Did you set a New Year's Resolution to eat more plant based protein?
That's great! But BEWARE!
Manufactured plant based products are not necessarily good for you. Plant based protein is highly processed and has many ingredients. For example the Impossible Burger has 8 grams saturated fat and 370 mg sodium per serving. The Impossible Burger has over 19 ingredients. RD
Did you know that Daiya Dairy Free Shredded Cheese has 240 mg sodium per serving and no protein? It has 16 ingredients! Daiya Kraft shredded cheese has 7 grams protein per serving. Kraft
Instead of buying processed unhealthy foods try chickpeas/garbanzo beans and quinoa. They both taste great, are not processed, simple to make, and inexpensive. They also have a significant amount of protein.
Garbanzo beans have 14.5 grams protein per 1 cup serving. They also have lots of fiber, manganese, folate, copper, iron, zinc and many other vitamins and minerals. Healthline They taste great with many types of foods and fill you up! Garbanzo beans can be added to salad, soup, rice, pasta, stew, and even be roasted.
You can cook a big batch of dried garbanzo beans in a crockpot and eat them all week, or you can freeze them. Hummus is easy to make with olive oil, tahini and lemon juice.
I recently made Chickpea Tangine. It has some interesting ingredients like lemon, olives and cinnamon that tasted great together.
Quinoa has 8 grams protein per 1 cup serving. Quinoa also has important nutrients, such as folate, magnesium, zinc and iron. Healthline
Quinoa does not have very much flavor by itself. It is a healthier choice than rice. It can be cooked with vegetable broth and added to vegetables (zucchini, red pepper, and cherry tomatoes) for a tasty lunch.
It takes about 30 minutes to cook quinoa so I make a big batch and keep it in the refrigerator and eat it for several meals. I also freeze some for future meals.
I recently made Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with Spicy Peanut Sauce. The peanut sauce was really good! Give it a try!
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