As explained earlier, keeping healthy or regaining health inevitably involves dietary reform that involves replacing all sources of carbohydrate sweetness with small amounts of quality protein.

Small amount of protein means 40 to 70 grams daily for a person weighing 50 to 80 kg.

For information:

• 28 grams of red meat, pork, poultry and seafood contain 6 to 9 grams of protein.

The ideal amount for most of us would be a 3 X 28 g (3 oz) serving, which gives a meat or seafood intake of about 80 g. This amount provides 18 to 27 grams of protein. This is obviously a far cry from the 250 to 500 gram steaks and steaks that meat lovers sometimes ingest several times a week.

• One egg contains 6 to 8 grams of protein. Thus an omelet of 2 or 3 eggs provides 12 to 24 grams of protein.

If you add cheese, bacon or mushrooms, remember that these additions provide additional protein.

• Seeds and nuts contain an average of 4 to 8 grams of protein per quarter cup.

• Cooked dried beans will provide you with an average of 7 to 8 grams per half cup.

• Cooked seeds provide 5 to 7 grams per cup.

• As for vegetables, most of them contain 1 to 2 grams of protein per ounce (i.e. per 28 g).