How do vegans get the proteins they need to be healthy?

Question

...just wondering!

Answer 1

Easily.  As long as they don't eat junk food all the time, it's really no problem.  Most adult women need 50g of protein a day and most vegan women get about 65g.  I just read this yesterday.  I believe it was on the vegetarian resource group website, http://vrg.org .

Answer 2

Food!

Rice+beans=complete protein

Answer 3

Beans, Peas, Lentils nd other foods

Answer 4

soy

vegtibals

lots of things

Answer 5

This is a tough one. Vegetarians have a hard enough time with this (we really, really do) and vegans, well... ugh, its pretty difficult. My brother recently had to start eating meat again due to what veganism did to his body (nothing hospital worth, but not exactly healthy). I found some foods on the web that are essential to the vegan diet, as far as protein go: Tempeh, Seitan, Soybeans, Lentils, Black beans, Kidney beans, Veggie burgers, Chickpeas, Veggie baked beans, Pinto beans, Black-eyed peas, Tofu, Lima beans, Quinoa, Bagel, Peas, Textured Vegetable Protein , Peanut butter , Veggie dogs, Spaghetti, Almonds, Soy milk, Soy yogurt, Bulgur, Sunflower seeds, Whole wheat bread, Cashews, Almond butter, Brown rice, Spinach, Broccoli, and Potatos.

Becoming a vegan is a tough route to take, so, if you're thinking of being one, I'd seriously think about it if I were you. For someone like me, who loves to cook and plan meals, it works, but for causal, laid back eaters, its no picnic (pun not intended, I swear). It can potentially be a healthier route than meat eating (or even just vegetarianism), free for so many health problems and diseases, as well as emotional guilt if thats why you'd do it, however if not done right, it CAN be a life stopper.

Wow, I'm sure that was WAY more info than you needed. And maybe not even the right info, hah!

Answer 6

a plant based diet provides adequate nutrition for the human animal in all walks of life. Protein Complementarity is the basis of all ethnic cuisines -- rice and beans, wheat and pulses, corn and beans, wheat and dairy, etc. And Quinoa has all 7 amino acids present and bio available. It isn't hard and it is delicious.

The issue is never protein it is B12. But B12 is available in Tempeh and Nutritional Yeast in adequate amounts.so that isn't an issue either.

Answer 7

Complete protein requires adequate amounts off all the 8 essential amino acids including lysine and methionine.

Bread , cereals, pasta and rice are low in lysine so they are mostly incomplete protein.

Beans, soy products, peas, lentils and nuts are low in methionine so they are mostly incomplete protein.

When you combine the lysine deficient foods with the methionine deficient foods you get complete protein and that combining is known as protein complementing.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Ensure

Answer 10

nuts r full of protien

quorn contains more than meat