This is Harvard Health Publishing, they say I need about 0.8 grams of protein everyday, now, that means I would have to consume about 70 grams of protein everyday (minimum) to stay healthy, now, I live in India and don’t consume that much, but I consider myself pretty healthy.

So, what’s the amount one should realistically be aiming towards? If I were to take 70 grams of protein everyday, what measurable changes can I expect in my life🤔?

  • Ganesh Venugopal@lemmy.mlOP
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    23 hours ago

    I eat a pretty low protein diet, max to max I might get 20 grams (did that math), still I am not facing any major effects I feel

    • C A B B A G E@feddit.uk
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      23 hours ago

      You might be underestimating the amount of protein you’re getting. Urad dal has 25g of protein per 100g serving. Chickpeas are similar (19/20g per 100g serving). Red lentils are like, 10g per 100g serving. I “need” about 70g of protein; some days I’ll get that other days not so much but the average is probably about right.

      I don’t track macros though.

      I eat vegetarian and it’s never been an issue, though to be fair in western diets we’re generally over-proteined.

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        22 hours ago

        Isn’t that dried chickpeas and dried lentils? Cooked you are looking at roughly a third, unless I am mistaken

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            9 hours ago

            It doesn’t it just gets diluted because of the water you add during cooking. Same amount of protein is there but 100g dry lentils is aprox 300g cooked