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Adults in the U.S. are encouraged to get 10% to 35% of their day's calories from protein foods. That's about 46 grams of protein for women, and 56 grams of protein for men. It's not hard to get this amount if you eat two to three servings of protein-rich foods a day, according to the CDC. 1  A small 3-ounce piece of meat has about 21 grams of protein. A typical 8-ounce piece of meat could have over 50 grams of protein.  One 8-ounce container of yogurt has about 11 grams of protein.
According to an article published in a 2007 edition of the âJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition,â physically active adults require 1.4 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, which is equivalent to 0.64 to 0.91 grams of protein per pound of body weight each day.