Protein is essentially a chain of amino acids and essential amino acid is one the body does not make but must be ingested with our diet. There are nine amino acids we as humans must consume in fairly large amounts. What’s interesting is that if you look at the nutritional values in many greens and vegetables you will notice one is higher in some amino acids and lower in others but the ones it is ow in has other greens and vegetables that it is high in. This basically states you will find a high amount of all the essential amino acids with a health blend of many greens and vegetables in your diet. This is a common misconception that you need meats to get protein but just isn’t so. For instance a pound of kale ( a dark leafy green vegetable) has more protein than the USDA recommends for your daily allowance of protein. This should get you to thinking at least a little.
Another point I’d like to leave is complex chains like you get from animals can be harder for your body to digest that individual amino acids gained from different greens and vegetables brand new created from the sun and chlorophyll. Most animals created their amino acid chains from greens and vegetables too. Doesn’t it just make sense to give your body fresh new amino acids to form chains into proteins that to have to break down existing chains and take the good with the bad to form it’s own proteins.
Now personally I don’t believe this or any other information will ever steer me to going 100 percent vegan but it certainly helps me to make a more well formed decision the next time I’m filling my plate. Maybe a sensible piece of meat with a large green salad is the better way to go and might make my body feel better even more. Till next time!