Why is there a Shift to a Plant-Based Protein Diet?

More and more consumers are interested in following the vegetarian or vegan diet or reducing the intake of animal products. This shift has been significantly sighted during our covid19 lockdown for the past 2-2 ½ years period.

A shift away from eating animal produce is getting easier with more nutritious plant-based food availability. Plant-based food give your body what it needs to fight off infection and it can also strengthen your immune system to protect you against germs and microorganisms.

Going vegan or vegetarian requires some forward planning with the right balanced plant-based diet, and at the same time you can avoid eating animal products to support a healthy body as well as reducing the risk of inflammation that cause major diseases.

Nutritionists advised that someone eating a plant-based protein diet can meet their protein requirements by consuming a range of healthy food such as beans, nuts, grains and seeds that can provide a good range of amino acids to synthesize protein.

Common addition food trend today includes soy, quinoa, lentils, dhals, cereals, tofu, tempeh together with the much-required multi colour vegetables and multi colour fruits.

These vegetable products contain much more nutrient and fiber than meat. Vegetarian protein sources can be made in a variety of ways that are more fun, more exciting and of course health wise more beneficial too!

Plant-Based Food List To Avoid

There are some food that we should avoid in order to gain full benefits from a plant-based diet.

We should avoid the following food:

• Sweets, sodas, processed juices
• Refined grains
• Processed packed food with addictive and preservative

Plant-based diets focus on incorporating goodness in the most whole, natural form. There is no strict rule on what you can eat or what you choose not to eat as the main emphasis is on vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.

Enclosed are some recipes to initiate your journey to begin your fun finding to eat more plant-based protein food.

1. Pan fried French bean with chickpea
2. Cooked quinoa with stir fry egg and mix veggie
3. Mashed avocado mix with toasted black white sesame seed with organic flaxseed oil
4. Vegetarian broth
5. Overnight oats