Getting your protein fix without the powders
SERIOUS SAVINGS.
>> AS HIGH PROTEIN DIETS SURGE
IN POPULARITY. A CONSUMER
REPORTS INVESTIGATION FOUND
HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN SOME
PROTEIN POWDERS AND SHAKES
RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT
SUPPLEMENTS SAFETY. YEAH, BUT
HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS. PLENTY OF
OTHER FOODS PACK A PROTEIN
PUNCH WITHOUT THE HEAVY METAL
RISK OF A NEW SITE. KEELY
ARTHUR SHOWS US WHICH ONES THEY
ARE.
>> AND RECENTLY TOLD YOU ABOUT
A CONSUMER REPORTS.
INVESTIGATION INTO PROTEIN
POWDERS AND IT FOUND LEAD IN
MANY OF THEM IN SOME CASES,
12 TO 16 TIMES HIGHER THAN WHAT
IS SAFE FOR HUMAN IN A SINGLE
DAY. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
THESE LEVELS ARE CONCERNING
BECAUSE LEAD CAN BUILD UP IN
THE BODY OVER TIME AND EVEN LOW
LEVELS OF EXPOSURE HAS BEEN
LINKED TO HEALTH PROBLEMS,
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND
WOMEN. BUT ON THE WHOLE PROTEIN
IS A GOOD THING. IT PLAYS A
KEY ROLE IN BUILDING AND
MAINTAINING MUSCLE.
>> ESPECIALLY AS WE GET OLDER
RECENT GUIDELINES SAY ADULTS
NEED BETWEEN 5.7 GRAMS OF
PROTEIN PER POUND OF BODY
WEIGHT EACH DAY.
>> BUT CONSUMER REPORTS EXPERTS
SAY MOST PEOPLE CAN MEET THOSE
NEEDS BUT EATING REGULAR
EVERYDAY FOODS, MEAT POULTRY,
FISH, EGGS AND DAIRY FOODS ARE
RICH IN PROTEIN. EVEN JUST A
3 OUNCE SERVING OF CHICKEN,
SUPPLIES. 26 GRAMS ALSO BEANS
AND LENTILS. TOFU, THE NUTS AND
SEEDS HAVE A HEALTHY DOSE OF
PROTEIN. AND I'M LIKE PROTEIN
POWDERS. THESE FOODS DON'T JUST
GIVE YOU PROTEIN.
>> YOU GET VITAMINS, MINERALS,
HEALTHY FATS. AND FIBER.
EVEN MORNING SMOOTHIE CAN BE
GIVEN A PROTEIN PUNCH WITHOUT
TURNING TO POWDERS. YOU CAN ADD
PROTEIN TO SMOOTHIES, BY
BLENDING IN KNOTS OR NOT.
BUTTERS SEEDS LIKE CHAIR OR
FLAX GREEK YOGURT COTTAGE.
CHEESE OR TOFU. AND DON'T FEEL
LIKE YOU NEED TO LOAD UP ON
PROTEIN AND JUST ONE MEAL
SPREADING IT ACROSS BREAKFAST,
LUNCH AND DINNER HELPS YOUR