Our Powell Pack is super pro-protein because we know how powerful this macronutrient is for our health and well-being! In fact, it?s so important that a palm-sized portion is the foundation of every single meal?both low and high-carb?in our carb cycling program. No other nutrient earns those bragging rights! 🙂
So why is protein so important? Besides the weight loss benefits I?ve shared before, here are some other reasons it?s so crucial for all-around good health:
- Every single cell in your body contains protein, so consuming the right amount of this vital nutrient is crucial!
- Protein contains many vital vitamins and minerals including vitamin E, magnesium, iron, zinc, and the B vitamins?all of which your body needs to function properly.
- Besides muscles, it also helps build bones, cartilage, skin, and blood, as well as hair, nails, enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals.
- Not only is protein a body builder, but it?s also a body repairer! Protein is so powerful!
Wondering about some good sources for protein? Here you go:
- Dairy: cottage cheese, eggs, egg substitutes, yogurt (both Greek and non-Greek)
- Meat: chicken, duck, ostrich, turkey, beef, buffalo, elk, venison, pork
- Seafood: catfish, halibut, lobster, salmon, shrimp, tilapia, tuna
- Vegan: tempeh, texturized vegetable protein (TVP), tofu
And to get the most power from your protein, check out these helpful hints:
- Eat your protein first at every meal. You won?t miss out on any of this vital nutrient and you?ll feel fuller longer.
- For meats, choose the leanest cuts: Look for ?loin? (top loin, top sirloin, pork loin, tenderloin, center loin) and ?round? (eye of round, top round, bottom round, round tip). Remove any fat and skin, and broil, grill, roast, poach, or boil instead of frying.
- Go for low fat cottage cheeses, and non-fat plain or low-carb/high protein yogurts.
So there you have it?the power of protein. Make it the nutritional foundation of your day…every day!
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Thank you so much for this opportunity! How would I know how many calories I should eat and how many grams of each macronutrient I should have? Thank you!
Hi Brooke: There?s a link to an awesome calculator in this post: https://heidipowell.net/10990. This calculator won?t break down your calories into low and high carb days, but there?s a ?Create a Meal? chart in this post that can help you figure out low and high carb days: https://heidipowell.net/4514. Just remember that each gram of protein and carbs = 4 calories, and each gram of fat = 9 calories. We also offer a customized nutrition program in our app, The Transform App (http://thetransformapp.com), which adjusts as you progress towards your goals. The app has several amazing workout programs too! Hope this helps!
Where can we buy the or protein powder
Hi Ray! You can buy the Powell’s Low Carb Meal Replacement Shakes here: https://transformhq.com/product/low-carb-meal-replacement-shake/ 🙂
Hi Team Powell!
I am vegetarian and do not like seitan, tofu, soy, etc. (Taste too much like meat for me) I do, however, like cottage cheese. How do you convert, for example, 2.5 oz of seitan in a recipe for cottage cheese? Would it be 2.5 oz of cottage cheese?
Hi Aimee: Here are the comparisons between 2.5 ounces each of cottage cheese (1% milk fat) and 2.5 ounces of seitan: Cottage cheese: 51 cals, .7g fat, 1.9g carbs, 8.8g protein. Seitan: 75 cals, .8g fat, 2.5g carbs, 15g protein. So you’ll need to adjust amounts of cottage cheese to hit similar macros of seitan. I hope this helps! 🙂
I’m following the Extreme Cycle for carb cycling- how do I figure out my daily intake of protein based off of the four high carb days and two low-carb days?
Hi Nicole: In all of Chris and Heidi’s carb cycling programs, they’ve figured out your macros for you, so you simply need to follow their plan. If you’d like to track your own macros, there’s a “Create Your Own Meals” chart in this post that can help: https://heidipowell.net/10617. Each gram of protein or carb = 4 calories, and each gram of fat = 9 calories. Hope this helps! 🙂
Hi – Do you recommend low fat cottage cheese or non fat cottage cheese for the Powell Turbo carb cycling? I can find organic low fat cottage cheese but only non-organic non fat cottage cheese.
Hi Cathy: Either low-fat or non-fat will work! 🙂
Hi! I’m very interested in starting this. Which book is best for a beginner – Choose More, Lose More or Extreme Transformation? Thank you!
Hi Susan: I’d get “Extreme Transformation” (http://amzn.to/2eTGrVy). You can do this!
Please help me with Protein Shakes! What powder do you use? So many choices!!
Hi Billie Jo: Chris and Heidi recommend low-fat, low-carb powders with around 20 grams of protein per serving. Other than that, choose what you like best!
Hi!!! So I have recently started a meal plan, I do 100 grams of berries, steal oats, as opposed of protein and a cup of egg whites for breakfast, then lunch chicken (8 oz) with green veggie! 2 hours later I do cream of rice with a tblsp of peanut butter (low fat), before gym peanut butter and jelly with 1/2 scoop of protein powder! After gym I do two 90 cal wheat wraps with top sirloin and white rice, last meal 9 oz ground turkey with green veggies. I work out 5x per week. I need to gain weight! I don’t fish but eat 5/6x per day, is this going to work?? I’m getting discouraged!
Hi Bobby: You can get some tips for gaining healthy weight in these two posts: https://heidipowell.net/10540 and https://heidipowell.net/10990. 🙂