I wouldn’t worry to much about high protein, in the end its just expensive carbs as long as you are healthy. Personally, i’ve always ended up with 3g/kg or over mainly due to being fairly light and having high energy needs. Plus it also keeps you satiated better to.
Little off-topic but still replated to protein. Has any experienced whey protein to cause blood sugar to plummet? I assume its due to the insulaginic effect of whey (see many studies). I wonder if it is the same with vegan plant-based protein powders.
Thanks. This is actually something I’ve thought about a lot. I don’t eat much meat (usually just 100ish g of chicken breast with dinner). I do see how ridiculous it seems to mix whey protein into milk, but I had pea protein once and it was bad. Really bad. How does the hemp protein taste?
Love the pretzels idea (pretzels are one of my favorite foods )! Rather than worrying about getting “too much” protein at any one meal (40g in a meal is totally reasonable), I’d just focus on spreading protein throughout the day and getting in enough carbohydrate.
It tastes like whatever I mixed it with. I’ve never drank it straight (according to the jug, it tastes like vanilla). It’s not a strong enough taste to override whichever frozen fruit is in there. It does make shakes/smoothies a rather unappealing green ish color, though.
The complete protein issue is something I’ve paid attention to largely because I’ve been a vegetarian for awhile. I don’t know how significant it is for you given the chicken. Having complete proteins (or ingredients thereof) on board for more of the day seems like may be helpful.
I’m not sure what they said on the podcast but interested to hear if it jived with what I said here.
Might be useful. Kind of a nerdy deep dive for your consideration.
They’ve cited my book on the cast before, regarding intra-workout catrbs (way back at ep 243 or something), but I’m not sure if they did that this go-round re: protein.
There is a highly accessible book on sports nutrition by Anita Bean, called something like Sports Nutrition. Its jammed full of tips and facts. She was a body builder and now works as a nutritionist. Loads of citations from research papers. Looking at Amazon, the current version is edit 9, so I guess its being updated with new research.
There are specific amounts of protein and carbs she recommends based on whether you are trying to bulk up or compete in endurance sports. Its really worth the purchase, if you value your health.
You can see online in the preview of the book though, daily protein recommendations between 0.75g/kg (sedentary person) to 1.2-2.0g/kg for someone who is active.
)! Rather than worrying about getting “too much” protein at any one meal (40g in a meal is totally reasonable), I’d just focus on spreading protein throughout the day and getting in enough carbohydrate.