What are some good sources of protein?
ANSWER
- Eggs
- Low-fat cheese
- Fish
- Lean meat
- Skinless poultry
- Low-fat milk
- Soybeans and soybean products
- Yogurt
- Beans
- Nuts and seeds
From: Parents' Grocery Shopping Tips WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Roy Benaroch on April 10, 2018
SOURCES:
Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids, 2002/2005, Food and Nutrition Board, National Academies Press.
Gidding S.S. , February 2006. Pediatrics
Fox, M.K. 2004. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Taylor, C.A. August 2007. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Johnson, L. , April 2008. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Fulgoni, V.L., May 2008. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
Anderson, M. August 2006. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Nutrients in Food, by Elizabeth Hands from ESHA Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
SOURCES:
Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids, 2002/2005, Food and Nutrition Board, National Academies Press.
Gidding S.S. , February 2006. Pediatrics
Fox, M.K. 2004. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Taylor, C.A. August 2007. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Johnson, L. , April 2008. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Fulgoni, V.L., May 2008. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
Anderson, M. August 2006. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Nutrients in Food, by Elizabeth Hands from ESHA Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
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