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A Meal Plan For Building Muscle
For this week's Get Fit For 2010 challenge, I'm asking you to keep a food journal. Tracking what you eat is a great way to lose or maintain weight, as well as make sure you're getting enough of all the good stuff you need to function through the day. I've decided to combine this week's challenge with my New Year's resolution to increase my strength and endurance by eating this meal plan of muscle-building foods.
Pack Your Meals With These Protein Powerhouses
Depending on your weight and activity level, women need about 40 to 60 grams of protein a day. This valuable nutrient is responsible for building and repairing tissues, making hormones and enzymes, and is the building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. Seeing that's it's so important, here are some excellent sources of protein you should include in your diet so read more
Which Vegetarian Food Contains More Protein?
When I dappled in vegetarianism in college, my mom was all over me saying, "How are you going to get enough protein?" Meat isn't the only form of protein out there, so take this quiz to see how much protein you'll find in vegetarian foods.
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Healthy Eating Tip: For Breakfast, Don't Forget the Protein
Toasted bagels, blueberry muffins, and warm waffles with fruit are some of my favorite choices for breakfast. Although they're tasty, they don't offer much protein. This essential nutrient makes you feel full and gives you sustained energy.
Protein Quiz
Protein is the building block of life, but how much do you know about it? Take this quiz and see if you have the scoop on protein.
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6 Meatless Ways to Get Five Grams of Protein
Eating enough protein daily helps with weight loss, since this macronutrient satiates your hunger better than carbs or fats. Plus, protein is the building block of the human body. Your muscles, skin, hair, and connective tissues are mostly made up of protein, but it also plays a huge role in every cell in your body.
The Magic Ratio For Recovery
Replenishing your body post-workout is just as important as what you eat before you hit the road or gym. If your workout is over an hour, or you run over six miles, you need to refuel your muscles so they will be ready for your next workout.
Thirty to 45 minutes after working out, your body is more responsive to insulin, which helps the muscles pull glucose, made from carbs, out of the bloodstream and into the muscle.
Food Review: Better Whey of Life Yogurt
You know I love a good pun, and I love yogurt, so how could I not try this new yogurt called Better Whey of Life? Made with whey protein — a favorite of weight-lifting types — each six-ounce cup of the creamy nonfat yogurt contains 15 to 17 grams of protein. That's significantly more than most other yogurt brands, which typically contain five to eight grams of protein, but on par with many Greek yogurts.
Healthy Eating Tip: Make a Lentil Ragu
Most people are eating at home more often these days, including yours truly. Saving money is a big priority, and being experimental in the kitchen is key for avoiding boredom: With these ideas in mind, I suggest you test a lentil ragu.
Lentils are deliciously inexpensive and each serving offers tons of protein and fiber.
What's the Deal With: TVP
TVP might sound like a new sexually transmitted disease, but it's actually a kind of food made from soybeans. The letters stand for Texturized Vegetable Protein, and it's produced from soy flour after the soybean oil has been removed. It's cooked under pressure, made into little shapes, and then dried.
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