If you’ve considered adopting a vegan or vegetarian diet, but were concerned that you wouldn’t be able to get enough protein, this post will answer a lot of your questions. It takes an in-depth look at the many different kinds of plants you can eat to meet your daily protein intake requirements. As an example, the post explains that you can get 25 grams of protein from just one single cup of soy beans. In fact, you can get one third of your daily protein from a number of different beans and legumes, such as lentils, kidney beans, dried peas or pinto beans.
If you’re not a big fan of beans, you can also turn to tofu as a quality source of protein. You can get about 17 grams of protein from just 4 ounces of tofu. The post also details the different ways you can prepare food so that you don’t become bored with your diet. For instance, you could knock out your daily protein requirement by having some black bean chili at lunch and a nice tofu and broccoli dish for dinner. Alternately, you could meet your daily protein requirement by having a bowl of oatmeal in the morning, a lentil curry for lunch and sautéed in seasoned tofu for dinner. Check out the full post to learn other ways you can get your daily recommended amount of protein without having to eat meat.
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