Protein-Packed Meals for a Healthier You | Wellshire

Protein-Packed Meals for a Healthier You

Protein is one of the key macronutrients your body needs to thrive. From building muscle to maintaining important bodily functions, protein plays a major role in any balanced diet—but it can be difficult to get enough.

Many ready-to-eat foods offer little protein in favor of sugar, fats, and carbohydrates. Fortunately, the right prepared foods—such as organic turkey breast and turkey ham from Wellshire—offer tons of protein without sacrificing flavor or convenience.

Let’s bulk up your knowledge of high-protein diets, including their benefits for your body, your specific protein needs, and a few easy recipes to help you hit your nutritional goals.

Why Protein Matters

Every cell in your system contains protein. What’s more, your body uses the protein you ingest to:

• Grow and develop – Protein is well-known as the key to building bigger, stronger muscles, but it’s likewise essential for all kinds of development. From birth to adulthood, getting the right amount of protein helps your body grow strong.

• Repair tissues – Protein helps repair the small muscle tears you create while exercising, but it’s also responsible for maintaining the other tissues in your body, including tissues in your skin, ligaments, and tendons.

• Power bodily processes – Protein is a crucial agent in blood clotting when you get a cut. Proper protein levels also help you maintain the correct fluid balance in your body and support your immune system when you’re feeling ill.

Without sufficient protein, you’ll feel weak and malnourished. But exactly how much protein should you be eating on a daily basis?

How Much Protein Should You Eat?

There’s no set amount of protein each person should eat on a daily basis—the correct serving varies depending on your size, age, activity level, and more.

Here are a few general guidelines to consider when determining how much protein you need:

• The average sedentary person who performs little to no daily exercise should consume about 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight.

• Active individuals—especially those trying to build muscle—must eat significantly more protein to keep up with their body’s increased demand.

• Overall, protein should account for around 10% of your daily calories.

For most people, this works out to be a minimum of around 50 grams of protein per day. And when you source that protein from Wellshire’s collection of high-quality meats, it’s not only beneficial for your body—it’s delicious, too.

Easy, Protein-Filled Recipes to Fuel Your Body’s Needs

From beans to beef, there are plenty of classic high-protein foods to help you meet your nutritional goals, but most of them take significant time and effort to prepare. Thankfully, Wellshire offers delicious, ready-to-eat meats that provide all the protein your body needs to operate, grow, and repair.

For instance, with Wellshire’s Sliced Classic Uncured Turkey Ham or Sliced Smoked Turkey Breast, you can enjoy 11 to 12 grams of protein per 70-calorie serving in the delicious dishes below:

Turkey Banh Mis

A Vietnamese baguette provides the base for this incredible sandwich. If your local Asian grocer doesn’t carry Vietnamese baguettes, you can substitute a French baguette. Then:

1. Quickly pickle strips of radish and carrot in vinegar, salt, and sugar.
2. As the vegetables pickle, cut your bread in half and toast it.
3. Add a touch of mayo (and if you like it spicy, a dollop of chili sauce).
4. Optional: Smear on a little liverwurst in lieu of authentic Vietnamese pâté.
5. Pile on your meat, pickles, some cilantro, and a few slices of cucumber.
6. Enjoy!

With protein, fiber, carbs, and more, this sandwich offers a quick, balanced meal with minimal effort and almost no cooking required.

No-Cook Roulades

A roulade can be nearly any combination of ingredients formed into a tight, rolled cylinder. Using your Wellshire meat of choice as a base, you can customize your roulade with your favorite:

• Cheeses
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Sauces
• Other ingredients

To make your roulade, simply roll your ingredients together and secure them with a toothpick. If you need a suggestion to get started, try combining organic turkey breast, Swiss cheese, a drizzle of Dijon mustard, a slice of apple, and a pickle for a savory-sweet, carb-free treat.

Loaded Salads

Salads are super simple and completely customizable to your preferences. While lettuce and other leafy greens generally serve as the base, you can add almost any other ingredients you want to the mix, including:

• Vegetables, like beets, onions, and radishes
• A wide variety of fruits—olives, tomatoes, and even pears play well with most veggies
• Croutons, crispy onions, and other crunchy favorites
• A dressing of your choice
• Prepared meats, such as organic turkey breast and turkey ham

With the ability to add as much or as little meat as you want, you can easily tailor your salads to meet your daily protein goals. And, with Wellshire’s large collection of ham, turkey, and other ready-to-eat meats, you can mix and match your proteins to satisfy your cravings.

Choose Wellshire for Delicious, Protein-Rich, Prepared Meats

Protein fuels your development, repairs your tissues, and powers a variety of your body’s essential processes. With the right level of protein intake, you can grow stronger, fitter, and healthier, too.

To bulk up your meals with wholesome protein options, trust Wellshire. Our organic turkey breast and turkey ham are flavorful, low in calories, and absolutely loaded with protein.

Try Wellshire in your favorite sandwich, roulade, or other recipe for exceptional taste, lean protein, and unmatched convenience.

Sources:

Harvard Health. High-protein foods: The best protein sources to include in a healthy diet. https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/high-protein-foods-the-best-protein-sources-to-include-in-a-healthy-diet/ Harvard Health. When it comes to protein, how much is too much?. https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/when-it-comes-to-protein-how-much-is-too-much.