Growing research suggests that in addition to how much protein we consume each day, the type of protein we eat influences healthy aging too
This also helps up fibre which will reduce a lot of health problems and possibly lower the stress on our healthcare system! Double win!
There’s a lot of obsession over protein, but most people don’t need a lot. 50g per day is a common recommendation, and it’s very easy to get that much without focusing on “protein source” foods. If you’re an athlete and especially putting on muscle then you need lots more. I have seen vegan bodybuilders out there but I suspect a lot of them build most of their muscle on a meat-heavy diet and then went vegan later.
I suspect a lot of the high-protein discourse and anti-soy nonsense comes from animal agriculture lobby groups (and the seed oil bullshit). High protein milk?? Just a way to charge 2x for milk which is already high in protein. Greek yogurt? Look at the ingredients, it’s yogurt with added whey protein - just buy Balkan yogurt for half the price and add your own protein powder. Your mixed nuts are high in protein? Yeah no shit, and potatoes are gluten-free and water has no trans fats.
I remember the 1990s Canada Food Guide that recommended 5-12 servings of grain every day. Eat 12 slices of bread every day to be healthy kids. Someone listened to the grain lobby.
Every macronutrient has to have its day in the sun, I guess. Maybe all the seed-oil-saturated-fat-tallow-is-good nonsense is preparing the ground for a new diet where 70% of your calories come from fats?
That’s keto.
I’ve been a vegan for sixteen years for ethical reasons. The health benefits are a nice bonus!
I’m definitely always encouraging my family to eat more plant protein.
My wife is more of a carnivor than I am
Im not a vegetarian but I get a lot of joy in cooking a tasty plant-based meal. I find that a lot of meat-based meals that im used to cooking really center the dish on the meat in a way that I feel kind of stifles my creativity in the kitchen.
Beans. Cook 'em.
Boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a stew.
Yeah, their list was “beans beans beans beans beans beans and pumpkin seeds.”
What else would you expect from the glo-bean-dmail?
