Counting Macros

[Marek]

Hello everyone,

Just a quick question on macro counting as I'm starting to get serious about tracking macros.

If I undertand the protein paper recommendation, lifters should be consuming 150g -250 g of protein daily. Are all protein sources included in this recommendation (i.e. does the protein in a cup of rice get equal weight as the protein in a steak in this total) or should we just be counting protein from higher quality animal sources (beef, eggs, yogourt, whey)?

For carbohydrates, is it recommended to include all carbohydrates when counting including from non-starchy vegetables?

My original plan was to just count animal sources of protein and sugar/fruit/starches for carbs. I suppose consistency is all that's important.

Also, thank you for all the quality information and articles, Robert.

[Robert Santana]

You are very welcome. This would count as total protein and aim for 75% of that to come from animal protein. Yes to total carbohydrates for simplicity.