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What Are the Best Food Sources of Protein?
Recall How Much Protein You Need…
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What percent of your calorie intake should be made up of protein?
What did you determine to be the actual amount of protein you should take in each day?
What Are the Best Food Sources of Protein? p. 199
I.
Foods from the meat, meat alternatives, and dairy groups contain higher amounts of
protein per serving than other food groups.
a. A 3-ounce serving of cooked meat, poultry, or fish is about the size of a woman’s palm
or a deck
of cards
b. Americans eat more than _____________ the amount of poultry than they did in 1970
c. Eating a wide variety of foods is the best approach to meeting protein needs
d. A 1,600 calorie diet based on MyPlate will supply the protein needs for adult women
and most adult men
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What Are the Best Food Sources of Protein?
Self-Assessment-
e. Protein bars are not generally necessary in the American diet, as explored in the feature
box Protein Bars: Are They a Health Bargain?
Nutrition in the Real World-Protein Bars: Are They a Health Bargain?
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What two “problem” nutrients make many protein bars “less than healthy”?
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What is the suggested “food” substitute to this convenient and portable bar?
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At what cost does the bar with the most protein, $/g? Show conversion & circle answer.
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Which bar do you think might be best for you? Why?
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Which bar do you think might be worst for you? Why?
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The Take-Home Message
A well-balanced diet can easily meet your daily protein needs. Meat, fish, poultry, and meat
alternatives such as dried beans, peanut butter, nuts, and soy are particularly abundant in protein.
Dairy products and some vegetables can also be good sources.
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