1. Protein

2. One protein= 20 amino acids aka building blocks of protein

3. Functions of Protein -build & repair body tissue

4. -Maintain cell growth in the formation of new body tissue
-Maintain cell growth in the formation of new body tissue. This is especially important if the body is growing rapidly, injured, or under stress.

5. -aid in the formation of enzymes, some hormones & antibodies.

6. -provide as energy if sufficient carbohydrates & fats are not supplied by the diet.

7. 11 amino acids Non-Essential
-Body makes them

8. 9 amino acids -Body doesn’t make them ESSENTIAL
-Needs to come from diet
-Comes from animal sources

9. 9 essential amino acids 1. Lysine 2. Methionine 3. Cystine 4
9 essential amino acids 1. Lysine 2. Methionine 3. Cystine 4. Tryphotophan 5. Valine 6. isoleucine 7. histidine 8. phenylalanie 9. threonine

10. Incomplete Complete vs. Milk Cheese Meat Fish Eggs TOFU Nuts Beans
-contains all 9 essential amino acids
Nuts
Beans
Rice
Legumes
Cereals/Grains
-missing 1 or more essential amino acids

11. Who has to worry about not getting the complete proteins?

12. Vegetarians

13. Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).

14. Ovo-vegetarian
Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.

15. Lacto vegetarian
Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

16. vegan
Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines. There is some debate as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet.

17. Essential amino acids in food

18. (1/2 cup cooked, no pork, made from white beans)
BAKED BEANS
(1/2 cup cooked, no pork, made from white beans)
Baked Beans without pork are a moderate biological value protein food and are short of the amino acid methionine, cystine, trypotophan and valine.

19. WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (1/4 cup)
Wheat is a moderate biological value protein food and is short in the amino acid lysine.

20. RICE
(1 cup cooked)
Rice is a moderate biological value protein food and is short in the amino acid lysine.

21. PEANUT BUTTER
(1/4 cup)
Peanuts are a lower biological value protein food and are short of amino acids lysine, methionine, cystine and tryptophan.