WHY PROTEIN MATTERS (WITHOUT THE LECTURE)
Basically, protein does your body’s heavy lifting. It’ll help you feel good now, with steady energy to keep you fuller for longer (no spike and crash situations). It’ll also help you stay strong as you get older by building and repairing muscle, skin and bone, supporting your immune system.
We get that eating out can be a bit of a minefield when you’ve got protein goals. So we’ve marked our high-protein dishes on the in-restaurant menu to help keep you on track.
ZIZZI HIGH PROTEIN DISHES: ALL GAIN, NO PAIN
There’s a lot of talk about high protein right now. When we say high protein, we’re talking about dishes with 50g+ of protein. Simple, satisfying, and doing more than you think. Just how we like it.
Our bonus protein hack? Eat like an Italian. Freshly prepared food, eaten slowly, with good conversation (delays digestion and makes you feel fuller).
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
So how much protein do you actually need? An average adult, doing average stuff, needs roughly 20% of their calories to be protein – or around 0.75g of protein per kg of body weight, per day.
HIGH PROTEIN RUSTICA PIZZAS
High protein pizza? Really. Sticky Pig Rustica is not only one of our most popular dishes, but it’ll also give you a massive 89g of protein. Also check out Carne Sofia, Chicken & Fiery Roquito, and Pepperoni Premio Rusticas. Then there are our high-protein Calzones. Carne Piccante weighs in at 56g of protein, followed by Pollo Spinaci at 53g.
DOUBLE UP
Adding an extra topper is an easy way to protein-pack your dish. Like a Harissa King Prawn Skewer +20g, torn chicken breast +11g, chicken skewer +28g, Goat’s Cheese (8.6g), or a whole Burrata (10g). You can easily turn a 46g Margherita into a 92g protein-packed double cheese Margherita, or top a 36g Caesar Pollo salad to give your salad 64g of protein.
HIGH PROTEIN VEGAN FOOD
We’ve got higher protein vegan dishes too. Our Butter Bean Stufato has 34g of protein, and our Vegan Lentil Ragu has 22g of protein.