Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Protein for Pennies


Since it's not cheap to eat quality foods, I thought I'd take a moment to list out how much (price per 10 grams) it costs for specific protein selections. A chart I found in the latest edition of Men's Health magazine listed the following selections:


  • Black Beans- 13 cents

  • Turkey- 14 cents

  • Chicken breast- 24 cents

  • Eggs- 26 cents

  • Ground beef- 34 cents

If you take an individual who needs 100 grams of protein/day, it'd cost them $2.22 in protein per day based on incorporation of the above sources. If you pair that with some good quality fiber sources and unsaturated fats, you've got yourself a good nutrition program that doesn't actually cost a fortune.

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