How to Eat High-Protein (100+ Grams) Everyday
We can’t emphasize it enough at this point! But eating enough protein everyday has not only changed client’s physique and muscle mass but has given them everything from steady energy, hair growth, and clear and whole-heartedly believe that if you’re going to change ONE thing in your life right now, eating more protein would be it. I wrote this blog post why we consider high-protein a non-negotiable, but we wanted to share a post with less science and more ideas to help you actually make it happen in your own life — because one way doesn’t work for everybody! And we want to give you ideas to pull from and tweak to make work for you.
Top 3 Hacks for Higher Protein
Add a protein shake that has atleast 20-30 g of quick protein. Shop the cleanest protein powders in our apothecary here including:
Don’t use dinner as your #1 source of protein. Instead, “front-load” your protein by getting most of it from your breakfast, lunch, and snacks (ideas below). Our body’s metabolism works way more efficiently when work with our circadian rhythm and rise/rest with the sun — learn everything we know about meal timing here and why getting most of your nutrients (including protein) before sunset could be a huge game changer for you.
Keep high-protein snacks on hand no matter where you’re going. We vouch for beef sticks or jerky, hard-boiled eggs, and protein balls because they’re easy to travel with. You can find other travel-friendly snack ideas here that make a balanced combo with protein.
Breakfast
a protein smoothie/shake
egg omelet (WITH the yolks for all those vitamins and minerals!)
add breakfast BEEF sausages (try this beef sausage recipe to switch it up from pork)
High-Protein Breakfast Burrito (~25 g protein)
PB & Raspberry Smoothie (~25 g protein) PS, all the smoothies on my site are high-protein and great for breakfast or a snack!
Apple Pie Oats (~25 g protein)
Lunch
salad with grilled steak, chicken, shrimp, or salmon
dinner leftovers
burger with a fried egg
15-Min Loaded Lunch Bowl (~25 g protein)
Loaded Chicken Pesto Panini (~30 g protein)
Greek Burgers (~30 g protein) I love meal prepping these for a few days because they seriously make for the best lunch ever.
Dinner
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Mongolian Beef (~30 g protein)
Grilled Honey Dijon Chicken With Veggies And Rice (~30 g protein)
Hearty Paleo Chili (~30 g protein)
Snacks
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PB Chocolate Chip Protein Balls (~6 g per ball, 2-3 balls = 12-18 g)
Tropical Green Smoothie (~25 g protein)
High-Protein Froyo (~20 g protein)
Archer Jerky, Chomps
RXBars
DIY Chewy Bars
