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I know there isn't meat in it, but where do you think they get the flavor? It's from meat. They arent catching sweat off chickens in some factory somewhere, ha ha! I don't see why people get do worried about protein. The average person needs about 9 grams of protein per 20lbs of weight a day to keep your tissues from degenerating. While a severe lack of it can cause death over a long period of time, no one really knows it's effects in larger quantities. There are risks such as: In the Nurses' Health Study, for example, women who ate more than 95 grams of protein a day were 20 percent more likely to have broken a wrist over a 12-year period when compared to those who ate an average amount of protein (less than 68 grams a day).
There are 2 kinds of protein, complete and incomplete. Complete protein comes from mostly animal sources. It contains all the amino-acids our body needs. Incomplete does not and comes mostly from fruits and vegetables.
Meat gives you high levels of protein a 6oz steak would give you roughly 38 grams of protein. However it brings in 44 grams of fat, 16 of them saturated. Where as a cup of cooked lentils would give you 18 grams of protein and less then 1 gram of fat.
The best sources for protein in vegetables and such are found in Tofu which gives 10 grams per half cup. Lentils offer 9 grams of protein per half cup. Other good sources are split peas, soy milk, wheat bread, white bread, rice, kidney beans, broccoli, potato's and corn.
Hope that gives you a start. Milk also gives some protein but it isnt part of a vegan diet, and it has been linked to a contributor in Diabetes Type 1, so use soy milk.
Chris  |