Obsessed with reaching your protein goals? Start here.

While protein gets a lot of attention, we're forgetting fibre - a problem in NZ which is a country with one of the world's highest bowel cancer rates.

Claire Turnbull joined Stuff to answer five fast questions about how to understand protein and chatted to The House of Wellness host Carolyn Taylor about what protein is, how it works, how much you actually need and some of the best food sources that contain protein.

📖 Read the five fast questions about protein (and advice for people trying to eat better) here

🎧 Listen to our full chat here: How much protein do I really need and how do I get it?

Related: for more info on protein, see my post Protein - how much do you need? which includes a handy downloadable chart to guide you on how much protein is in different animal and plant based sources.

This downloadable chart will help you work out approx:

1. how much protein you are currently eating

2. how much more protein you might need

3. where to get protein from!

If you would like personalised advice to help ensure you are getting all the protein, fibre and nutrients you need in your diet based on your lifestyle, the team at Mission Nutrition would love to help!