food tech.-section one --proteins(1)

PROTEIN IS NEEDED FOR GROWTH, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 

1)we get protein from a wide range of foods including meat fish dairy products nuts seeds and beans 

2)proteins are made up of amino acids -these can be thought of as the building blocks of the body 

3)our bodies can make some amino acids (these are called non-essential amino acids)but not others we have to eat the amino acids our body can't make (the essential amino acids)

4)our bodies need proteins for a variety of reasons 

• GROWTH-e.g. from childhood…