PROTEIN: HOW MUCH DO I NEED?

PROTEIN: How Much Do I Need?

Approximately 25 grams per day is the goal. It is important to count the protein in the entire meal including your beverage, not just the meat. One serving size of meat is the size of one deck of cards. By this measure, we often eat a meat serving at least the size of TWO decks of cards which means we fulfilled our body’s requirement for protein for two days at this one meal without counting the rest of the food eaten at the same time. You can see how easy it is to become out-of-balance consuming to much acidic food in our culture and life style. This affects our blood pH. If the blood pH drops below 7.4, it become very acidic and cannot carry maximum oxygen to the cells to take glucose and make energy. You become sluggish and tired with low energy, because blood is getting more and more acid, or toxic. We create stress on our body due to diet.

Our body must maintain its pH balance. If we do not provide alkalinity through our food intake, our body will look within to pull out what it needs to maintain our pH balance. Sodium bicarbonate may be pulled from the gallbladder and dumped into the blood stream getting the blood back to a maximum pH, or it may pull calcium, which is alkaline, from our bones, gradually weakening our frame. The body will continue to look within to draw from you what it needs to maintain your pH balance, even if it means gradually breaking down your health for you to live. If over acidity becomes your lifestyle, sickness or pain may become common, and your body becomes the perfect environment for developing disease including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc. If sickness and disease are developed one bite at a time, it makes sense that even our most feared diseases can also be reversed by consuming nutritious/fresh foods.
YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR CHOICE. “LIVE WELL!”

PROTEIN IN ANIMAL PRODUCTS, NUTS, SEEDS
Grams of
FOOD SERVING PROTEIN

Ice Cream 2/3 cup (6oz) 4
Milk 1 cup 8
Cheese pizza 1/8 section 6
Cheddar Cheese 1 ounce 7
Yogurt 8 ounces 12
Eggs 1 6
Bacon 2 strips 4
Ham 3 oz 18
Hot Dog 1 6
Beef, ground 3 ounces 23
Chicken, breast 2.8 ounces 26
Corned beef 3 ounces 22
Spaghetti w/meat 1 cup 12
Tuna 3.5 ounces 28
Turkey 3.5 ounces 27
Peanuts ½ cup 18
Peanut Butter 1 tablespoon 4
Corn flakes, dry 1 cup 2
Bagel 1 (3 inches) 4
White bread 1 slice 2
Yeast donut 1 3_

PROTEIN IN VEGETABLES and FRUITS
Grams of
FOOD SERVING PROTEIN
Asparagus ½ c 2.5
Beets ½ c 1
Broccoli 2 spears 8
Brussels Sprouts 7 4
Carrots ½ c. 1
Cauliflower ½ c. 1
Corn ½ c. 2
Green Beans ½ c. 1
Greens, Collard ½ c. 1
Greens, Turnip ½ c. 1
Lettuce 1 c. 1
Potato, sweet 1 2
Potato, white 1 3
Spinach, cooked ½ c. 3
Spinach, raw ½ c. 2
Tomato 1 1
Apple 1 Tr
Banana 1 1
Grapes 10 Tr
Orange 1 1
Strawberries 1 c. 1
Watermelon 4x8 wedge 3

CONCLUSION: You reach 25 grams much more quickly when you calculate the amount of protein in animal products against consuming plant foods. Nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits allow you to consume filling portions of foods which are highly nutritious and loaded with enzymes essential for digestion. Enjoy animal foods (one time a day or less) in small portions, and use small amounts as toppings or seasonings. Your body is never fooled: too much protein and you will pay for it over time – with declining health, or with your life!