How To Add Protein To Your Weight Loss Diets

If you want to lose weight and build up your body muscles, you have to consume the right type and the right amount of proteins.

In this article, we shall be looking at the different types of proteins that you can add to your weight loss diet:

1-Soy proteins

Even though some people still use these type of proteins, it is better that you do not use these types of proteins because they are usually sourced from intensively farmed sources and some of them have been modified genetically.

So, do not use soy proteins just because they are cheap; they might not offer you the nutritional benefit that you desire.

2-Casein proteins

These types of proteins contain lots of the amino acid called glutamine which is used to build up muscle mass. The body tends to digest casein at a slower rate than whey protein thus making a more sustained stream of protein available to the body throughout the day.

You can take foods that contain casein protein when you are taking your major meals, and just before you retire to bed at night to sustain muscular growth throughout the night.

Foods that contain casein include: low fat milk, yogurt, cheese etc. You can add these casein containing foods to your slimming diet.

3-Egg protein

Most nutritionists believe that the two best natural sources of protein are eggs and whey proteins. Eggs are protein rich foods that are low in calorie and their cholesterol content is mainly the healthy type of cholesterol.

You can eat scrambled eggs with omelettes in the morning as your breakfast; you can also eat boiled eggs in salads as your afternoon lunch.

4-Whey proteins

These types of proteins are very popular and they sourced from milk. Due to the fact that these proteins are readily absorbed into the body quicker than most other types of proteins, they are very good for post exercise consumption.

Whey protein also aid the effective functioning of your immune system thus helping to ward off illnesses that can hinder your exercise and diet efforts to get rid of excess body fat.

Furthermore, these types of proteins are rich in amino acids which promote muscular growth. Examples of whey proteins include whey protein isolate, whey powder concentrate and hydrolyzed whey protein.

5-Artificial protein shakes and supplements

Even though there is a lot of media hype about the use of protein shakes and supplements, the truth of the matter is that these artificial sources of proteins should only be used as a last resort if you fail to get enough proteins from natural food sources of proteins.

If you discover that you are not making the kind of progress that you want in your levels of strength and fitness, then you can make use of these protein supplements to boost your protein intake.

If you want to make use of protein shakes, it is best that you consume your protein shakes either: a) early in the morning 

if you want to do an early morning workout especially if you do not have time to eat breakfast before you commence exercises or b) immediately after completing your exercise; you can take a protein shake 30 minutes after you complete your exercise routine to repair and stimulate muscular growth very quickly.

By the way, are you interested in discovering more healthy food items that you can add to your weight loss diets?

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