Proteins from the plant kingdom are easy to assimilate (unlike their cousins from the animal world).
For the skeptics :), just multiply your weight in pounds by 0.36 to get your daily protein needs in grams!
It is worth noting that protein deficiencies are rare in North America!
For good sources, bet on (I'll give you the quantity of protein per 100 grams)
- Quinoa (in biscuits, burgers or as a nest for vegetables): 14.8
- Spirulina (without smoothie): 65 g
- nutritional yeast: 48 g (more than parmesan at 40 g)
- hemp, pumpkin, sunflower, chia seeds (as seasoning): around 28-25-20-18 respectively
- almonds (smoothie, pastry, seasoning): 30 g
- avocado (smoothie or desserts)
- sesame butter (tahini) (add to soups to cream them in a very clever way): 30 g of tahini = 5 g of protein
- sprouted lentils: 20 g
- kale: 4 g
So, a typical happy day could easily provide you with the required number, without any effort of digestion! With
- a green smoothie (kale, avocado, spirulina)
- energy balls (with chia seeds, almonds, etc.)
- nut milk
- vegetables in tahini sauce (or soup with it)
- my well-seasoned Okinawan quinoa (hemp seeds, nutritional yeast, etc.)
- and in the evening, bee pollen drink (which has 22 amino acids!)
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