All so often vegans get the question, but where do you get your protein? Well guys, dead animals are not the only way to get protein. It can take a little bit of adjustment at first, as everything, but I’m telling you, switching to a plant-based diet is one of the best decisions I ever made!
These are the samples I always keep in my kitchen to make sure I get my protein in daily 🙂
- Chia seeds – almost every day I eat a chia seed pudding for breakfast
- Hemp seeds + pumpkin seeds – sprinkle on anything and everything, or make this raw kitten protein crunch.
- Protein powders – pick a vegan, clean and natural one.
- Smoothie – throw in some greens and protein powder and you have a healthy meal or snack!
- MAJOR KEY: Hemp protein powder and water. It sounds boring and ehum grossly green, but its a fast and easy way to get all the benefits from the hemp-plant and I promise, it doesn’t taste that bad!
- Broccoli, pumpkin seeds, spinach, green beans, nuts and legumes, soy milk and quinoa are things I keep rotating in my diet to get my building blocks. They are all very high in protein.
- ANOTHER KEY: Add red lentils to any sauce you are making. Let them boil down nicely and they’ll add a creamy consistence if you allow them to cook for a bit. I ALWAYS add some to my tomato sauce.
- Know how to make a big stew to keep in the fridge and cook big batches of beans, lentils and quinoa to keep in the fridge to add to any meal 🙂
- Change your flour for protein rich ones like chickpea, quinoa, amaranth and teff to make bread or whatever you might fancy to bake.
- PRO BELLY TRICK: I prepare my beans like this to make them easier to digest + they taste soooo good!
