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Protein

Fat is not good. In fact, fat will help tie up oxygen so it slows everything down; it will do the same thing here. Hence, you should always emphasize low-fat meals. The following Table puts protein into three classes for the purpose of promoting alertness-excellent, very good, and good-based on carbohydrate and fat content.

Alertness-Promoting Protein Foods

Rating	Food Sources
Excellent	Fish, shellfish, chicken (no skin), veal, very lean beef
Very Good	Low-fat cottage cheese, skim milk, nonfat yogurt, peas and beans, lentils, tofu and other fermented soy foods
Good	Beef, lamb, pork, processed meat, hard cheese, whole milk, regular yogurt

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