Protein

Your protein intake should account for 10 to 20 per cent of your total daily calories.

Protein is needed by our bodies to grow and repair itself. It’s essential to the structure of red blood cells, for the proper functioning of antibodies resisting infection, for the regulation of enzymes and hormones, for growth, and for the repair of body tissue.

Good sources of protein include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, soya, tofu, beans, pulses and lentils.