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Nutrition after 50

Practical food choices, starting with how protein fits your day.

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Protein After 50

Why protein matters more with age, what an international expert group recommends, who needs individual advice, and practical ways to build protein into your meals.

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Start today

Name the protein in one meal

About 3 minutes · Very easy. This is a thinking step, not a diet change.

Choose one meal today and identify a protein food you already enjoy and can include.

Steps
How to start
Think of your next meal. Which food in it could be your protein, such as eggs, beans, fish, yogurt, chicken, or tofu?
You will need
A meal you already plan to eat today.
Done when
You named one protein food for one meal.

Add one protein food to your breakfast

About 5 minutes · Very easy.

Pick one protein food you enjoy and add it to tomorrow's breakfast, or today's if you have not eaten yet.

Steps
How to start
Choose one: an egg, yogurt, cottage cheese, or beans on toast. Put it on your shopping list if you do not have it.
You will need
Breakfast foods you already have or can buy.
Done when
You chose the food and added it to a breakfast.

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