A friend of mine was recently mentioned in a post in the Livin' La Vegan Loca and Vegan Recipes from SLC Bloggers. Her and her blog were featured. Go Kaycee!
I wanted to share a little blurb at the bottom of the post that talks a bit about protein.Every vegan is asked about getting an adequate amount of protein. When I talk to my mother, she gives me the talk about calcium supplements and protein. The good news is that when I was tested almost a year ago, I had a slightly high level of protein and everything else measured in the normal areas.
Much has been written and researched on the topic of protein and where a vegan or vegetarian might be able to get it from. Here are some facts from savvyvegetarian.com about protein:
• Too much protein is as harmful as too little, and is linked with shorter life expectancy, increased cancer and heart disease risk, widespread obesity and diabetes, osteoporosis, kidney stress, and bad digestion
• High-protein diets bring about temporary weight-loss, at the expense of overall health, and people quickly regain weight once they return to a normal diet
• A varied vegetarian diet with a balance of protein, fats and carbohydrates, and adequate calorie intake provides more than enough protein
• Complete animal protein is not superior to complete protein from more than one plant source – they give the same result in different ways
• Protein from plant sources doesn’t include excess calories from fat, toxic residues, or an overabundance of protein, which stresses the kidneys.
Much has been written and researched on the topic of protein and where a vegan or vegetarian might be able to get it from. Here are some facts from savvyvegetarian.com about protein:
• Too much protein is as harmful as too little, and is linked with shorter life expectancy, increased cancer and heart disease risk, widespread obesity and diabetes, osteoporosis, kidney stress, and bad digestion
• High-protein diets bring about temporary weight-loss, at the expense of overall health, and people quickly regain weight once they return to a normal diet
• A varied vegetarian diet with a balance of protein, fats and carbohydrates, and adequate calorie intake provides more than enough protein
• Complete animal protein is not superior to complete protein from more than one plant source – they give the same result in different ways
• Protein from plant sources doesn’t include excess calories from fat, toxic residues, or an overabundance of protein, which stresses the kidneys.
As a vegan, you get a sufficient amount of protein even by eating very simple! You don't have to make an extravagant meal to make sure you're getting the "perfect" amount of protein in your diet - trust me!
- For breakfast, have a bagel (9 grams of protein) or oatmeal (6 grams) with a cup of soymilk (7 grams).
- For lunch, have 2 slices of whole wheat bread (8 grams) with eggless salad made with garbanzo, also known as chickpeas, (around 6 grams or more of protein). I love Oroweat brand of whole wheat bread. You can find it conveniently at Walmart, Harmon's...just about anywhere.
- For dinner, make a tofu, seitan, or tempeh dish simply by stir frying with some veggies, spices, and soy sauce (about 11 grams or more) served with 1 cup of brown rice (5 grams)
- For a snack at anytime of the day, 6 crackers (2 grams) with approximately 2 tbsp smart balance chunky peanut butter (7 grams). I love the smart balance chunky stuff because I'm throwing in some much needed Omega 3's! Need us some fatties ;) Tip: Get your youngens used to eating this chunky stuff for.that.reason! Those fatty acids are essential for growth.
Vegans get a lot more protein than I think people realize. I would be interested to visit my doctor and see where my current protein levels are at.
...Maybe I will!
- For breakfast, have a bagel (9 grams of protein) or oatmeal (6 grams) with a cup of soymilk (7 grams).
- For lunch, have 2 slices of whole wheat bread (8 grams) with eggless salad made with garbanzo, also known as chickpeas, (around 6 grams or more of protein). I love Oroweat brand of whole wheat bread. You can find it conveniently at Walmart, Harmon's...just about anywhere.
- For dinner, make a tofu, seitan, or tempeh dish simply by stir frying with some veggies, spices, and soy sauce (about 11 grams or more) served with 1 cup of brown rice (5 grams)
- For a snack at anytime of the day, 6 crackers (2 grams) with approximately 2 tbsp smart balance chunky peanut butter (7 grams). I love the smart balance chunky stuff because I'm throwing in some much needed Omega 3's! Need us some fatties ;) Tip: Get your youngens used to eating this chunky stuff for.that.reason! Those fatty acids are essential for growth.
Vegans get a lot more protein than I think people realize. I would be interested to visit my doctor and see where my current protein levels are at.
...Maybe I will!
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