Proteins make up the ‘brains within us’.  Whole molecule proteins cannot be used by the body and must be broken down into ‘amino acids’.  There are 20 amino acids our bodies use from the food we eat.  They are like a type writer that can make thousands of words only the amino acids make thousands of compounds in our body.  It is important that we get essential amino acids for health.

Here are two files from a class presentation on proteins:

1. Presentation file – protein-presentation
2. Class handout on protein:  protein-handout