Don’t be fooled by people who discourage your vegetarian lifestyle claiming you’ll be protein-deficient…
Check out all the sources of protein available from non-animal sources. Learn them… for your own benefit and to answer those skeptics you’ll find along the way.
Other sources of protein are:
- Nuts and Seeds – almonds, peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, quinoa, chia, etc.
- The milks of such nuts and seeds – like almond milk and sesame seed horchata…
- Other beans besides lentils and black beans – red kidney beans, pinto beans, pink beans, white beans, chickpeas, cannellini beans, fava beans, green beans, etc.
- Brown rice – and when combined with beans, it is a complete form of protein.
- Whole grain pastas – I am guessing the spaghetti in the chart above means whole wheat, but let’s make that note here then. Regular semolina pasta is not rich in protein, but the whole wheat or whole grain kind is.
- Spirulina – Spirulina is an algae found in certain lakes. And in dry form it’s 60% protein… I have taken it in tablets.
And… excess protein is harmful to our health regardless if it’s animal or vegetable protein. So be mindful not to exceed the necessary daily requirement. If we sin, it’s usually because we exceed the necessary protein intake. By knowing which foods provide which amounts of protein we can plan accordingly and try to avoid the excess.
So, don’t worry about your protein intake… there’s plenty of protein going around and in the vegetable world there’s way more variety than what people really think.
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