Do you get enough protein? Do you just eat beans? Are you not always hungry? What do you eat? Don’t you miss cheese?
Just a few questions I always get from people when they find out I am vegan!
The truth is, its easy and cheap to be plant based/vegan!
Here a few simple things I do to up my protein and make my food exciting:
Add nutritional yeast - two tablespoons of nutritional yeast contains 9g of protein plus all nine essential amino acids and your RDA of vitamin B12. I like to add it into homemade hummus, homemade cheese sauces, sprinkle on salads or add into my tofu scramble.
Eat grains: quinoa is my go to, there is around 8g in 1 cup serving, its high in fibre and is a complete protein ( it has all 9 amino acids ) Its higher in healthy fats too.
You can also try buckwheat and wheat berries. You can get pre made packets of these in the supermarkets and they combine quinoa, brown rice and wheat berries for a ultimate protein hit.
Add in your legumes: a few beans here and there added to your plate, or peas, lentils and broad beans will also add a nice protein pack as well as adding to your daily fibre intake.
Choose fortified plant based milks so that you get your B vitamins and calcium.
These are just a few things to do if your considering changing your diet to include more plant based options or if your just wanting a little inspiration. There are plenty of other ideas but these are just simple easy ways without to much thought!
Peace out!
F xx