Health Services
Protein
Protein is vital for growth and repair in the human body. Muscles, bones, blood, and
fingernails are all built on the basic framework that protein provides. Protein also
keeps our eyesight healthy, helps to build antibodies, enzymes, hormones, and other
important compounds. Protein provides 4 calories per gram and is made of amino acids
(our body can make 11 amino acids but there are 9 essential amino acids we need to
get from the foods that we eat).
Protein comes from both animal and plant sources but while animal proteins are considered
complete proteins, plant proteins have to be paired up (like beans and rice) to make
a complete protein that our body can use.
Food sources of protein include:
- Meat
- Poultry
- Fish
- Eggs
- Beans
- Nuts
- Cheese
- Tofu
- Vegetables
- Some fruits
- Pastas
- Breads
- Rice
For more information about protein you can meet with Skidmore's campus nutritionist. To make an appointment call 580-5550 or stop by her office in Health Services, on the first floor of Jonnson Tower.
Protein is vital for growth and repair in the human body. Muscles, bones, blood, and fingernails are all built on the basic framework that protein provides. Protein also keeps our eyesight healthy, helps to build antibodies, enzymes, hormones, and other important compounds. Protein provides 4 calories per gram and is made of amino acids (our body can make 11 amino acids but there are 9 essential amino acids we need to get from the foods that we eat).
