More and more individuals decide to have plant-based meals due to various reasons. For some, it is part of their cultural, religious and moral beliefs. Others could be about making a personal choice to work towards a healthier lifestyle or it could be about keeping the individual's carbon footprint low. It would be best to opt for those that are minimally processed to decrease the carbon footprint.
An adequate amount of protein and consuming good quality protein-rich food is necessary to:
maintain muscles,
making new muscles,
help with exercise performance & to adapt to training.
heal damaged tissues & other injuries
help with immunity
promote satiety (i.e. feeling full for longer)
Well-distribute the protein-rich foods throughout the day. The body goes through a cycle of breakdown and building up of muscle protein (i.e. muscle protein synthesis) throughout the day. We are only able to build up muscle protein after we consume sufficient amounts of protein during our meal /snack times.
Please note that there are issues when consuming Plant-based protein. Click here to know what they are.
Here are some Plant-based Protein-rich Foods that are naturally made or are minimally processed.
This list will be constantly updated.
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