That combined with the incidental amounts of protein you get from other sources, such as whole grains and vegetables will meet your need. Your body's first priority of operation is to meet its energy needs. If you don't eat enough fat and carbohydrate to meet your energy needs your body will begin to break down protein from food or from body tissues. Getting enough energy every day in the form of carbohydrates or fat will spare protein for the work it does best. If you eat more protein than you need for tissue building or to meet energy demands, the surplus is stored as fat.
Proteins are for building and repair.
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