{"id":627095,"date":"2026-10-11T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627095\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:30:32","slug":"the-best-high-protein-carbs-to-eat-according-to-dietitians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627095\/","title":{"rendered":"The best high-protein carbs to eat, according to dietitians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1tfgmyw emevuu60\">Lentils pack about 9 grams of protein per boiled half-cup, along with complex carbs and fibre that help keep your energy steady. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindsaymalonerd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.lindsaymalonerd.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Lindsay Malone\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lindsay Malone<\/a>, a registered dietician and instructor of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University, suggests using them in soups, salads, or veggie burgers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1tfgmyw emevuu60\">&#8216;They\u2019re rich in iron, folate and magnesium, making them a nutritious, affordable plant-based option,&#8217; says Malone. &#8216;Plus, lentils are also usually easy on the digestive system. If you are someone who tends to get gassy with beans, try cooking them in a pressure cooker to improve digestibility.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lentils pack about 9 grams of protein per boiled half-cup, along with complex carbs and fibre that help&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2519,307814,8625,134,207292,2116,111,139,556,69,307813,251090],"class_list":["post-627095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-content-type-feature","tag-contentid-941b2511-1d74-4274-92dc-e9cb04e075a9","tag-displaytype-listicle","tag-health","tag-issyndicated-true","tag-locale-gb","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nutrition","tag-nz","tag-shorttitle-11-high-protein-carbs-dietitians-recommend","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}