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[Yardlie]

OK, a lot of us read the "Nutrition Facts" on the side of the box or bag of everything we buy. My question is: How do we know the quality of the protein? Everyone is so concerned about the quality of the carbohydrates they get (refined vs whole grain). How about proteins? The manufacturers list how many grams of protein, but I assume they are listing the grams of incomplete protein. An egg is the "perfect protein" (or so I was taught in my nutrition course). It has all the essential amino acids. Does anyone know if and why they are really just listing incomplete proteins on packages and getting away with it? I mean, I understand that many things like rice are an incomplete protein but if you add beans, then you have a complete protein. Why is the government allowing incomplete protein to be listed? Maybe they should start listing amino acids too so people really know what they are getting...and maybe they should start educating the public more about this because there are a lot of people who are living on mac & cheese in this economy. Just curious.