What foods are high in protein besides meat? Vary your choices.

What foods are high in protein besides meat? Vary your choices.

Protein helps build and maintain muscle and skin, and you should include protein in your diet every day. Eating meat is a way many people get their protein, but you can vary your choices and still reach your daily protein requirements.

See how much protein you should get each day.

See how to vary your protein choices.

For related information, see “Healthy Eating After 50,” an Age Page from the National Institute on Aging at NIH.

The information on Eating Well as You Get Older was developed for NIHSeniorHealth by theNational Institute on Aging (NIA).