The protein myth

The first question that gets asked is: Where do we get our protein from?

So lets get it straight once and for all. Protein is NOT a problem, we can find good sources of protein very easily. The real hardship in a veggie diet is IRON. But it's also easy to overcome once you have a balanced diet.

Being a vegetarian is easy, fun, tasty, good for yourself and the world, not to mention the lives you save on a daily basis. But it requires at least some know-how on eating properly. It's easy enough, you can easily get your answers by surfing the web. The informations I present here are from my own research, from the book 'Virei vegetariano, e agora?' by Dr. Eric Slywitch (nutricionist) and various other informations that I've collected in these veggie years.

So, how much protein do you need?

Multiply your weight (in pounds) by 0.37 or in kilos by 0.8. For example, if you weigh 132 pounds, you're going to need 48 grams of protein per day. Let's see where that comes from!

For breakfast, you had two slices of whole wheat bread. That's 2 x 5 g = 10 grams of protein.
For lunch, you had a meal of white rice and beans. Considering you had 150 g of rice in your plate and 200 g of beans, that's 4 grams of protein for the rice and 18 grams for the beans.
For dinner, you had pasta and broccolis. That's 14 grams for the pasta and 3 for the broccolis.

That brings us to a total of 49 grams. See how that was easy?
I used the nutritional facts of the food I had in my house and also this site http://nutritiondata.self.com . In doubt, check out the nutritional facts on your food!

Go green! :)