It’s not always useful to think of what we eat as nutrients. Any expert will tell you to think of food, not nutrients, for the healthiest and most intuitive eating. Most of us do this naturally anyway; only the most obsessive is ever going to track how many grams of this or that we’re eating. Though recording everything we eat can be useful in some contexts, it can also lead to disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
That said, protein is a nutrient that’s
