Many bird people will state that you "need x amount of protein in the diet" or no more or less than a certain amount. Anytime
you hear such a simple statement, it shows that the speaker does not really have a grasp of basic nutrition principles.
Protein levels in any diet is related to the energy level and can vary quite a bit safely.
you hear such a simple statement, it shows that the speaker does not really have a grasp of basic nutrition principles.
Protein levels in any diet is related to the energy level and can vary quite a bit safely.
Lets say that you are hungry and decide to eat some very rich cake. After one slice, you are full and stop eating. Now
instead, if you decided to eat some bread, you might have to eat two slices to get full since each slice has only half the
calories as the cake. You eat the same amount of calories (energy) in either one slice of cake or two slices of bread. If you
want to add protein to your meal and decided you wanted to eat 10 grams of protein, then you need to add 10 grams to your
one slice of cake but you only need to add 5 grams to each slice of your bread to ingest the same 10 grams in either meal.
So on a percentage basis (%) the cake has twice the protein of the bread but the end result is the same. The protein %
needs to be added to the diet in the proper ratio to energy not as some set arbitrary percentage. Also the digestibility and
absorption of the protein needs to be taken into account. If you eat a piece of steak, you will end up getting a lot of the
protein into your body. But if you eat some beans instead, you need to eat more beans since you will digest and absorb less
of the protein. The bean protein is not “worse” than the meat protein, in fact it may be healthier for you, but you need to eat
more of it to get the same nutrients. The plant protein also has the advantages of no cholesterol and no risk of bacterial
contamination that meat often has. So for example, a 15% protein diet with meat protein may be about the same as a 20%
diet with plant protein.
instead, if you decided to eat some bread, you might have to eat two slices to get full since each slice has only half the
calories as the cake. You eat the same amount of calories (energy) in either one slice of cake or two slices of bread. If you
want to add protein to your meal and decided you wanted to eat 10 grams of protein, then you need to add 10 grams to your
one slice of cake but you only need to add 5 grams to each slice of your bread to ingest the same 10 grams in either meal.
So on a percentage basis (%) the cake has twice the protein of the bread but the end result is the same. The protein %
needs to be added to the diet in the proper ratio to energy not as some set arbitrary percentage. Also the digestibility and
absorption of the protein needs to be taken into account. If you eat a piece of steak, you will end up getting a lot of the
protein into your body. But if you eat some beans instead, you need to eat more beans since you will digest and absorb less
of the protein. The bean protein is not “worse” than the meat protein, in fact it may be healthier for you, but you need to eat
more of it to get the same nutrients. The plant protein also has the advantages of no cholesterol and no risk of bacterial
contamination that meat often has. So for example, a 15% protein diet with meat protein may be about the same as a 20%
diet with plant protein.
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