{"id":12444,"date":"2023-03-23T21:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/10-high-protein-vegetables-getting-enough-protein-from-plants\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T21:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:59:03","slug":"10-high-protein-vegetables-getting-enough-protein-from-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/10-high-protein-vegetables-getting-enough-protein-from-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"10 High-Protein Vegetables & Getting Enough Protein From Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you eat protein, your body breaks it into amino acids\u2014commonly known as the “building blocks” of proteins\u2014then uses them to form new proteins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Complete proteins, like soy, fish, eggs, and whey products, are foods that contain all nine essential amino acids that your body needs in the correct ratios. Many plant-based sources of protein like beans and nuts are considered “incomplete” sources of protein because they are low in one or more of the essential amino acids.<\/p>\n
It used to be thought that people following plant-based diets needed to “pair” protein sources with complementary amino acid profiles, like rice and beans, at meals in order to make a “complete” protein. However, protein pairing at the same meal isn’t necessary27