# 150gm of Protien PER DAY??? Are you serious? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359 "2010-03-05T00:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359/21 "2010-03-21T01:36:23Z")
> [@Super\_Kapowzler](#): > > 150gm protien is like a POUND AND A HALF 93% lean BURGER A DAY!!! Um . . . no. 1 kilogram = 1000 grams 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds So, 500 grams = 1.1 pounds Therefore, 150 grams = (roughly) .33 pounds. Stop panicking. You’re not going to die of meat poisoning. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359/22 "2010-03-21T01:41:49Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > Um . . . no. > > 1 kilogram = 1000 grams > > 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds > > So, 500 grams = 1.1 pounds > > Therefore, 150 grams = (roughly) .33 pounds. > > Stop panicking. You’re not going to die of meat poisoning. You forgot that meat is something like 75% water by weight. So yes, it’s a fair amount of food, but by no means an unreasonable amount, especially if you avoid junk food. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359/23 "2010-03-21T02:19:49Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > Um . . . no. > > 1 kilogram = 1000 grams > > 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds > > So, 500 grams = 1.1 pounds > > Therefore, 150 grams = (roughly) .33 pounds. > > Stop panicking. You’re not going to die of meat poisoning. Huh? This would be correct if 93% lean burger meat were 100% protein. But it’s not, so you’re completely, disastrously, embarrassingly wrong. According to the nutritional figures on [this page](http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-beef-ground-95-percent-lean-i23558), 95% lean burger has 22.3g of protein in every 3oz patty. That’s about 7.4g/oz. So, to get 150g of protein from 95% lean burger meat, you’d have to eat 150/7.4 ounces, or 20.27 ounces of burger meat. That’s a pound and a quarter. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359/24 "2010-03-21T17:10:36Z")
Oh, fine. Be all reasonable and knowledgeable. See if I care. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150gm-of-protien-per-day-are-you-serious/531359.md?page=1)