Vegan Diet, How to Get Enough Protein?

Just like everyone else, on a vegan and vegetarian diet, complete protein is needed to obtain all essential amino acids. This prevents deficiencies and their consequences such as loss of muscle mass, weakened immune system, and even anemia.

Fortunately, it is easy to obtain proteins on a vegetarian or vegan diet, and if you have heard otherwise, it is simply not true.

Until recently, it was commonly thought that vegetarians and especially vegans would develop protein deficiency if they did not receive 8 or 9 essential amino acids in adequate amounts at each meal.

But the truth is that every time we eat, our body deposits amino acids into a storage bank (during the course of the day) and then they are used when we need them.

Plant-based protein

Here are the plant-based protein options you can get on a vegan diet:

The important thing is to try to include a good source of plant-based protein in each main meal. As simple as adding nuts to a salad, and even a portion of carbohydrates like quinoa, and for snacks, a soy yogurt or a fruit with peanut butter is enough.

Vegan diet and athletes

Those who exercise can get the sufficient daily amount with a plant-based protein supplement, and at Weider we offer you VEGAN PROTEIN, a pea and rice protein of the highest quality that also contains extra plant extracts and organic cereals, making it the ideal option due to its composition.

It's not complicated, it's simply about having a complete diet full of colors and variety.