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Do you know that Vegetable Protein Foods can help you to lose weight?

As I mentioned in a previous post - “Points to be aware of on High Protein Weight-loss diets”, we have to be careful of high protein diets where there is a high concentration of animal protein.

WHY? - as I discussed, animal protein carries a lot more fat and cholesterol, which our bodies get laden with, we have to try and digest it, and only 50% of animal protein is absorbed, the rest our poor kidneys and liver have to try and deal with, and depending on our lifestyle and exercise routines, and the other foods we are eating, much of this protein waste could be being stored on our body as excess fat, which can build up over a period of time, leading to obesity, diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure among other conditions.

Protein does help to build lean muscle tissue, which speeds up our metabolism, and burns the excess calories or fat on our bodies. 

As we can also benefit from vegetable protein, of which 100% is absorbed by our bodies, with no excess fats and cholesterol, we should try to ensure that half of our protein intake on a daily basis is from vegetable protein.

Plant proteins are not inferior to animal proteins. Having more plant proteins and less animal proteins can help build stronger bones and prevent osteoporosis, and may help control blood cholesterol levels, and prevent cancer. These are all significant when it comes to our health, so it is worth paying attention to.

So what vegetables do contain protein? 

 We are so used to being in the mindset that our main sources of protein are red meat, chicken, fish, dairy and eggs.

Can we really get enough protein from vegetable sources you may ask?

Here are the Top 10 Vegetable Protein Sources to help you lose weight and be healthy.

1.  Soy Protein Products

Soy milk, soy milk shakes, soy protein powder to add to smoothies or shakes, soy yoghurt, soy cheese, roasted soy nuts, soy beans in cooking, soy flour, tofu, tempeh, miso, soy protein health bars.

2.  Other dried beans - lentils, split peas, dried beans all types, baked beans

3.  Nuts - almonds, brazil nuts, cashew nuts, walnuts

4.  Seeds - pumpkin kernels, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds

5.  Whole Grains - rye flour, rye bread, buckwheat flour, barley, millet, bulgar

6.  Bean Sprouts - soy, mung, lentils, sunflower seeds, alphalpha, chickpea

7.  Broccolli

8.  Spinach

9.  Peas

10.  Brussel sprouts

You can see how easy it is to add some of these wonderfully nutritious vegetable protein sources into our meals daily.  Cut down on the animal protein, and add more vegetable protein, and keep adding more week by week - you will soon see how much healthier you feel, and you will start to lose inches and pounds slowly but surely, depending on the rest of your menu plan!

So look in your cupboard, or go shopping for new vegetable protein ingredients,
have fun and get creative and get healthy - you will feel better for it!

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Yours in the Best of Health

Jacqui O’Neill
Helping People - Changing Lives