2007-03-20 16:26:18 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
it depends on what do you mean by protein..there are animal and vegetable proteins.
it isn't so much the amount of protein in a food as the body's ability to use it..
the body can only normally process like 20-30 grams of protein every 3-4 hours..any more will be used for energy or fat.
One can't eat a ton of meat..why? proteins will dry the body up and then constipation insues..just ask anyone who tried the atkins diet
plus different foods have different protein values....
sure a t bone steak has alot of protein..but it is of a lesser value..less likely to be used by the body..more likely stored as fat
the scale usually goes:
whey protein: used by bodybuilder..found in shops like gnc
egg protein; egg whites not yolk..be cautioned..it will give you some nasty gas
tuna
milk
beef
finally soy
for the money..tuna fish usually is the most economical out of the group..like 27 grams of protein..no carbs.. good quality protein...for like 50 cents a can
2007-03-20 16:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In rough descending order of the quality of protein:
Eggs
Beef/Lamb/Chicken/Pork/Fish
Milk/Cheese/Yogurt
Soy
Eggs score a 97 out of 100 as far as protein quality. The only thing better is breast milk, which scores a 100. But that isn't widely available!
2007-03-20 16:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meats, chicken, yogurt, cheese, any dairy product, nuts. Just do a web search for high protein foods and you should get a lot of links.
2007-03-20 16:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foods that come from animals (meat, poultry, eggs) Also nuts, peanut butter, tofu and cheese are some examples. You can also buy protein shakes.
2007-03-20 16:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by mindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As disgusting as it sounds, semen has a really high protein count...
(sorry, that's really icky but it's the first thing that came to mind... I just read that in a magazine somewhere)
2007-03-20 16:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ginny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuna is loaded with protein!
2007-03-20 16:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by oms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meat has tons of protein such as fish, chicken, and salmon!
2007-03-20 16:36:38 · answer #7 · answered by Carolyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All meats, nuts, seeds, dairy products, eggs, beans and brown or wild rice combined.
2007-03-20 16:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peanut butter and peannuts any kind of nuts and protein bars and any kind of meat and jerkey is great
2007-03-20 16:30:44 · answer #9 · answered by Danielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tofu, eggs, lentils, salmon, spinach are a few
2007-03-20 16:30:43 · answer #10 · answered by n s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋