5 High-Protein Meals to Pack Plenty of Nutrients Into Your Daily Meals
If you've been on a health journey in 2024, you'll probably know how important eating protein is—especially after a workout. Unfortunately, that means you are also aware that there are a lot of undesirable protein snacks and drinks.
The best way to get your daily protein, however, has to be through a good old-fashioned home-cooked meal. Below, here are five delicious recipes you can actually enjoy eating while achieving your dietary goals.
Healthy Orange Chicken by AllNutritious
You're telling us that we can make orange chicken healthy? Immediately, sign us up. Thankfully, AllNutritious' take on this beloved meal isn't too hard to make either. Chop up the chicken, create the sauce and chop up the green onions, and you have a meal to last you through the week. It looks like we know what's for dinner next week.
(via AllNutritious)
Mexican Chicken Stew With Quinoa and Beans by BBC Good Food
Mexican food is already one of our favorite cuisines, and now, we can pack it with more protein to reach our weekly goals. Yes, this stew has a lot of ingredients, but that's how you know it will be full of flavor. Chipotle paste, lime, coriander and much more—that's the perfect formula to achieve heaven on a plate.
(via BBC Good Food)
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Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs by GypsyPlate
Every additional recipe on this list blows our minds more. We never thought to eat ribs for daily protein intake, but it makes sense. GypsyPlate offers a delicious rendition, seasoned with paprika, onion powder and more. You'll never want to eat anything else again.
(via GypsyPlate)
Protein-Packed Healthy Mac and Cheese by Eating Bird Food
Okay, who doesn't love mac and cheese? The answer is no one! It's notoriously been one of our repeat offense cheat meals, but Eating Bird Food has inspired us to eat it guilt-free. Rather than fake cheese and tons of carbs, she uses chickpea rotini as a more nutritious alternative. You'll also find broccoli and spinach to add an extra boost.
(via Eating Bird Food)
Waffles With Ham and Egg by Eat This, Not That
Someone has decided to top their waffles with ham and eggs? That's a genius idea (that we're surprised we didn't think of first in a bout of hunger). Thankfully, this dish might be one of the easiest to make. It's basic waffle, bacon and egg preparation. So, if you know how to do that, you can easily prepare this.
(via Eat This, Not That)
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