Sport Protein of choice?

Sport Fitness
M

michaelnow

0
I get a spinach salad daily with hard-boiled egg, broccoli, green pepper, and either salmon or chicken. The other protein are usually unhealthy like popcorn shrimp, buffalo chicken etc.
Side-note, while getting this salad, it never fails to disappoint me when i see people go the route of a salad for lunch, but then load it with buffalo chicken wings, bacon bits, and 3 or 4 spoon fulls of ranch dressing! Boggles my mind! :confused:

Back to my original topic, what should I be getting, salmon or roasted chopped chicken? And what do you guys prefer?
 
A big fat red steak

But out of those two, the Salmon, but only if it's of good quality i.e. almost red in colour to show that it's (it was :)) wild and healthy
 
Oh man, now I want a steak...mmm

I'm not a fan of fish, so I would go with the chicken. But the real answer is whichever one YOU prefer. They are both good choices.
 
Not for me...I'll take a chicken breast and steak with spices, grilled and juicy...mmm.

Damn I think I'm going to have to get a steak tonight...
 
Protein salads are likely my favorite dinners except for variants of Italian red sauce dishes.

Marinated pork, chicken or any of the fresh seafood available here in Ensenada jump on the bbq grill to begin. It's a gas bbq, because I'm lazy.
Lettuce, cucumber, red peppers, celery and any other vegetables provide the foundation.

Anyone else find that manly men, who normally are "burnt steak and a mess of greens"(Henry Tyroone, Wheeler Dealers), dislike salad dining platforms?
 
I take fish oil capsules each day for my omega-3, so I shouldn't really need fish or anything else to get my omega-3. But if you don't have a regular source of omega-3, then fish is a good option (although you need to worry about mercury if you have it really often). Other than the lack of omega-3, chicken is probably comparable to salmon and tuna in its protein and over nutritional content.

I wouldn't recommend farm-raised salmon. To get the most omega-3 and the least toxins, go with wild salmon. And if the salmon you're buying doesn't say it was caught in the wild, it almost certainly wasn't. Even fairly nice restaurants serve farm salmon instead of wild salmon. So, ask and make sure it's wild salmon.

Chunk tuna is pretty low in mercury and is also a pretty good source of omega-3. I find it easier and cheaper to incorporate it into my diet on a routine basis than salmon. Personally, I like mixing tuna with hummus although I suppose most people would think that sort of strange.

Keep in mind that omega-3 is a delicate oil, easily degraded by heat. So, I'd avoid microwaving or frying omega-3 containing fish. Grilling is fine, but I'd probably just grill it (or cook it however you do) just as long as is necessary to make it safe to eat.

I don't eat the same protein sources each day. I usually start the day with non-fat plain yogurt and whey (and nuts and berries), but my lunches and dinners tend to be different each day. I also consume beef, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, and milk, but whey and yogurt are the only two sources I have virtually every day.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top