Where Do You Get Your Protein?

 

Ha ha ha, so my vegan friend posted this video to me the other day:
I watched it and laughed my ass off and the proceeded to watch the other 13 videos by Vegan Smyth.

How long did it take once I mentioned the word "veganism" to one of my friends before this question was asked to me? Guess! Hmmmm, well I shall spare you. Less than 24 hours.  Ha ha ha. I find that mildly amusing. So what do we take away from this video? Lots of veggies and beans and nuts have protein. And you can eat them and stay alive lol. (I love where he sings "I am a vegan and I am still alive! OMG, LOL, WTF???" lol

Who knew lettuce was such a protein powerhouse? And Mushrooms?? Wow!

Dr Colin Campbell, author of The China Study, states that we only need 8-10% protein in our diets which we can obtain very easily from a whole-food plant based diet. He also states that it’s virtually impossible not to get enough protein on a whole-food plant based diet. He tried to come up with a whole-food plant based diet that did not contain adequate protein but found it virtually impossible to come up with one. He also says that it is nearly impossible to NOT get enough protein, to do so you would have to eat a diet made up entirely of junk food, or a severely limited diet (such as, a Fruitatarian diet).

Excess protein intake can actually cause health problems (particularly protein from animal sources) such as kidney problems, kidney stones, over acidification of the blood stream – leaving you more susceptible to disease, gout and more.