Choosing the right amount of nutritious foods helps your health in many ways. Firstly, A diet packed with fruits and vegetables which is rich in fiber, proteins and healthy fats helps a person feel fuller without consuming too much of calories, which is the key in keeping your weight in control. Secondly, the antioxidants and some beneficial compounds in the foods give an extra boost to your health and body.
If you are serious about losing weight or gaining some lean muscle mass, then it’s probable that you are already taking a lot of protein intake in the form of foods or shakes. For professional athletes the general formula of gaining some lean muscle mass is to have about 1.5 grams of protein per pound of the body weight. To complete the intake of all the nutrients in your body you need to have some healthy food in the form of snacks.
Here is a list of 5 fast and easy to prepare snacks which can help you achieve your daily protein intake.
Cottage Cheese:
Anything and almost everything made in a dairy is rich in proteins. Having 8 ounces of low fat cottage cheese increases your protein intake by adding 28 grams to your normal diet. Proteins from cottage cheese take time to digest, minimizing hunger until it’s time for your next meal. Cottage cheese can be mixed with raw fruits or vegetables and can also be eaten plain suiting your taste buds.
Jerky:
Jerky depends on the type of meat it is made of. An ounce of jerky contains about eight to 12 grams of protein. This is the best snack when you are on the go and don’t have much time to prepare a snack for yourself, Jerky requires no preparation and does not need to be refrigerated .Jerky contains high amounts of sodium content, which is its only drawback.
Tuna Meat:
Tuna comes in open packs and is available in a canned tin packing. Due to the advancement in its packing’s one does not really need a can opener now to waste time opening it, it’s quick and loaded with high amounts of protein. Tuna is about 90 percent of protein. You can add up a bit of mustard and pickles if this protein is too dry for you, it can also be mixed up with some green leafy vegetables to make a quick salad.
Sliced turkey:
Sliced pieces of turkey are readily available in the market, it’s a meat, which is tasty, and rich in protein, a slice of turkey contains about 90 percent of protein. A turkey snack is a low carb and protein rich food, processed turkey is infused with carb loaded flavoring. Always be sure to check out the nutritional facts on the packaging of the turkey in order to ensure that you get slices that are low in carbs as much as possible.
Healthy Nuts:
Almonds, peanuts and walnuts are rich in protein content and are a great ready-made snack that you can have at any time on the go. It’s also necessary to have some amount of fats with proteins in your diet, for this you can mix different types of nut with some fruits such as berries or grapes to make a quick delicious snack. Nuts contain the highest calories out of all the snacks mentioned above, so make sure that you take it in consideration if you are strictly working on losing your weight instead of building muscle mass.
This above list of five easy healthy protein snacks will surely help you to reach your fitness goals. There are many other protein rich snacks available but before you have any of them, always make sure to read the label which consists of all the nutritional facts. It is found that creating a healthy diet plans enables us to resist fatigue and keeps our body fresh and active all day.The benefits of eating a healthy snack are all around, and great! So look into snacking for you and your kids. You will never regret it!
Originally posted 2013-07-24 05:41:36.