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Soybean protein, is it good?

Bloktay
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Hi, everyone
I am starting to cut macros and I need a hand filling the gaps. Is soybean protein granulated (the ones that look like cereales) any good?
Or which would you recommend? (the gap its about 12 ~ 20 g of protein)

Wilsin_Fitness
Wilsin_Fitness g Wilson Ortiz
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Most soy products do not get along with male testosterone levels...just add some lean meat to the diet, a couple ounces should do the trick.
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JoeHurricane
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Posted By: Bloktay

Hi, everyone
I am starting to cut macros and I need a hand filling the gaps. Is soybean protein granulated (the ones that look like cereales) any good?
Or which would you recommend? (the gap its about 12 ~ 20 g of protein)

If you can't get it from food, you could always just have an extra scoop of protein each day if you have some? Otherwise something like canned tuna would be almost perfect to fill that gap, or any lean meats like @Wilsin_Fitness mentioned. Even some milk would be OK...just remember that will also have carbs :D

Now I know that these are animal options, so in case you are a vegetarian or a vegan, I'd go for beans. Packed with protein!

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Bloktay
Bloktay g Guzman Ferreira
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Posted By: JoeHurricane

If you can't get it from food, you could always just have an extra scoop of protein each day if you have some? Otherwise something like canned tuna would be almost perfect to fill that gap, or any lean meats like @Wilsin_Fitness mentioned. Even some milk would be OK...just remember that will also have carbs :D

Now I know that these are animal options, so in case you are a vegetarian or a vegan, I'd go for beans. Packed with protein!

I feel like I am already eating enough meat, and I already have tuna and beans hahahaa
What do you think about egg protein (powder I mean), they sell it in my local pharmacy and its quiet cheap and its seems quiet good as well (every 28g it has 22g of protein)

jmboiardi
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Posted By: Bloktay

I feel like I am already eating enough meat, and I already have tuna and beans hahahaa
What do you think about egg protein (powder I mean), they sell it in my local pharmacy and its quiet cheap and its seems quiet good as well (every 28g it has 22g of protein)

You can do a pure egg protein powder - Optimum Nutrition makes one - or you could just eat/start eating more whole eggs. You could also add in full fat Greek yogurt. I agree in regards to soy - you really need to minimize your consumption of soy as it is high in xenoestrogens which are not great for a male's testosterone and DHT balances.

 

It is still best to eat more food than rely on supplements but if the challenge is that you really can't eat any more than what you are now, then an egg or whey supplement will work as well as the other suggestions from the posters above.

 

John

34 years of lifting and nutritional experience and resident "old man" :-) MS Athlete and past Super Hermanite since 2013.
JoeHurricane
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Posted By: Bloktay

I feel like I am already eating enough meat, and I already have tuna and beans hahahaa
What do you think about egg protein (powder I mean), they sell it in my local pharmacy and its quiet cheap and its seems quiet good as well (every 28g it has 22g of protein)

Yup egg protein is fine. I used that when I first started using a protein supplement :)

 

John gave you some good suggestions too!!

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Wilsin_Fitness
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Egg protein would be perfect! Meat can get pretty old at times. Haha.
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Bloktay
Bloktay g Guzman Ferreira
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Thanks everyone for the advices! I'll buy the egg protein to fill the gap!

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