Question:
Why must you eat Protein first? Why is this sooooo important?

Hi all. I was wondering something. Why must you eat Protein first? Why is this sooooo important? I'm getting sick to death of eating my protein first! Thanks!    — [Anonymous] (posted on August 29, 2000)

August 29, 2000
Protein is important to us because it is protein our body needs for muscle building and blood formation. Carbs are energy and fats keep things going smoothly. Obviously I'm not in the medical field- but i do know how important protein is.
   — Jill M.

August 29, 2000
Hello, You need protein to avoid muscle destruction during weight loss. Adequate protein intake helps you lose fat and keep muscle. It is also a tissue builder and helps you to recuoerate from surgery faster and better. Hope this helps!
   — Laura P.

August 30, 2000
You eat the protien first for two reasons. 1) it is easier absorbed on an empty stomach and 2) if you get full before finishing your meal you will have already gotten the most important part-nutritionally speaking. I think of it like when I was younger and my mother would not allow me to eat dessert until my veggies were "all-gone". I know it seems like a pain but it is a much smaller pain than your hair thinning because you are not absorbing enough protien. Hang in there - and listen to your mother! Good luck and I hope this helps.
   — Andrea P.

August 30, 2000
You should eat your protein first because it's the most important part of our meal from a nutrition standpoint. If you eat other items first, then you run the risk of not having enough room to eat your protein. Hang in there.
   — Paula G.

August 30, 2000
Hi, Quite simply, If you don't eat the protien first, You probably won't have room for it at the end of your meal. Eat the protien first and then eat what ever other healthy food you can at the end of the meal. WSP
   — William P.