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Adults in the U.S. are encouraged to get 10% to 35% of their day's calories from protein foods. That's about 46 grams of protein for women, and 56 grams of protein for men. It's not hard to get this amount if you eat two to three servings of protein-rich foods a day, according to the CDC. 1  A small 3-ounce piece of meat has about 21 grams of protein. A typical 8-ounce piece of meat could have over 50 grams of protein.  One 8-ounce container of yogurt has about 11 grams of protein.
As a result, while in adults the recommended intake is 0.8-1.0 g protein/kg body weight per day, protein requirements are higher during childhood and adolescence (National Research Council, 1989).EY POINTS. * To facilitate growth and development, the daily protein requirements per unit body weight are higher for children than for adults, but it is unclear whether child athletes need more protein than their inactive counterparts for normal growth and development and for optimal performance.