Proteins are building blocks that play a role in all types of cells within your body. The amount you need depends on your age, weight, activity and health. Protein is found in an abundance of food so most people get enough through a healthful diet. \u00a0It\u2019s particularly important to include protein in a meal or snack when you won\u2019t be able to eat again for a few hours.\u00a0 Protein can help stabilize your blood sugar as your start to run low on carbohydrate – helping you stay satisfied for longer.<\/p>\n
Animal Protein:<\/strong> Beef, poultry, fish, pork, lamb, veal, dairy products, eggs<\/p>\n Plant Protein: <\/strong>Nuts & nut butters, seeds, beans, peas, lentils, soy products<\/p>\n Grains: <\/strong>Bread, cereal, rice, pasta, crackers<\/p>\n Vegetables:<\/strong> Starchy & non-starchy veggies<\/p>\n To learn more about protein, including heart healthy sources, read up on the 6 major food groups<\/a> and use our Food Group Choices Chart<\/a> for a complete list of the healthy foods you should incorporate everyday!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Proteins are building blocks that play a role in all types of cells within your body. The amount you need depends on your age, weight, activity and health. Protein is found in an abundance of food so most people get enough through a healthful diet. \u00a0It\u2019s particularly important to include protein in a meal or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3489,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186\/revisions\/3205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}