Confused about protein grams/ounces

LCNana · 08-10-2011, 09:00 AM

I'm totally confused and need advice. For my age, height etc. I think I should be eating about 68 GRAMS of protein daily. However when I check my kitchen scale, 68 grams is about 2.5 ounces.

If I only ate 2 1/2 ounces of meat or fish or whatever daily I'd starve. Is there something I'm missing here? That seems such a small amount! When I cut a small steak in half I usually get 4 oz by weight. This is a SMALL piece of meat, and is fine for one meal, but then I'll want another 4 oz piece for dinner. 8 oz is WAY over 68 grams when measured on the kitchen scale. Am I using the wrong measurements?

So what's the deal here? I'm about 20 grams of carbs per day and don't do well if I increase that by much. My fat intake is primarily the fat on meat, or the skin on the chicken, or extra butter for dipping if the meat is lean, and I cook with coconut oil, and put coconut milk in my coffee.

My point is that I'm not sure of amounts of protein, and using grams as a measure does not seem to give me enough to eat. HELP

porcupine73 · 08-10-2011, 09:04 AM

The fish is not 100% protein. So 2-1/2 ounces of fish does not contain 68 grams of protein. You need to use a tool such as ******.com to see how much protein is in the amount of food you are measuring.

CarolynF · 08-10-2011, 10:13 AM

Absolutely go to ******..A ballpark measurement for protein is 7 grams of protein is one ounce of meat..So, you can certainly have about 10 ounces of meat a day...

Like porcupine said..fish is not 100 percent protein..there is water, fat, that has weight, too.

Just did a quick check on the net: 4 ounces of raw salmon is 22 grams of protein..

08-10-2011, 09:00 AM	#1
LCNana Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 83 Gallery: LCNana Stats: 141.5/140/130 WOE: Paleo Nutrition Start Date: October 2010	Confused about protein grams/ounces I'm totally confused and need advice. For my age, height etc. I think I should be eating about 68 GRAMS of protein daily. However when I check my kitchen scale, 68 grams is about 2.5 ounces. If I only ate 2 1/2 ounces of meat or fish or whatever daily I'd starve. Is there something I'm missing here? That seems such a small amount! When I cut a small steak in half I usually get 4 oz by weight. This is a SMALL piece of meat, and is fine for one meal, but then I'll want another 4 oz piece for dinner. 8 oz is WAY over 68 grams when measured on the kitchen scale. Am I using the wrong measurements? So what's the deal here? I'm about 20 grams of carbs per day and don't do well if I increase that by much. My fat intake is primarily the fat on meat, or the skin on the chicken, or extra butter for dipping if the meat is lean, and I cook with coconut oil, and put coconut milk in my coffee. My point is that I'm not sure of amounts of protein, and using grams as a measure does not seem to give me enough to eat. HELP

08-10-2011, 10:13 AM	#3
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,825 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Absolutely go to *****..A ballpark measurement for protein is 7 grams of protein is one ounce of meat..So, you can certainly have about 10 ounces of meat a day... Like porcupine said..fish is not 100 percent protein..there is water, fat, that has weight, too. Just did a quick check on the net: 4 ounces of raw salmon is 22 grams of protein.. Last edited by CarolynF; 08-10-2011 at 10:15 AM..*

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08-10-2011, 09:04 AM	#2
porcupine73 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY USA Posts: 1,855 Gallery: porcupine73 Stats: 208/152/150, male 5'9", 39 y/o WOE: Cure Tooth Decay, no snacks,slow burn weights+HIIT Start Date: January 2010	The fish is not 100% protein. So 2-1/2 ounces of fish does not contain 68 grams of protein. You need to use a tool such as ******.com to see how much protein is in the amount of food you are measuring.