High Protein Foods For Muscle Building - Social Market25

Protein

 Protein builds your body, it creates muscle. It controls hunger. It's a win whether your goal is weight loss or muscle building, eating, enough protein is key but so is variety, since each kind has it's own amino acid profile. Go beyond chicken and protein powder with these great high protein foods.

1. Eggs 

Eggs

    Protein in an egg: 6 per 1 large egg

    Eggs are one of the most perfect high protein foods at the super market: cheap, versatile, low carb, and packed with branched chain amino acids. Look for eggs fortified with extra omega 3 fatty acids to give your breakfast scramble an extra nutrient boost. Hard boiled egg are one of the most portable protein foods, You can also make a shake with dried egg protein powder.

2. Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese

     Protein in cottage cheese: 14 g per 1/2-cup serving 

     Make cottage cheese you go-to food for a healthy late night snack. It's high in casein a slow digesting dairy protein. Slow digesting protein feeds your muscles all night so they don't catabolize and it keeps you from waking up starving at 3 a.m.

3. Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt

     Protein in Greek yogurt: 23 g per 8-oz serving

     Greek yogurt  has become such a popular choice because it has twice as much protein as other type of yogurt. It's also rich in bone-building calcium and probiotic bacteria, which is great for gut health. Look foe plain varieties to keep calories and your weight in check.

4. Swiss Cheese

     Protein in swiss cheese: 8 g per 1-oz.

     Gram for gram swiss cheese provides more protein than over varieties commonly available in the super market making it a muscle friendly option for your sandwiches and burgers. And like yogurt it also high in calcium.

5. 2-Percent Milk

     Protein in 2- percent milk: 8 g per 1-cup.

     You could chug watery, flavorless, skim milk, or you could enjoy the richer taste of 2 percent while getting a little extra fat to help you absorb the milk vitamin D and get you closer to your  macro targets.

Organic milk has the highest nutrient content including protein and omega-3s.

6. Yellowfin Tuna 

     Protein in yellowfin tuna: 25 g per 3-oz.

     Tuna delivers a boatload of easily digested high quality protein. You'll also benefit from the healthy amount of vitamin B and the potent antioxidant selenium making it a great nutrition choice. When possible look for troll or pole caught tuna which are considered the most sustainable options.

7. Halibut

Halibut

     Protein in halibut: 23 g per 3-oz.

     Among white fish species halibut reigns supreme when it comes to the protein you need to build muscle. Each 3-ounce serving also has a mere 2 grams of fat making halibut an even better catch. Pacific halibut is generally considered a more sustainable choice than Atlantic.

8. Octopus

Octopus

     Protein in octopus 25 g per 3-oz.

     An increasing number of fish mongers are now offering up this seafood choice so if your goal is to pack on granite dense muscle this protein packed cephalopod is a great choice. Frozen octopus actually has an advantage over fresh because the freezing process helps tenderize the meat.

9. Tilapia

     Protein in tilapia: 21 g per 3-oz.

     Commonly available at most fish markets tilapia is a mild testing fish with a good supply of protein to keep your muscle well fed. Look for American farmed tilapia which is a safer fish choice than tilapia imported from Asia.

10. Chicken Breast (Boneless And Skinless)

       Protein in chicken breast: 24 g per 3-oz.

       This bodybuilding and weight loss staple is a better protein source than order poultry cuts which is why it should remain a constant presence on your shopping list. To save money stock up on  this staple when it's marked down for quick sale.