50 Vegetarian and Plant Based Protein Sources Recipe

50 Vegetarian and Plant Based Protein Sources

One of the most frequent questions I get when I tell people I’m vegetarian is: “But then where do you get your protein?”

It’s common knowledge that meat is a great source of protein, but you don’t actually need to eat meat to get enough protein! Somehow, being vegetarian has become synonymous with just eating leaves (which do have protein btw ) — but it’s a myth that vegetarians don’t get enough protein. Additionally, vegetarian sources of protein can be healthier for you in that they’re lower in bad fats and cholesterol.

Protein is super important to our diet:

It helps promote cell growth and repair. Hair and nails are mostly made of protein.

You need it to…