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What Are Healthy Protein Sources?

What Are Healthy Protein Sources? (0:58)

Some healthy protein sources include lean steak, white meat chicken or pork, any type of fish, tofu and plant-based proteins, nuts, seeds and eggs. Watch weight loss specialist Caroline Apovian, MD, discuss sources of protein for a healthy diet.

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So there are many healthy protein sources around, so if you like animal protein you can have a lean steak, London oil broil, filet mignon, chicken try to pick the breast of the chicken, white meat chicken, you can even white meat pork, salmon, any kind of fish is a healthy protein. If you are a more of a vegan or a vegetarian you can choose seaton, any other plant based protein even nuts and seeds have proteins in them they are good protein source they also have good fats.

So you have to be careful about calories but are they are good sources of protein, I forgot to mention the eggs, eggs are a perfect food why? Proteins, very important and also the minerals and vitamins in that egg is so important for your well being.