There Is A Lot Of Protein In These 7 Foods!

Every meal needs a source of protein to add all the nutrients to the body. Learn to recognize what it is in!

Protein is an important part of our diet. People and companies who make a living selling powders and other dietary supplements want us to believe that our bodies need a lot of protein. But there are so many foods that contain enough protein to meet your needs without powder.

Do we need powder with a lot of protein?

Protein is one of the three important food components from which our body gets its energy : carbohydrates, protein and fat. As everyone knows, the main component of our muscles is the body’s own protein. And, according to the misconception formed by advertising, the more protein you eat, the more muscles you build.

Therefore, “training-optimizing” powders are often offered in order to maximize the desired muscle building in the gym .

First and foremost, the income of the seller is maximized. Because protein alone does not make muscles, only regular and effective training builds them up and effective training is not possible without carbohydrates!

So protein alone, especially from powder, makes no sense to maintain or build muscle mass.

Quite the opposite: Excessive protein intake puts a strain on the kidneys, as excess protein, converted to urea, has to be removed with the urine via the kidneys.

If the protein intake is too high, the kidneys are no longer able to filter the urea from the blood and kidney failure can result. A lot of protein can therefore do a lot of harm!

Today we will show you which foods contain a lot of protein!

fish

Fish, whether fresh or saltwater, is a good source of animal protein. Sea fish is also rich in iodine, which is also important for health, as our soils in Germany contain little of the trace element.

Fish also contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids, especially those fish species that live in cold waters and are therefore higher in fat. These include salmon, herring, mackerel and other fish that can be fished or farmed in our waters.

soy

When you hear soy, you usually think of tofu immediately and will turn up your nose. But who knows how to properly prepare tofu also knows that soy is an extremely healthy and low-fat way to consume protein !

There are now a lot of soy-based products:

• Soy yogurt,
• Soy quark,
• Soy milk,
• Soy pudding …

Be brave and try out how you can incorporate soy into your diet in a health-promoting way!

nuts

Nuts are an excellent source of vegetable protein – and they are all from the region and so delicious! You can enrich vegetarian or vegan dishes with nuts by roasting them without fat and sprinkling them over your food or salad, including fruit salad.

However, nuts also contain a lot of fat, which is why you should not use them solely to meet your protein needs. However, the fatty acids contained in nuts are usually essential, so that a handful of nuts is more useful than harmful.

Dairy products

Since milk contains protein, it is clear that dairy products are a good source of protein. The less water there is in the dairy product, the more protein it contains. Hard cheese is a particularly good source of protein, but it also contains a lot of fat. Since milk fat is not necessarily one of the healthiest fats, you should prefer low-fat variants.

flesh

Every child knows that: Meat is rich in protein – but unfortunately most meat dishes are also particularly rich in fat. You shouldn’t consume more than 20g of fat per meal. If you look at the package of minced meat or sausage, you will quickly realize that it will be a difficult thing to eat enough protein and not too much fat (and thus cholesterol) with meat.

Low-fat meat dishes such as

• Filet,
• Tartare, 
• Poultry breast (skinless) and
• lean ham

are a good idea if you want to eat meat.

legumes

Peas, beans, lentils and lupins are legumes. These not only provide valuable vegetable protein, but also filling carbohydrates and healthy fiber.

You can leave out the sausage in the pea soup, in the lentil or bean stew, because the peas themselves already cover your protein requirements enough!

Eggs

The word “protein” actually says that there is a lot of protein in eggs. Eggs had a bad reputation in the past, and it was said that eggs were to blame for rising cholesterol levels.

That said , eggs are not unhealthy. As with everything, the amount counts. Eggs are particularly popular with vegetarians as a source of protein.