Why Protein Deficiency is virtually Impossible!

People always ask me, "since you eat only a vegan diet, where do you get your protein?"  We have been absolutely brainwashed into thinking that all protein comes only from Milk and Animal Muscle.  The Meat and Dairy industry have certainly done their job in marketing their products to the American public.  The results are also clear and stunning:  Coronary Artery Disease is the #1 killer of both men and women in America!  Followed by Cancer, Stoke, Hypertension and Diabetes.  These Diseases of Affluence are the direct result of eating our Standard American Diet; made up of processed foods (filled with sugar, fat and salt) and animal foods (Meat and Dairy products.)  So then, the question still remains, if one stops eating our Standard American Diet, where do we get our protein to sustain life?

THE SHORT ANSWER
Experimental studies carried out in the 1940's and '50's showed that people require about 2.5 percent of their total calories from protein.  In order to provide a definitely safe level - to cover situations such as chronic infections and injuries - the World Health Organization (WHO) DOUBLED these figures.

Since 1974, the WHO has recommended that men, women, and children consume about 5% of their calories from protein.  Pregnant women should consume about 6.5% of their calories from protein, and lactating women 7% of their calories from protein.

Nature designed her foods to be complete long before they arrived on the dinner table.  Think about it!
There is sufficient protein in plants to grow elephants, horses, and hippos, so there ought to be enough to grow human beings. The most rapid time of growth in a person's life is during infancy.  We double in size in the first two years of life.  No one would contest that the ideal food for a baby is human breast milk, which is only 5% protein.  Commonly consumed starches and vegetables contain from 6 to 45 percent of their calories as protein and therefore are more than sufficient to supply the protein needs of children and adults, who grow at a much slower rate than babies.

FINALLY CONSIDER - PROTEIN IS PLENTIFUL

RICE-----------------------------------@8%PROTEIN
POTATOES--------------------------@11% PROTEIN
CORN----------------------------------@12% PROTEIN
SPAGHETTI-------------------------@14% PROTEIN
WHOLE GRAIN BREADS------@16% PROTEIN
BEANS--------------------------------@26% PROTEIN
PEAS-----------------------------------@28% PROTEIN

The starchy foods above are part of a Whole Foods, Plant Based Diet.  Eat lots of Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Beans and Legumes, some nuts and seeds (unless you suffer from CAD) then eliminate most of the nuts and seeds.

A protein deficient diet is virtually impossible!  However, too high amounts of animal protein from meat and dairy, has specifically be shown to generate the Diseases of Affluence that are killing us!
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Comment adapted from Dr. John and Mary McDougall.
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