These macro friendly recipes are the best meal prep recipes for counting macros because they’re well balanced between protein, carbs and fat!
Have you heard of counting macros? My mom recently started and has raved about her results, so I’ve set out to learn more!
The reason I wanted to give this a try is because it does not restrict certain foods. You can eat whatever you love! You just have to try to reach certain goals for how much Protein, Carbs and Fat you’re eating every day.
The most difficult part about following a macro diet is that you have to log everything you eat. But in doing so, you learn SO MUCH about the nutritional value of what you’re eating. Rather than eating tiny amounts, the goal is to find foods with lots of volume but are low in calories and high in protein.
What Are Macros?
I can’t explain it as well as some others have, so here are some articles that explain it in more detail:
Here’s a macro calculator that will tell you how many grams of each macronutrient you should eat per day based on your weight, age and activity level.
Once you’ve figured out your macro goals, it’s time to start planning! I use the app MyFitnessPal to track everything I’m eating.
The Best Macro Friendly Recipes
I found it’s much easier to plan out your meals ahead of time so you know exactly how your food fits into your macros in advance. If I don’t plan, I sometimes find myself way out of balance halfway through the day and it’s hard to fix it.
That’s why these macro friendly meal prep recipes are here to help! Each one includes the macronutrient count so you can easily plan in advance.
Just make these meals a couple days in advance and refrigerate them for lunches or dinners.
A basic strategy would be to divide your total daily targets including calories, carbs, fat and protein by four. This would give you even macro targets for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Then, divide that 1/4 number by two to get the target macros for your two snacks.
As a general rule, Albert advises a macronutrient breakdown of 20%-30% fat, 30% protein and 40%-50% carbohydrates. "Focus on getting healthy fats from things like nuts, seeds, olive oil, salmon, and avocados," Albert says. "Keep portion control in mind, because fats are higher in calories.
Macro dieting and flexible dieting mean essentially the same thing. The term macro in this diet, short for macronutrients, focuses on the percentage of carbohydrates, fat and protein consumed in a day. How much you are allowed per day (or per meal) depends on your body composition, age and health goals.
To track your macros accurately you should measure and weigh everything you eat. To do this, you can use measuring spoons, measuring cups, and measuring jugs. However, the most accurate way of measuring your food portions is using a food scale. If you want results, being precise with your nutrition is critical.
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Your perfect macronutrient ratio depends on your goals, activity level, age, health, and genetics. For weight loss purposes, a moderate carb (30%-40% of calories), moderate fat (20%-30% of calories), and high protein diet (25%-35% of calories) tends to work for most people.
Green Vegetables are the most macro friendly. They give you the most bang for your buck. These include: Broccoli, Kale, Spinach, Peppers, Green Beans, Asparagus, Cucumber, Zucchini, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Celery, Brussel Sprouts, and many more.
Additionally, fatty proteins from fish and plant based sources are associated with heart health benefits and support good nutrition overall (1). Quality proteins that are higher in fat and lower in carbs include nuts, seeds, nut butters, fatty fish, full fat dairy, and some meat alternatives.
So which is more effective? Macro tracking can be more effective in helping you achieve weight-related goals and health goals, as it places more emphasis on what you're eating, rather than the specific focus calorie counting places on how much energy you're consuming.
This plan is designed to follow a “40-30-30” macro breakdown. This means that about 40% of daily calories come from carbohydrates (healthy ones!), 30% of calories come from fats, and 30% come from protein. This is a common ratio used in health and fitness circles, and works well for most people.
It is a macronutrient (macro) split/macro tracking diet with its total daily calorie content composing of 40% carbohydrate, 40% protein and 20% fat. Bodybuilders employ this macro split when they wish to 'cut' (lose weight), maintain or 'bulk' (gain weight).
For an endurance athlete, the macronutrient composition for a pre-workout meal should usually be about 50% carbohydrate - 30% protein - 20% fat. For runners, it is more like 75% carbohydrate - 25% protein - 0% fat. If muscle growth is your main goal, then you want 50%-30%-20%, like most people for endurance athletes.
Since each gram of carbohydrate and protein contains 4 calories, and each gram of fat contains 9 calories, you can calculate your macro needs as follows: Carbohydrates: Daily calories * 0.40 / 4 = grams of carbs per day. Proteins: Daily calories * 0.30 / 4 = grams of proteins per day.
To work out how many grams of each you need, you multiply your total daily calories by 0.4 for protein and 0.3 for carbohydrates and fat. The protein and carbohydrate figures are then divided by 4 and the fat figure by 9. The final figures will be how many grams of each to eat.
A portion will be anywhere from 3-6 ounces, depending on your size. Our 'go-to' options include grass-fed beef, chicken breast, turkey, salmon, cod, and eggs.
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