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> For many, coming up with enough sources of protein while satisfying their dietary restrictions is not easy without meat. I'm not sure this is true. I know it
by the_gastropod 10y ago
> For many, coming up with enough sources of protein while satisfying their dietary restrictions is not easy without meat.
I'm not sure this is true. I know it's a pretty common argument, but in reality, it's not particularly difficult to hit your protein requirements on a plant-based diet. Even if you take a relatively low protein food, like brown rice, and eat your required daily calories worth of it in a day, you'll hit your protein requirements for the day.
Consider that most people don't eat just rice all day, and toss in some beans, spinach, nuts, seeds, etc., and it should be clear how easy it is to get enough protein (assuming you're eating enough calories).
- jordanthoms 10y agoHuh? 2200 calories of Brown rice would give only 50g protein, and 400g carbohydrates. It's not that you it's impossible to get lots of protein on a vegetarian diet - the issue is that it's very difficult to maintain a high ratio of protein to carbs and fat, since even 'high protein' beans and seeds etc have less than a 1:1 ratio.
- the_gastropod 10y agoBrown rice alone (at 1:8) has only a _slightly_ higher carb ratio than is typically recommended. Adding tofu, seitan, nuts, legumes, seeds, etc. will easily get you within a healthy ~2:5 range [1]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16004827 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16004827