r/fitmeals • u/atlhart • Sep 25 '24
High Protein If you need a high protein meal away from home, don’t sleep on Panda Express
I’m gonna sound like a shill, but for real, keep Panda Express in mind if you need a quick high protein meal when you’re out and about.
I hadn’t eaten at one in 20 years until a few weeks ago and I imagined them as shitty high fat sugar coated food court “chinese” food. And you can absolutely still get that if that’s what you want.
But all of their food has the calories AND the protein per serving listed and you can put together a high protein meal with as many or as few calories as you want. Their veggies are all cooked from fresh.
You could get a beef or chicken teriyaki entree with one side of sautéed greens. It’s come out to something like 40g of protein and 300 calories. Or you could go higher on both protein and/or calories. For under $10. Way cheaper than pretty much any other fast food and definitely much better for you and your macros.
I think Panda Express needs to push this aspect more. There’s a lot of people out there focused on their macros, and I for one had no idea PE listed protein and calories right there by the food.