Proteins• Nutrients that help build and

maintain body tissues

Major function in the body:

Builds and repairs tissues

(muscles)

Suggested % of our daily caloric intake:

10%

Proteins are made up of 20 different building blocks called:

If proteins go unused, they are stored as:

Amino Acids

FAT

Complete Proteins• Food Sources:

*Contain ALL 20 amino acids

*All animal products!CheeseChicken

SteakFishEggs

Incomplete Proteins• Food sources for

incomplete proteins:

Contains SOME of the 20 amino

acids.

GrainsNuts

Beans

Too many proteins may lead to:

*Heart Disease*Cancer*Obesity

Not enough proteins may lead to:

*Stunted growth*Lack of energy

*Frequent infections*Hormonal imbalance

Healthy advice for proteins:

*Increase lean meats

*Decrease fatty meats

*Trim the fat*Eat more fish