{"id":11,"date":"2011-04-24T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livewelldfw.com\/?p=11&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=103"},"modified":"2011-04-24T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T19:45:00","slug":"have-you-ever-wondered-how-much-protein-you-should-consume-in-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livewelldfw.com\/blog\/have-you-ever-wondered-how-much-protein-you-should-consume-in-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you ever wondered how much protein you should consume in a day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I get asked this question a lot.<\/p>\n

The short answer is, between 30 and 40 grams per meal.
\nProtein requirements for generally inactive people are around .8 g\/kg of body weight. But active people\u2019s protein needs can be up to 100 percent higher than that (1.6-1.8 g\/kg of body weight vs. 0.8 g\/kg).<\/p>\n

So, a typical adult weighing 150 pounds needs 88 grams of protein per day, which translates to approximately 30 grams per meal. That amount increases to 115 grams (about 40 grams per meal) for someone who weight-trains.<\/p>\n

Current data suggests that protein needs are higher not only for active individuals, but also for:
\nChildren and teens who are still growing
\nDieters
\nVegetarians
\nAnyone with less-than-optimal muscle strength
\nThe elderly<\/p>\n

The types of protein that you eat are another important consideration. There is a vast difference between eating a fast food hamburger and a hamburger you make yourself from grass-fed organic beef. Why? Because you signal your body\u2019s DNA differently with high quality food choices. For example, if you consume 1200 calories\/day in jelly beans, versus 1200 calories\/day in carrots, which day do you think you would feel better, think more clearly, and lose weight? Obviously, the carrot day, because it is not about the calories, but the quality of those calories.<\/p>\n