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A vegetarian diet is great for providing you with protein

Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021

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02 June 2012, 14:51

The most common myth about a vegetarian diet is, perhaps, that vegetarians do not get enough protein. According to the USDA, every day the female body needs about 46 grams of protein, and for the male - about 56 grams. Athletes and lactating women need, of course, more. But this is not surprising. It's amazing that a vegetarian diet is perfectly capable of providing you with protein. And she does it much better than a meat diet.

Let's go over the basics. Here, for example, meat steak. It contains an average of 23 grams of protein. It's healthy and very much, but along with this protein you will also get 14 grams of fat and 224 calories. And now you eat a steak, and your body gets important and wholesome proteins. However, he gets all the fats and extra calories that you absolutely do not need.

Vegetarians and vegans do not need to eat a "heavy" steak for the stomach from the meat of the killed animal - they know hundreds of excellent ways to get protein from plant foods. This protein is not burdened with any fats and is easily digested. The Huffington Post specially for you has made the list of the eight most protein-rich vegetarian products.

Here he is:

Lentils (18 grams of protein in one dish of lentil soup)
Greek yogurt (13 to 18 grams of protein in one glass)
Beans (one glass of beans contains about 15 grams of protein)
Tofu (half a serving of tofu is 10 grams of pure protein)
Tempeh (15 grams in half a glass)
Spinach (5 grams of protein in a glass of fresh greens)
Kinoa (8 grams of protein, as well as a lot of fiber)
Nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, pistachios and all other types of nuts - an excellent and very humane source of protein to animals)

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