Your Top Ten Protein List

Our creation of the perfect body sees us on a constant quest for foods that are high in protein...and low in fat and moderate in 'good' carbs. But let's face it, how many times can you eat chicken and broccoli before you start sprouting a tree out of your behind?

Fortunately, chicken ISN'T the Holy Grail of muscle building foods...there are plenty more protein-packed foods from which you can build your body of death. Below is a top-ten list, starting at the bottom and working our way to number one:

1. Pork tenderloin (32 grams/100 gram serving)

2. Chicken breast (33 grams/100 gram serving)

3. Lamb (36 grams/100 gram serving)

4. Lean beef (36 grams/100 gram serving)

5. Parmesan cheese (42 grams/100 gram serving)

6. Tofu (48 grams/100 gram serving)

7. Clams and other molluscs (48 grams/100 gram serving)

8. Cod (63 grams/100 gram serving)

9. Soya protein isolate (88 grams/100 gram serving)

and, drum rolling...

10. Whey protein (80 - 90 grams/100 gram serving)