About Alameda County. Alameda County, located on the east side of the San Francisco Bay, occupies a land area of 743 square miles, and is the seventh most populous among all California counties and second in the Bay Area with more than 1.5 million citizens. The population is highly diverse, both economically and ethnically.
You probably know you need to eat protein, but what is it? Many foods contain protein (say: PRO-teen), but the best sources are beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, and legumes like black beans and lentils. Protein builds, maintains, and replaces the tissues in your body. (Not the tissues you blow your nose in!
Proteins are part of every cell, tissue, and fluid in our bodies. Proteins are made from amino acids, which can be thought of as building blocks. The body uses 20 different amino acids to make its proteins.There are some amino acids that the body cannot make in required amounts. These are called essential, and they must come from the diet.Complete protein foods have all the essential amino acids. In general, animal foods such as meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, and fish are complete protein sources.roteins are part of every cell, tissue, and fluid in our bodies. Proteins are made from amino acids, which can be thought of as building blocks. The body uses 20 different amino acids to make its proteins.