“Protein is a majorly important macronutrient for everyone, whatever goal you may have.<\/p>\n
“Whether you’re looking to lose fat, improve your performance or gain muscle, protein has to be ever present and the research shows that a daily intake of 1.4\u20132g per kg of bodyweight can support those goals.”<\/p>\n
But don’t feel the need to take shortcuts when upping your protein: those convenient protein puddings, fibre bars and ‘high-protein’ cereals can’t really compete with protein-rich wholefoods.<\/p>\n
“From a nutritionist’s perspective, I see these products as tools, not essentials. They can be convenient and practical, especially for busy athletes or those on the go \u2013 but they shouldn’t be your main source of nourishment.<\/p>\n
“You absolutely can meet your protein and fibre needs through wholefoods, often more affordably and with better overall nutrient density.<\/p>\n
“Greek yoghurt, eggs, beans, fish, lean meat and tofu are all great sources of protein and can be pretty affordable. Fibre-rich foods like oats, fruit, veggies, wholegrains, legumes and nuts are easy to work with too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Protein is a majorly important macronutrient for everyone, whatever goal you may have. “Whether you’re looking to lose…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[102,6636,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-455123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-health","tag-nutrition","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}