Healthy Eating Plans Blog: Healthier Protein Sources

We should reduce meat intake in our bodies because meats is likely to increase cancer risk. But some people may think of meat as their main source of protein. Therefore, they will not possible to stop eating meats.

But it is easy to get plenty of protein without the fat, cholesterol, and other undesirables in meat. We can replace pant products such as beans, vegetables, and whole grains.

In particular, plant products have more than enough protein. The American Dietetic Association holds that a diet that includes a variety of these healthy plant foods provides all the protein you need.

In years past, some people thought that vegetarians had to eat foods in certain combinations—grains with beans, for example—in order to get adequate protein.

However, it turns out that no special combining is necessary. A diet including a variety of beans, vegetables, and whole grains will easily give you more than enough protein, even without intentional combining of foods.