Question

Your friend always refers to meat as protein. you try to correct her by stating that:

Answer 1

Practically all foods contain mixtures of the energy-yielding nutrients.

Step-by-step explanation:

Meat doesn't just contain protein, so it's wrong to refer to meat as protein, because that's not the only nutrient it has. Virtually all foods contain energy-producing nutrient mixtures. In the case of meat, in addition to the high protein content, meat has significant values of lipids, fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), water-soluble B-complex vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinamide, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, acid folate, niacin, cobalamin and biotin) and some vitamin C. It also has a variable content of iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and zinc. In addition, 70-75% of its constitution is made up of water.

Answer 2

i would correct my friend by telling him that basically all food contain mixture of energy yielding nutrients. for instance, in addition to proteins meat also contains carbohydrate in form of glycogen which is the storage form of carbohydrates in animals. about half of the total glycogen in the body is stored in the muscles whereas other half is stored in the liver