A plant-based diet can meet protein needs for most people, including athletes and pregnant women. Adults need about 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight daily, roughly 40 to 60 grams. Whole plant foods provide enough, and excess protein may increase disease risk.
Do you think a plant-based diet can give you enough protein? Or do we need meat, fish, eggs, or dairy to fulfill our requirement? Let me share with you 4 quick facts and then you can decide for yourself. Number 1, protein is a building block for your body, especially important when vast amounts of new cells are being formed. For a pregnant mother, a child whose height is growing, or an athlete. Fact number 2, for most of us with a sedentary lifestyle, our protein needs are lower than we think. According to the Food and Nutrition Board, your protein requirement is only 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. That means most of us need between 40 to 60 grams of protein per day. Fact 3: This requirement can be easily fulfilled by whole plant foods. Even for athletes, children, pregnant women, their protein needs can be easily fulfilled by eating whole plant foods. Fact 4: Perhaps the most surprising one— consuming too much protein is more harmful than not consuming enough. In fact, a major culprit in many diseases is a protein overdose. We've linked researches for this in the caption below.
