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Do you need to worry about protein? 🤔
Plant-based protein-packed recipes to fuel your week
Kristina Todini, RDN
May 13, 2024
Here’s a secret from a dietitian (me) who has been eating a plant-based diet for 5 years: you really don’t need to worry about protein as much as you think you do.
I had a lovely conversation with a newsletter subscriber (hi!) this past weekend about eating more vegan food, but she was worried she wasn’t getting enough protein. And I told her this: “As long as you are getting a variety of plant foods like beans and other legumes, tofu, tempeh, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and maybe occasionally a scoop of plant-based protein in your smoothie or oatmeal, you’re likely getting more than enough protein.”
It’s a BIG misconception that it’s hard to meet your protein needs on a plant-based diet. I’ll share my 4-day plant-based meal plan below if you haven’t downloaded it and even if you don’t follow it, take a look at the meals as they are all planned to meet protein requirements of a 150-pound adult.
💪 + 🌱,
Kristina
plant protein princess
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DID YOU KNOW? 🧐
An analysis of the eating records of a large sample of people following plant-based diets showed that, on average, they got 70% more protein than they needed every day. (source)
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