| Everyone needs an adequate amount of protein in | | | | have to find enough plant product proteins to |
| their daily diet but this can present a problem for | | | | meet this number. |
| many vegetarians. Vegetarians do not eat any | | | | Soybean is one of the best vegetarian protein |
| meat products which are rich sources of | | | | sources. It contains all of the essential amino acids, |
| complete proteins and can often find themselves | | | | making it a complete protein that can be almost |
| lacking the nutrition that they need. Read on for | | | | entirely digested by your body. For example, your |
| information on vegetarian protein sources and | | | | body can digest 92 percent of the protein in |
| how they can help you stay healthy. | | | | meat products and 91 percent of the protein |
| Why Do Vegetarians Need Protein? | | | | found in soybeans, making them almost identical in |
| Vegetarians just like everyone else need proteins | | | | that respect. |
| to keep their body functioning properly. Proteins | | | | Other wonderful sources of proteins from plant |
| make up all of the muscles of your body which | | | | products include nuts and pulses such as: |
| help with many key functions such as the | | | | - Lentils |
| pumping of blood and the elimination and digestion | | | | - Garbanzo beans |
| of food. They also help build the many enzymes | | | | - Kidney Beans |
| that your body needs to complete internal | | | | - Lima Beans |
| reactions and daily functions, as well as build DNA | | | | - Almonds |
| and antibodies. | | | | - Cashews |
| Without adequate vegetarian protein sources, | | | | - Pumpkin Seeds |
| those who live a meat free lifestyle can suffer | | | | - Sunflower Seeds |
| many ill effects. | | | | Some fruits and vegetables including apples, |
| For instance, if you live day after day without | | | | bananas, broccoli, onions, potatoes, spinach, |
| protein in your diet, your body will begin to | | | | grapes, strawberries, eggplant, and watermelon |
| process your muscles for the protein needed to | | | | are also good sources of protein. |
| carry out normal bodily functions. When this | | | | While these do not have anywhere near the |
| happens, you will not only lose muscle tone but | | | | amount of protein as soybeans and some other |
| the ability to function properly too. | | | | vegetarian sources, they do help you meet your |
| Vegetarian Protein Sources : | | | | daily requirement while adding variety to your diet. |
| So, if vegetarians do not eat meat or use animal | | | | When it comes to getting an adequate amount of |
| products, how do they get an adequate amount | | | | protein in a healthy vegetarian diet, the process |
| of protein in their diets? | | | | can be a little more difficult than it is for those |
| Just because meat products are the best sources | | | | who consume meat products. However, if you |
| of protein, doesn't mean that there aren't plant | | | | eat plenty of good vegetarian protein sources on |
| sources that can help you get your daily | | | | a daily basis, then you will consume your |
| requirement. It is recommended that you get 0.8 | | | | recommended daily dose of protein without |
| grams of protein for every 2.2 pounds of your | | | | suffering any ill effects. |
| body weight. For vegetarians this means that you | | | | |