What are good non-meat sources of protein?
Believe it or not, you are NOT cutting out your main source of protein, you’re cutting out your main source of *excess* protein. The average American meat eater gets 4x the protein they need every day and it’s really hard on your health and your body. Excess protein, particulary of animal origin, is an immune system irritant, a burden to your kidneys and cause for calcium to leach from your bones. That said, of course you need some protein to stay healthy. Vegetarians get their protein from practically everything in their diet (where do you think large herbivores like cows and elephants get their protein from? Plants, of course.) You can get plenty of protein from soybeans and soy products (tofu, meat analogs, tempeh, edamame, etc,) beans and other legumes (lentils, peanuts, chickpeas, beans and peas,) nuts and seeds, whole grains (quinoa is a great source of veg protein because it’s also loaded with iron and calcium and is as versatile as rice,) fruits, veggies and mushrooms. If you’r
