Protein is a hot dietary topic at the moment. But do you really know WHY protein is so important in your diet, and where are the best places to get it?
Why is Protein Important in your diet?
Protein is made up of amino acids, when we eat protein our body breaks them down to make use of the amino acids to build, repair and maintain body tissues.
Whilst our body does make some amino acids itself, there are some that it does not and we have to obtain from food sources. Our body also cannot store protein like it can carbohydrates and fat, so it’s important to make sure you take in enough protein on a daily basis to provide your body with the amino acids it needs to keep us healthy.
Where Should I Get My Protein From?
The obvious sources of protein are animal based – meat and dairy – as they are what is referred to as complete proteins containing all the essential amino acids that our body can’t produce. If you don’t fancy loading up with meat, Tofu is also a complete protein.
Eating large amounts of red meat or processed meats to get your protein can be a bad idea, though, as it will also increase your intake of fat, salt and other things we don’t necessarily want. It’s more important to focus on keeping your diet varied and balanced than it is to focus too much on how much protein you consume.
Balancing your consumption of animal based protein with protein sources like beans, rice and grains will ensure that most people get plenty of protein in their diet to maintain their activity levels, lose weight and build muscle. Weetabix Protein contains wheat protein which is perfect to aid your consumption of non animal based protein.
To help you with a balanced diet and your protein intake Weetabix have offered a years supply of Weetabix Protein to one reader. That’s 30 boxes, enough for you to have 2 Weetabix for breakfast every day for a year!
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92 responses to “What is Protein and Why Do We Need It? {Plus Win a Years Supply of Weetabix Protein}”
This looks like a great way to include protein at breakfast time
I like cheese on toast – usually on wholemeal bread.
I like scrambled eggs on toast
I love a fry up but i have toast usually x
Muesli or porridge but my children love weetabix for breakfast
usually porridge and weetabix
Scrambled eggs!
Croissants
Fresh Fruit & H20
It’s a shame that this plant-based protein product isn’t suitable for us vegans though – the vitamin D they use is not plant based (I emailed their customer services and that’s what they told me). So near, yet so far…
I love cereal for breakfast with a glass of fresh orange juice 🙂
hot porridge oats 🙂
I love weetabix with warm milk
i usually have cereal and toast
I mostly have meusli but sometimes porridge in the winter, and sometimes other cereals fo a change!
Weetabix with strawberries and bananas
Weetabix or porridge with chopped banana on top.
Honey and coconut oil granola (homemade, so not rammed full of rubbish) with Greek yoghurt or Skyr yoghurt.
Oooh, I recently bought some protein weetabix and I love it! I usually have mine warm so it goes all mushy! I usually have porridge oats with fruit and honey 🙂
I nomally have eggs for my breakfast protein 🙂
I really l,ike porridge for breakfast.
Porridge and blueberries
Porridge , cinnamon, golden syrup and milk starts my day well
Scrambled egg on toast
Weetabix Protein! Unless I’m being naughty then it’d be a full English x
I love coffee and granola & weetabix & fruits.
Peanut Butter on Toast!
Weetabix.
Good old toast but I am partial to a crumpet (or two)
I love eggs and bacon
Weetabix with Chopped Banana
Just some orange juice please, I can’t manage to eat first thing. My partner loves porridge or mushy Weetabix so this prize would be perfect for her.
I love a stir fry vegetable wrap
I usually have granola cereal with mixed fresh fruits & nuts/seeds.
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I do enjoy a couple slices of toast xx
My favourite thing for breakfast is peanut butter on brown toasted bread
My favourite thing to have for breakfast is Danish Pastries but they are a very rare treat. Second favourite (and what I have most often) is green smoothies as you can never get bored, there are so many ingredient/flavour combinations.
Like Greek yoghurt, my sister’s honey and chopped pecan nuts x
I like toast and butter.
Crumpets with salmon on top and a poached egg on top of that with a dash of pepper
Tea and toast for me
I love cereal for breakfast as it’s so quick, but often have eggs for a protein boost- I’ve been meaning to try weetabix protein as it’s such a good idea
My favourite thing to have for breakfast is cereals, usually shreddies.
Can’t beat a weetabix – nice and old school!
A bacon and egg toasted sandwich with ketchup.
Freshly squeezed juice, a strong cappuccino and a real French Croissant with New Zealand butter – but I usually have cereal..
1 love weetabix with fresh youghat on and my kids do too x
fruit with greek yogrt and honey x
A slice of toast with dairylea 🙂
I love my overnight oats! Oats, cinnamon, chia and pumpkin seeds, whatever fruit I like topped up with water!
Warm Weetabix with raisins – yum
My favourite breakfast at the moment is vegan french toast, it takes a little bit longer than regular french toast, but it’s totally worth it!
weetabix
I usually have weetabix and granary toast with a cold glass of fresh orange juice x
Weetabix with banana or strawberries and honey
weetabix with flaked almonds, banana and coconut milk
Cereal & berries, with a smoothie
In the winter I love a bowl of porridge – usually either plain, or with a bit of yogurt, banana or blueberries. In warmer weather I love muesli or oatibix!
I usually have toast
Poached eggs, turkey rashers, and sautéed mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and spinach 🙂
Weetabix or muesli, with plenty of fresh fruit on top, gently warmed in the microwave. Sweet heaven, baby!
Two weetabixs just the normal ones
I love granola, muesli or Weetabix.
I usually just have toast or some cereal – but if I have time I occasionally really enjoy doing a full English breakfast.
eggy bread
weetabix with mullerlight
Weetabix with sliced banana and yoghurt
Swiss muesli
A nice spinach omelette (but I rarely have time to cook in the morning).
I love scrambled eggs on toast 🙂
Overnight oats
Weetabix
porridge……………. ok a crispy bacon sandwich
sliced banana on wholemeal toast
I love scrambled eggs on brown toast with lots of pepper.x
Love Weetabix with loads of milk with a chopped up banana
It used to be toast but now that I’m on a new high protein fuelled diet to go with my gym routine, it’s these weetabix protein x
Fat free Yogurt with a crushed up weetabix topped with fruit
boiled eggs and toastie soldiers, not that I normally have time for such an indulgence :-$
Weetabix and blueberries
Cereal with berries
Porrage with bananna yum
In the winter I usually have porridge made with soy milk, with sliced banana, but in the summer I like to have muesli or another healthy cereal
Weetabix or porridge
I usually make a smoothie in summer, and porridge in winter.
I usually have normal weetabix with milk and fruit, it really keeps me going.
A banana and porridge
Big mug of coffee
I love having croissants for breakfast 🙂
A bacon sandwich, but normally just porridge
Weetabix or porridge.
I love cereal. Mainly shreddies, porridge or weetabix