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Protein Food Guide

High-protein food sources Medium-protein food sources


(10 grams or more of protein per serving) (4–9 grams or more of protein per serving)

Serving Grams of Serving Grams of


Food Food size protein
size protein
Meat Meat/Eggs

Beef, ground, 80% lean 3 ounce 20 Egg, substitute ¼ cup 6


Egg, whole, large 1 large 6
Beef, ground, 97% lean 3 ounce 22
Hot dog 1 (hot dog) 6
Beef (top round, bottom round) 3 ounce 24-26
Meat, deli sliced (ham, turkey,
Beef, roast beef 3 ounce 23 3 slices 6-8
chicken)
3.5 ounce Dairy
Chicken, breast 29
(½ breast)
Cheese, American 1 ounce 5
Chicken (white, dark) 3 ounce 20-22
Ice cream, vanilla soft serve ½ cup 4
Fish (fried) 3 ounce 15
Milk, 2% ½ cup 4
Lamb (leg) 3 ounce 22 Milk, evaporated, canned ½ cup 9
1 can Pudding, prepared with milk ½ cup 4.5
Sardines, with bone 23
(3.75 ounce)
1 container
Pork, tenderloin 3 ounce 22 Yogurt, plain, whole milk 6
(6 ounce)
Crab 3 ounce 15 Plant/Grains
Crab, Alaska 1 leg 22 Beans, kidney (canned) ½ cup 7

Tuna (light, in water) 3 ounce 21.7 Beans, baked (canned) ½ cup 6

Turkey, (white, dark) 3 ounce 24-26 Lentils ½ cup 9


Peas ½ cup 4
Clams, fried 20 small 27
Nuts, cashews, walnuts,
Cod, Atlantic 3 ounce 19 1 ounce 4
mixed
Haddock 1 fillet 30 Nuts, peanuts, pistachios,
1 ounce 6
almonds
Salmon, fresh 3 ounce 19
Seeds, sunflower 1 ounce 5
Pollock 3 ounce 21
Seeds, pumpkin 1 ounce 8
Shrimp 3 ounce 20
Soybeans (edamame) ½ cup 9
Dairy
Soy, milk 1 cup 6
Cheese, cottage (1% milkfat) 4 ounce 14 Tofu, firm ¼ cup 9
Cheese, mozzarella ½ cup 12 Peanut butter, chunky 2 tbsp 8
Plant/Grains 1 small bagel
Bagel 7
(3½ inch diameter)
Veggie/soy patty 1 patty 11
Roll, hamburger or hotdog 1 roll 4
Spaghetti 1 cup 13
Muffin, English 1 muffin 4
Cereal, granola ½ cup 6
Protein Food Guide

Low-protein food sources


(Less than 4 grams of protein per serving)

Serving Grams of Serving Grams of


Food Food
size protein size protein

Dairy Cereal, raisin bran 1 cup 4

Cheese, parmesan 2 tablespoon 3 Corn, kernel ½ cup 2

Cheese, cream 1 tablespoon 1 Cream of wheat 1 cup 4

Cream, light or half & half Collard Greens ½ cup 3


2 tablespoon 1
(fat free) Muffin, Blueberry 1 small 3
Sour cream ½ cup 3 Mushrooms, canned ½ cup 1
Yogurt, frozen, vanilla ½ cup 3 Oatmeal, dry ⅓ cup 4
Plant/Grains Pancake (4-inch) 1 each 2
Beans, green/yellow snap ½ cup 1 Peas, green, canned ½ cup 4
Beets, canned ½ cup slices 1 Potato, baked with skin 1 medium 4
1 each (large 6 ½ Rice, brown ½ cup 3
Bread, pita 5
inch)
Rice, wild ½ cup 3
Bread, white wheat 1 slice 3
Spinach, cooked ½ cup 3
Broccoli, cooked ½ cup, chopped 2
Tomato sauce ½ cup 2
Brussels sprouts ½ cup 1
Tortilla, flour 1 tortilla 4
Cauliflower, chopped ½
½ cup 1
pieces

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