Variety is the Key to Vegetarian Sources of Protein

You may be asking yourself; “What are the vegetarian sources of protein”? There are certainly more than people think. As a matter of fact a lot of people think that the only real source of protein is from meat. This is far from the truth.

Vegetarian sources of protein include beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds, dairy products (such as yogurt, cheese, and milk), vegetables, fruits, eggs, and those famous “veggie burgers”.

Complete proteins are made up of 22 aminio acids. Meat, chicken, eggs, fish, and most dairy products include all 22. Plant based foods do not have complete proteins.

However, since all vegetarian sources of protein do not have the required 22 aminio acids, Mother Nature has the answer. Your body, the amazing machine that it is, pools all of the aminio acids that you take in during the day. It then combines them to make complete proteins!

As long as a vegetarian is eating a variety of the sources of protein listed above, it is highly unlikely that he or she will not get the required amount of protein.

So the answer is: vegetarian sources of protein are everywhere! Just make sure that you get the variety. After all, variety is the spice of life!