Plant based diet and protein

Plant protein vs Animal protein

Many questions arise when following a plant based diet. If someone tells you I need protein,that's why i eat meat, well they are quite misinformed. When a meat-free diet is done correctly it offers tremendous awards.

Animal products like meat, eggs, fish and diary consist of all the essential amino acids that we need, but with in that goody bag we get saturated fat, cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes 2, allergies and so many more. Consuming to many proteins turns into waste and fat, and leads to gain weight.

The average person needs to get a intake of .8mg of protein per kg. Eating a plant based diet is 100% sufficient in getting all the protein you need. For me personally protein is the last thing I will measure in my nutritional intake, unless if you are an athlete building muscles, and even so, muscle building can also be done on a plant based diet. If you consume legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grain fruit and vegetables daily, you will get more protein that you need.

Your Plant based goodie bag not only consist of sufficient protein, but also fiber, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and a lighter body mass. Soy, Quinoa, buckwheat, chia and hemp seeds are all plant sources where you can get all your complete amino acids. The rest of plant sources lack at least one essential amino acid, so you must combine them in such a way that, together they supply all the essential amino acids you need. For example, eating whole grains with legumes or nuts provides the full complement of amino acids that can help you prevent muscle wasting and other symptoms of protein deficiency.


Daily intake of protein:

• Babies 10 grams a day
• Kids 9-34 grams a day
• Teenage boys 52 grams a day
• Teenage girls 46 grams a day
• Adult men 56 grams a day
• Adult women 46 grams a day
• Pregnant and breastfeeding woman 71 grams a day

The past few years the number of people practicing a plant based lifestyle have increased significantly. Not only is this type of lifestyle recognized as nutrition sufficient, it also reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. I quote Dr.T.Collin Cambell from his work the China Study, one of the most comprehensive studies on nutrition to this day.

The studies have been done and the research is evident. My next post will be on Calcium in our diets.

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