Name ______Protein
Period ____ Table ____ Score: _____/16 1/2 point each)
The function of protein is to build and repair body cells. Every cell in the human body needs protein.
List 5 kinds of cells you will need protein to help build:
Proteins are made of building blocks called amino acids. When you eat a protein, you take apart its amino acids, and rearrange them to build the new proteins you need. There are some amino acids you can make, but some you cannot make, and must get from the proteins you eat. The amino acids you must get from proteins you eat are called ______amino acids
Protein comes from animal foods, or from the seeds of plants Proteins that come from animal foods are complete. They provide al l the essential amino acids. Draw 3 foods that are complete proteins.
Proteins that come from the seed part of the plant are incomplete. Draw 3 incomplete proteins.
Complete with: /Americans generally get plenty of protein. Our problem is to make sure we are making healthy choices for our protein foods. Here is advice from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on how to select and handle your protein foods. Check off which choices help you follow that advice.
The Dietary Guidelines Say: / So Which Would Be a Better Choice? (check off your choice)Choose lean meats. / 80% lean ground beef / or / 95% lean ground beef
Use Nutrition Facts to choose foods low in saturated fat / Pick meats with plenty of saturated fat.
Keep it lean
(Prepare it in a way
that is low in fat.). / Cook meat with all fat on. / or / Trim away excess fat before cooking.
Pull skin off chicken. / or / Cook chicken with skin on.
Fry meats / or / Broil or roast meats
Bread or batter fish and meats / or / Don’t add breading or batter
Serve with high fat gravy / or / Serve without high fat gravy
Vary your protein choices. / Choose fish more often / or / Stick with red meats.
Have beans as main dish sometimes / or / Eat only animal proteins.
Keep it safe to eat. / Store raw meats with other foods / or / Separate raw meats from foods that won’t be cooked.
Take your best guess about when meats are cooked enough / or / Use a meat thermometer
Defrost meats in refrigerator, in cold water, or in microwave. / or / Defrost meats at room temperature.
Refrigerate leftovers in 2 hours or less. / or / Refrigerate leftovers in less than 4 hours.
Note: meat and poultry should NOT be rinsed before cooking.
Brian is making dinner for his girlfriend tonight. He stopped on the way home from his classes, and picked up flowers, fresh fish, and other ingredients for the dinner. Then he went shopping for a new shirt, got a hair-cut, and picked up his dry cleaning. At home, he put the fish on the cutting board with his salad ingredients, set the table, and went to take a short nap. He woke up rested and ready to start. He dipped the fish in batter and deep-fried it. He made salad, baked potatoes, and put a frozen pie in the oven to bake. He served the fish with sliced lemon, instead of a fatty sauce. After dinner he put all the leftovers in the refrigerator quickly, before leaving to go dancing.
Write down 2 things Brian did that followed the recommendations of Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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Write down 2 things Brian did that did not follow the recommendations of Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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