How to Pick a Weight Loss App You Will Keep Using
App for weight loss: pick one that logs quickly, refuses goals below 1,200 or 1,500 kcal and stays at the NHS pace of 0.5–1 kg a week.
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Claire Donovan · · 10 min readHow Much Protein Is Too Much? The Limit for Healthy Adults
How much protein is too much? The US range for healthy adults ends at 35% of calories, 175 g on 2,000 kcal. See the kidney evidence and who needs a limit.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readHigh Protein Diet: How to Start One
A high protein diet means about 100 g a day: 1.5 g/kg or 20% of calories in trials. Here is how to start, a worked day, and who should ask a doctor first.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readAverage Protein Intake: What People Eat vs What They Need
Average protein intake for adults is 89.3 g for US men and 65.6 g for women. Compare it with the 0.8 g/kg RDA and the 1.2–1.6 g/kg guideline range.
Claire Donovan · · 4 min readHow Much Protein Does Tofu Have? Firm, Silken and Extra-Firm
How much protein does tofu have? 17.3 g per 100 g for raw firm, 6.9–7.4 g for silken. Nine USDA records, with the grams that give 20 g of protein.
Claire Donovan · · 7 min readHigh Protein Breakfast: Foods, Swaps and Plates That Reach 30 g
High protein breakfast foods and swaps in grams: a yogurt-granola bowl has 36.4 g of protein against 16.3 g for granola and milk at the same calories.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readNHS Calorie Deficit Weight Loss Advice, Explained
NHS calorie deficit weight loss advice: cut about 600 kcal a day, aim for 0.5–1 kg a week. See how to work out your own number in the UK.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readHigh Protein Milk: How Much More Protein You Get
High protein milk has 13 g of protein a cup in the US and 18 g per 250 mL in Canada, against 8.1 g in 2% milk. See the numbers side by side.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readHigh Protein Cheesecake: 14.8 g of Protein per Slice
High protein cheesecake: one slice has 14.8 g of protein and 160 kcal, against 6.9 g for a commercial slice. See the grams and the swaps.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readHigh Protein Breakfast Meal Prep: Three Batches, Counted
High protein breakfast meal prep: pancakes, chia jars and egg boxes with 25–29 g of protein per portion, weighed, plus how long each keeps.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readHigh Protein Lunch Meal Prep: Four Boxes From One Cook
High protein lunch meal prep with grams: turkey chili gives 36.6 g of protein per box, chicken, rice and broccoli gives 54.6 g. Raw weights and storage.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readHow Many Grams of Protein in an Egg? White, Yolk and Size
How many grams of protein in an egg? A large one has 6.2 g: 3.6 g in the white, 2.8 g in the yolk. See size, cooking and 25 g of protein.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min read
