What is a high protein diet? Protein from meat can help reduce body weight!!

Published 21 May 2024
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Key Takeaways

  • High Protein diet is suitable for those who wish to reduce weight and work out. Protein is what the body needs in building muscle and repair the body. Protein can be found in meat and plants.
  • Protein helps make you feel full for long. Enough protein consumption per day, such as 1 gram of protein per 1 kg. of weight, enhances body strength and reduces E10 habit.

Many people have trouble reducing weight, no matter how hard they try. The more they eat the more weight they gain. This is because they don’t eat the right way. Normally, if we are not in the state of starvation, the body doesn’t bring the protein into energy, but rather the carbohydrate and fat from the food we have eaten. Therefore, eating meat is not a factor of weight gain.

Today, Thai Nippon Foods presents the way to eat protein from meat which helps reduce body weight, build muscle, and lower fat for a nice looking body and good health.

A high protein diet is to eat food rich in protein by focusing on eating protein in a higher amount than carbohydrate and fat. Protein helps build muscle for strength. It can be found from natural sources.

Eating a high protein diet is very common in people who work out and wish to reduce weight. They eat mainly protein in a meal from meat to build muscle and reduce fat for better strength.

The body needs daily nutrient from protein to help activate enzymes, hormones and body immune. It strengthens muscle, burns energy, and repairs the worn-out body parts. Other than that, protein causes you to feel full faster by eating various types of high-E5protein meat.

People who work out or wish to lose weight can gain muscle by eating protein from meat along with working out. If eating sufficient amount of protein for body needs, one feels full fast which lasts long. You will have less snacks without feeling hungry during the day. Anyway, protein consumption should be proportionate to the body’s need of energy, which is 1 gram of protein per 1 kg. of body weight.

For example, a person who weights 40 kg. should eat 40 gram of protein per day to strengthen muscle. Even if it is difficult to calculate protein for each meal, you can manage the proportion of your meal. For instance, in a meal there should be larger proportion of protein than other contents. However, eat a variety of food and have five groups of nutrients for complete nutrition.

An important natural protein source like meat, which contains 9 essential amino acids and other important nutrients, such as vitamin b12, iron, etc, can be very nutritious food for the body. What meat contains high protein?

  1. 100 grams tuna contains 30 grams of protein.
  2. 100 grams chicken breast contains 27 grams of protein.
  3. 100 grams beef contains 26 grams of protein.
  4. 100 grams shrimp contains 24 grams of protein.
  5. 100 grams mackerel contains 24 grams of protein.
  6. 100 grams pork contains 21 grams of protein.
  7. 100 grams scallops contains 21 grams of protein.
  8. 100 grams salmon contains 20 grams of protein.
  9. 100 grams seabass fish contains 18 grams of protein.
  10. 100 grams duck contains 16.8 grams of protein.

From research data, protein from those 10 types of meat, the 5 top highest in protein are 1. tuna, 2. chicken breast. 3. beef. 4. shrimp and mackerel, and 5. scallop

Before becoming a dish for us to enjoy, meat has to be cooked to kill germs, bacteria and parasite, which cause illnesses and bad effects to the body. However, many people wonder after such process, does the cooked food still contain complete protein? 

Normally, cooked meat weights 25% lower because the water in the meat disappears, causing the protein inside to slightly go away, but not nutritionally significant. For example, 100 grams of raw chicken breast contains 27 grams of protein. Once being boiled, the weight is reduced to around 75 grams. The protein of the meat does not actually reduce that much. It is also up to the way of cooking as temperature and length of time are main factors affecting the amount of protein left in the meat.

Eating meat is another good option for those who wish to control weight. Consuming protein from meat for optimum nutrition is not hard at all.

  • Cooking for oneself at home

Those who like cooking for themselves can select fresh raw materials to cook according to their styles. A small trick for those who cook at home is to use appropriate temperature of heat for cooking the high protein meat within a suitable length of time to retain nutrients and tastes at the same time.

  • Ready-to-eat products

For those who don’t like complicated stuffs, nowadays there is high protein meat in ready-to-eat packaging, such as ready-to-eat Chicken Breast from NH Foods which can be available in leading convenient stores. The amount of protein to receive per day can be calculated so easily by turning the back of packaging to see the information.

To eat protein from meat for weight loss, the meat should be lean and low in fat. Cooking should be done by boiling, steaming, stir frying or grilling to reduce excess calories. Even if protein is needed and complete for the body, only an appropriate amount should be consumed to feel full all day long, in line with working out for better results. 

Protein from meat is nutritious. If consumers wish to build muscle for strength, high protein meat may be the right choice due to the necessary nutrients. Anyway, it can be adapted to the meal of each person for diversity and complete benefits at an appropriate amount. Eat complete 5 groups of nutrients according to the nutrition principles.

For those interested in a mouthful of protein from meat, NH Foods offer Steamed Chicken Breast rich in protein from the ready-to-eat packaging, which is clean and safe. We have three tastes to choose from, Original, Black pepper, and Chili and lime. The softness of chicken breast of different tastes will make you forget the boring chicken breast for sure. For those interested to taste out delicious chicken breast with packed protein, you can buy from convenient stores such as Big C, mini Big c, Tops market, Tops daily, Don Don Donki, Aeon, UFM Fuji Super 1-5, The mall


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