habit and my desire is to build muscle by eating healthy food.  This article lists the foods that have high protein value and athletes can pick and choose the food based on their liking to build muscle.

Just working out in a gym will not help in adding muscle. Increase in intake of protein, which aids in building muscles. On an average we have to consume approximately 1g to 1.5g of protein per pound of their body weight (i.e.) if a person weight 100 pounds he needs to have approximately 100g to 150g to protein to gain muscle. This intake of protein has to be spread across five to six meals.

 Greek Yogurt: 23g per 8 oz. serving
 Cottage Cheese: 14g per 1/2 cup serving
 Swiss Cheese: 8g per 1 oz. serving
 Milk: 8 g per 1 cup serving
 Whey Protein: 24 g per scoop, on average
 Steak: 23 g per 3 oz. serving
 Ground Beef (95% lean): 18 g per 3 oz. serving
 Pork chops (boneless): 26 g per 3 oz. serving
 Chicken/Turkey Breast (boneless and skinless): 24 g per 3 oz. serving
 Yellow fin Tuna: 25 g per 3 oz. serving
 Halibut: 23 g per 3 oz. serving
 Octopus: 25 g per 3 oz. serving
 Sockeye Salmon: 23 g per 3 oz. serving
 Tilapia: 21 g per 3 oz. serving
 Anchovies: 24 g per 3 oz. serving
 Corned Beef: 24 g per 3 oz. serving
 Light Tuna: 22 g per 3 oz. serving
 Chicken/Sardines: 21 g per 3 oz. serving
 Navy Beans:20 g per 1 cup serving
 Dried Lentils: 13 g per 1/4 cup serving
  Roast Beef: 18 g per 3 oz. serving
 Canadian Bacon: 15 g per 3 oz. serving
 Chorizo: 21 g per 3 oz. serving
 Pepperoni: 18 g per 3 oz. serving
 Roasted Turkey Breast: 18 g per 3 oz. serving
 Jerky: 13 g per 1 oz. serving
 Smoothie Drinks: 16 g per 1 cup serving
 Green Peas: 7 g per 1 cup serving
 Tofu: 12 g per 3 oz. serving
 Eggs: 6 g per 1 large egg
 
 Edamame: 8 g per 1/2 cup serving
 Frozen Greek Yogurt: 6 g per 1/2 cup serving
 Soba Noodles: 12 g per 3 oz. serving
 Quinoa: 8 g per 1 cup serving
 Peanut Butter: 8 g per 2 tbsp serving
 Mixed Nuts: 6 g per 2 oz. serving
 

5 comments:

  1. Excellent list of foods with high protein content.

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  2. Wow! Awesome! I have recently decided to get back to a healthy lifestyle and your list will actually help me out a lot! Great post!

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  3. This is great info, makes me want Halibut tacos!

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  4. I love this list. I started working out a few years ago to eventually lose 70lbs, and taking on my diet was the biggest challenge. With out the right food, the workouts are almost useless.

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