Plant-Based Made Simple
Do you hear a lot about plant-based this and plant-based that? Or maybe you’ve tried to go vegetarian or vegan to improve your health?
While I am not here to convince you as to why you should (or shouldn’t) go completely plant-based, one important way to improve your health and manage your weight is by increasing the amount of plant-based foods that you eat.
This doesn’t have to mean cutting out meat, but more about adding in plant-based foods that you enjoy like fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, grains, beans and so on.
In fact, one of best thing you can add to any diet- including one that incorporates meat- is plant-based foods, specifically vegetables and leafy greens. This could be adding broccoli to your dinner, incorporating avocado with your eggs or having a big green smoothie as a snack.
But, for those of you looking for more ways to step up your plant game this year, incorporating plant-based protein can also be a big help. Again, you don’t have to be vegan to enjoy plant-based protein, like tofu, tempeh (one of my favorites), chickpeas and more!
Here is an easy plant-based protein guide to you incorporate more plant-based foods in a simple, sustainable and enjoyable way.
PLANT-BASED PROTEIN
Quinoa (8.14g per cup)
Tempeh (33.7g per cup)
Hemp hearts/seeds (10g per 3 tbsp)
Nutritional yeast (5g per tbsp)
Lentils (18g per cup)
Edamame (18.4g per cup)
Chia seeds (4.68g per 1 oz.)
Chickpeas (14.5g per cup)
Black beans (15.2g per cup)
Sunflower seed butter (8g per 2 tbsp)
Ground “beef”
Hilary’s black bean burgers
This gives you a good guide to provide both grams of protein along with inspiration to help mix up your foods and incorporate more delicious and nourishing plants.
