Vegetarian Protein Sources-2 Surprising Ones!

This has protein!

 Are you vegetarian and been asked, “How do you LIVE?” “Do you get enough protein!!!?

I have heard this countless times, and I always wonder, “How do YOU live?” “Aren’t you weighed down and depressed from eating the dead flesh of animals??”  

I am here to clear up a few myths about being vegetarian and eating protein.

First of all, there are countless protein sources for vegetarians and actually just eating a wide variety of produce provides enough combinations of amino acids to live on.

For the sake of variety though and making sure you do not get bored eating healthfully, I wanted to mention some ways to get vegetarian protein in your diet and focus on 2 surprising ones. 

Besides lentils, beans, nuts, nut butters, tofu, seeds, liquid aminos, quinoa, tempeh, seitan and whey -there is bee pollen and brewers yeast!

The protein content of bee pollen ranges from 10 to 35 percent with a mean average of 20 percent. Forty to fifty percent of this is in the form of free amino acids. This equals from 5 to 7 times the amino acids found in equal weights of beef, milk, eggs or cheese.  

So, there is protein in Bee Pollen but it is also good for your skin! The fatty acids in Bee Pollen have a good effect on skin not to mention that has anti-fungal properties to kill 

any pimple forming germs. 

Bee Pollen has enormous rejuvenation powers and retards aging. It has also been proved to improve mental perception, repair cells and worn out tissues and has antibiotic properties.

You may not even believe me when I say this, but Bee Pollen can help you to lose weight. That is right! It has the ability to not only regulate metabolism, but stimulate it as well- to assist you in burning fat. Bee Pollen supplies the catalysts that other foods do not provide -thereby neutralizing toxins and producing healthier cells. What does all this mean? What am I trying to say? Get your Bee Pollen on everyone!

Lets talk about Brewers Yeast. My mom used to use it all the time when I was younger. My mom has always been on the cutting edge of health and alternative therapies and I have learned almost everything from her. Back then, most brewers yeast I had tried was not debittered and it was gross. Nowadays, I can buy it debittered and it is much more manageable. Although, I would use it anyway because now I know it does so many amazing things! 

Brewer's Yeast

It helps with high cholesterol, stress, nervousness, anemia, constipation, and fatigue. An old tale about brewers yeast is that it reverses gray hair. I think that came from the fact that the B5 in it keeps gray hair from forming and the B6 helps the manufacturing of melanin and sustains natural hair color. Brewers Yeast also has a high nucleic acid count that is important to cell development plus containing folic acid, B12, potassium, thiamin, niacin, and chromium, fiber, and protein. One serving has 4 grams of fiber and 9 grams of protein. My favorite use is to drink it as a protein supplement after my workout for the energy boost and to avoid milk derived protein sources as those are not good for my stomach and cause me to get bloated.

Here is my favorite thing that Brewers Yeast does, it improves acne!

Go on iherb.com and use my personal code VAJ631 and get $5 off these things and never wonder again how vegetarians get their protein again!

Love,

Rachel