What Foods Contain All the Amino Acids?
Nearly everything you eat contains amino acids. Foods that come from animal sources are the best suppliers of all of the aminos. This includes: • Chicken • Beef • Eggs • Milk • Fish • Pork • Cheese • Yogurt • Game Vegetarians will have to be a little more careful. Plant sources tend to lack at least one of the amino acids, so vegetarians often need to combine two incomplete proteins to get a complete protein that includes all of the amino acids. Plant combinations are: • Legumes with seeds or nuts • Legumes with whole grains • Seeds or nuts with whole grains There are a few plants that offer the complete spectrum of amino acids.
