High-protein meals are essential for everyone’s fitness goal. Whether it may be for weight loss, muscle gain, improving your sports performance, or as simple as having more energy for your daily activities, having a high-protein diet is essential to help you build strength and increase your energy levels for any physical or even mental activity.
Although it would be relatively cheaper to cook your own meals, the reality is only some have the luxury of time to get up early and cook their meals for the day. For our fellow fitness enthusiasts who are looking for alternative high-protein meals on the go, we have listed the following affordable high-protein fast-food meal options for you:
1. Mang Inasal (PM2 – P133)
Mang Inasal is best known for its grilled chicken bbq with unlimited rice and without a doubt, it is one of the more affordable grilled chicken options in the fast food scene. Priced at P133 for their PM2 (Chicken Breast with Wing) here is the caloric breakdown:
Calories: 619
Protein: 60g
Fat: 22g
Carbs: 42g
2. Kenny Rogers (Solo A: P225)
Kenny Rogers is best known for their roasted chicken options and one of their best-selling meal options is their Solo Plates. Their Solo A which is priced at P225 comes with 1 side dish, rice, and muffin and their Solo B priced at P255 comes with 2 side dishes, rice and muffin. This meal option is more on the medium price range but considering it comes with your preferred side dish with reasonably sized portions, the price is not too bad after all.
Here is the caloric breakdown of their chicken quarter:
Calories: 382
Protein: 48g
Fat: 13g
Carbs: 18g
3. Mcdonalds (Big Breakfast w/ Coffee – P156)
This go-to breakfast place for on-the-go food offers a fairly affordable breakfast meal with 26.6g of protein, which is good amount to start off your day. Their Big Breakfast meal comes with one Sausage Mcmuffin, Scrambled Eggs, and Hash Brown. The caloric break down is as follows:
Calories: 728
Protein: 26.6g
Fat: 43g
Carbs: 63.2g
4. KFC Cheezy Italian Zinger Steak (P154)
KFC best known for its fried chicken has released a new addition to its great caliber of tasty chicken dishes. Their Cheezy Italian Zinger Steak – consists of their crispy fried chicken fillet, tomato sauce, and melted cheese on top. The caloric break down is as follows:
Calories: 728
Protein: 26.6g
Fat: 43g
Carbs: 63.2g
5. Goto Tendon Beef Pares (P248)
A classic dish, the Tendon Beef Pares priced at P248 has the following caloric breakdown:
Calories: 576
Protein: 36.7g
Carbs: 57.1g
Fat: 22g
