Vegan Protein

Vegans know the struggle. At some point, you’ll need or will tell the person you are talking to, that you only eat plant-based. The shock on those faces. Priceless! “But where do you get your protein from?” OMG, this question! It gets asked just as much as “But you do eat fish, right?”

 

Just to clarify, we do not eat fish and we get enough protein. 

 

We could finish this article right here. But we all love facts, so let’s get down to this myth of protein deficiency with vegans.

 

What is protein?

To start off, we should know what we’re talking about. Protein is a macronutrient that is important to build your muscle mass and bones. They influence hormones, build antibodies and are generally necessary for a proper functioning organism. There are three different kinds of macronutrients which are important to live a healthy life: protein, fats and carbohydrates. These macronutrients provide calories, which in return provide energy. Each gram of protein contains 4 calories.

 

The Myth

Only animal products contain protein, right? That is what we’ve been taught since we can think. We need chicken, eggs, red meat and so on. And who promotes this information? The meat and dairy industry themselves. Cause how else will you sell something dead? You’ll need to put a “healthy” and “necessary for survival” stamp on it. Yeah, sure, we’re biased, but we can support this theory with facts.

But have you ever thought about where animals get their protein from? Exactly, from plants. Have you ever seen a gorilla or elephants with a protein deficiency? No! And they just eats plants. To support this statement, there are many studies that prove a plant based diet supplies all the necessary high quality vegan protein needed for the human body to function and even thrive.

 

Protein in vegan food

Beans, lentils, chickpeas, tofu, nuts, quinoa, seeds, rice, Tempeh, Broccoli, potatoes, oats, pumpkin, all leafy greens, most fruit…

 

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