3 cups of Lentils for cheap healthy muscle building protein as Leucine threshold muscle growing synthesis

 I’ll eat three cups of the lentil soup I’m going to show you below. That provides 700 calories and fifty-four grams of protein. That’s a third of my daily protein intake. Note that yes, I said quality protein. While it isn’t meat and, sure, it’s not high in every essential amino acid, lentils are very high in the branched chain amino acids that are closely linked with muscle protein synthesis.(1)(2)(3)

3 cups of lentils = 4.2 grams of Leucine!! 54 grams of protein total.

https://barbend.com/lentils-recipe-protein-athletes/

 287 grams = 1 1/4 cups water

460 calories as rice and lentils

So 3 cups of rice and lentils =  1500 calories and 25 grams of protein.

So better to eat just straight lentils with some side supplements.

 Spirulina adds leucine, protein, and various vitamins and minerals to your diet. Just 2 tablespoons (14 grams) contain 0.69 grams of leucine. Use it in smoothies, juices, or savory popsicles.

2 tablespoons (14 grams) contain 0.69 grams of leucine.

CHICKEN BREAST:  3 oz breast = 26g protein

LENTILS: 1.5 cups = 27g protein

A mere 1.5 cups of lentils contains just as much protein as a 3 oz chicken breast, but lentils contain the dietary fiber, copper, phosphorus, and manganese that you can’t get from meat.