Examining the Nutritional Content of Proteins

I hope everyone’s water intake has increased since reading my column last month, cautioning against drinking too many sugar-sweetened beverages. I know I was guzzling more water with all this heat we’ve had recently—what a beautiful start to fall!

This month, I’m revisiting protein. I wrote a basic piece on protein back in June, addressing the (likely) need for more protein in our diets, different protein sources and a bit about protein quality.

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We All Need More Protein

My brain is hurting after a very busy spring, so I thought I’d take a ‘back to basics’ approach to the summer columns, with a series on macronutrients. The three macronutrients include carbohydrates, protein and fat, and there is a lot of confusion out there about how much of each to eat. In fact, there are a lot of swirling opinions on when and how to eat them too, but for now we’ll try to stay focused on the basics.

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Spotlight Time for the Egg

The humble egg truly deserves its turn in the spotlight. I was recently reminded of this while talking with a friend, who told me that typically makes eggs for dinner for herself and her family one night a week. Sunday nights are busy evenings for them during the winter when they spend the weekends skiing, and she is a vegetarian, which makes them an excellent protein source for her. Bonus: her young children typically eat eggs without complaint (although we all know that can change—and change back—in an instant). Her simple statement about making eggs for dinner regularly gave me pause…and caused me to cook my daughter an egg for lunch the other day…which she ate.

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