| When you want to become a vegetarian the most | | | | the following food-list: |
| important question you may ask yourself or | | | | |
| your health care specialist is "How about | | | | - Beans |
| proteins? How am I gonna get enough proteins? | | | | |
| I've heard that a vegetarian diet doesn't | | | | - Black eyed peas |
| include enough proteins. Is that true?". | | | | |
| | | | - Veggie burger |
| I know proteins are considered the number one | | | | |
| ingredient in our diet. A lot of people | | | | - Soy milk |
| believe that meat is the major protein source | | | | |
| and protein from meat, fish or eggs is by far | | | | - Chickpeas |
| superior to protein coming from other | | | | |
| sources. Now, let's look at the reality and | | | | - Bagel |
| the facts, for a change. | | | | |
| | | | - Peanut butter |
| It is not true that protein from meat, fish, | | | | |
| milk or eggs is superior to protein from | | | | - Spaghetti |
| plant sources. Thousands of health studies | | | | |
| tell a different story. And here are the | | | | - Spinach |
| facts: | | | | |
| | | | - Soy yogurt |
| Protein Fact #1: Protein coming from meat, | | | | |
| fish or eggs is by no means superior to | | | | - Sunflower seeds |
| protein from plant sources. They are the | | | | |
| same. In fact protein from plants could be | | | | - Walnuts |
| considered healthier since plants contain no | | | | |
| fats or toxic residues. | | | | - Almonds |
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| Protein Fact #2: A vegetarian diet with | | | | - Cashews |
| balanced portions of proteins, minerals, fats | | | | |
| and carbohydrates will protect you and | | | | - Rice |
| provide enough protein for your body to work | | | | |
| effectively. | | | | - Potatoes |
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| Protein Fact #3: You need to have a balanced | | | | I have no idea why protein has been so |
| diet. Too much protein is as bad as too | | | | misrepresented. Even health care |
| little protein. Too much protein increases | | | | professionals will tell you that protein is |
| the risk for serious health conditions like | | | | the queen of a healthy nutrition. Researches |
| heart disease, diabetes or stomach problems. | | | | show that today, the average adult receives 7 |
| On the other hand, a complete vegetarian and | | | | times more protein than is needed. |
| vegan diet are proved to be remarkably | | | | |
| successful in the treatment of heart disease, | | | | Once again, money and the struggle for wealth |
| cancer, high blood pressure and more. | | | | are responsible for this misunderstanding. |
| | | | Factory farms, modern meat processing |
| In other words it's fairly easy for a | | | | industries and refrigeration made meat |
| vegetarian to cover protein needs. Almost | | | | available to everybody. And what are the |
| every kind of vegetables, grains, nuts or | | | | results? Health problems, world hunger, |
| seeds contain proteins. The key is to have a | | | | environmental issues and more problems |
| balanced diet and consume all kinds of food. | | | | deriving directly from the industrialization |
| Combine vegetables with fruits and nuts and | | | | of our diets. |
| you'll have no difficulty getting enough | | | | |
| protein. Just make sure you also get enough | | | | Our world and our societies would be much |
| calories to maintain your weight status. | | | | healthier and kinder if only we had adopted |
| | | | green diets or a balanced combination of |
| Scientists recommend that adults should | | | | "Green Foods", meat and dairy products. If |
| consume at least 50-80 grams of protein each | | | | only we could realize that meat and protein |
| day. Here are some vegan foods that contain | | | | is not as significant as it is considered to |
| more than enough protein to meet your needs. | | | | be. |
| You can make all kinds of combinations using | | | | |