Nutritionally Dense Foods

One thing I try to do when planning my family meals is to get enough really good protein. Foods that contain 100% of the essential amino acids are: egg whites, fish, milk, and spinach. That's not a very long list but there are foods that are almost as good--foods that have high amounts of almost all the essential amino acids--chicken, soy, rice, lentils, wheat bread, mung beans, collards, corn, and peanuts.

Now I've got enough different sources of protein that I can make some interesting meals. You notice that I've left out beef and pork. These may have good protein but there's too many other health reasons not to eat them. Maybe we'll talk about them some other time if you're interested.

Notice that the foods that contain the most essential amino acids are very economical, are mostly foods that we enjoy, are satisfying, and are within our budget. Bravo!

Lets start talking,

Dr. Sandy