Protein — It provides enough protein for average adults (usually between 55 and 60 grams a day).How much is enough?
The amount of protein you need each day is a function of your lean body mass (not your weight if you are overweight). You can calculate your need by multiplying your ideal weight in pounds by 0.36 to get grams of protein needed daily by an adult who is not pregnant or nursing. So that would be 36 grams of protein a day if your ideal weight is 100 pounds, 54 grams if it’s 150, and 72 grams if it’s 200 pounds. Ironically, too much protein can actually lead to osteoporosis and other problems. According to Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, digesting protein creates acid, which causes the calcium to leach out of your bones to neutralize it. Animal protein leaches more calcium than vegetable protein. Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study found that women who ate the most meat were more likely to break their wrists than those who ate the least. Calcium — The Cook for Good eating plan also provides around 600 milligrams of calcium every day. That’s more t
