What are healthy protein sources?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Having lean protein with each meal is essential to overall health and well-being. A suggested 4-6 servings a day of lean protein is typically what most people need to stay healthy.
Following are examples of lean protein sources:
- Any fish, with the exception of shark, marlin, tile, king, mackerel, or swordfish, due to toxins. Oily fish is best (salmon, tuna (chunk light), sardines, herring, lake trout)
- Skinless poultry: turkey, chicken; white meat is better than dark meat
- Lean deli meats or prepackaged luncheon meat (turkey, ham, chicken, roast beef), ideally nitrate-free
- Lean beef: flank, sirloin, round steak, cubed steak, London broil, filets, or extra-lean ground beef; cuts of meat with little or no marbling
- Lean pork: tenderloin, loin chops, Canadian bacon
- Wild game: venison, elk, quail, dove, etc.
- Any shellfish: clams, shrimp, oysters, etc.
- Beans or peas: black beans, kidney beans, navy beans, pinto beans, white beans, lentils, and garbanzo beans
- Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese: all dairy with higher protein content
- Protein powders (meal replacements), including whey, hemp, rice, pea-based protein powders
Having lean protein with each meal is essential to overall health and well-being. A suggested 4-6 servings a day of lean protein is typically what most people need to stay healthy. Following are examples of lean protein sources: Any fish,... More -
Boston Women's Health Book Collective answered:Choose nuts, beans, tofu and other soy-based products, chicken, fish, and lean cuts of meat to meet your body's need for protein. These foods are high in protein and other nutrients but low in saturated fats.
Choose nuts, beans, tofu and other soy-based products, chicken, fish, and lean cuts of meat to meet your body's need for protein. These foods are high in protein and other nutrients but low in saturated fats. More -
Toby Smithson of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics answered:Healthy protein sources should include lean protein foods. Much of the cholesterol and saturated fat that we consume comes from higher fat protein sources, therefore I order to reduce our risk for heart disease, and lean protein food is the best choice. Additionally, if we reduce the fat content of a food, we will also reduce the calorie content which is helpful for weight management. Suggestions for healthy protein choices are:
- Greek yogurt
- Reduced fat cheese
- Low fat or fat free milk
- Roasted Soynuts
- Edamame
- Nut butter (peanut, almond, etc.)
- Lean beef
- Fish like tuna and salmon
- Grilled chicken breast
- Beans
Healthy protein sources should include lean protein foods. Much of the cholesterol and saturated fat that we consume comes from higher fat protein sources, therefore I order to reduce our risk for heart disease, and lean protein food is the best... More
