If you’ve been anywhere near FoodTok, you know that almost every week, new food videos flood social feeds, demanding the attention of home cooks. One particular viral trend that the app can’t seem to shake? High-protein recipes.
You’ll encounter creators making an array of meals and slapping the label high-protein on them. But with anything you spot online, take it with a grain of salt because people make false claims about the amount of protein in a product without using reliable sources. Despite this, protein is consistently in the limelight—and for good reason.
Protein helps the body repair and build muscles after exercising, keeps you feeling full after a meal, and supports immune system function, says Claire Rifkin, a registered dietitian nutritionist in New York City. Experts typically recommend getting anywhere from 15 to 30 grams per meal, but with any good thing, you don’t want to go overboard, says Serena Benali, a registered dietitian based in Alberta, Canada.
In my quest to find the best protein-packed recipes, I was particularly interested in those that don’t include protein…
