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    Proteins contain amino acids. Amino acids are used to build and repair cells and regulate the metabolism.

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    Approximately 15-20 percent of the human body is made up of proteins. About half of the proteins are in the muscles and the cartilage. The other half is spread out as essential parts of cells and connective tissues, as well as enzymes, hormones, antibodies, hereditary material (DNA and RNA), and other bodily materials.

    Protein molecules aare assembled from amino acids. Digestion breaks down food into amino acids and later the body combines these amino acids into proteins as needed.

    Twenty amino acids are essential for human life. Eight of these (nine for infants) must be obtained from food (and are called the essential amino acids). The human body can synthesize the other twelve from a balanced diet.

    A food that has all of the esential amino acids in the proper proportions and sufficient quantities for the human body is called a complete protein.. A food that has an unbalanced selection of essential amino acids or has only sufficient quantities to sustain life, but not sufficient for growth, is called a partially incomplete protein. A food that does not have enough of the essential amino acids to sustain life is called a incomplete protein.

    Because almost all plants are partially incomplete protein sources or incomplete protein sources, vegetarians combine complimentary plants ot create a composite protein. A composite protein provides the same full nutritional value of essential amino acids as a complete protein, but comes from a combination of sources rather than from a single source.

    It is much wiser to use vegetable sources of protein rather than animal sources, despite the greater knowledge needed to obtain full nutrition. Heavy meat-eaters have high quantities of dangerous uric acid residue in their blood (in addition to the many other problems associated with meat eating).

protein-rich foods

    Hemp seed meal (fromt he cannabis plant) is a complete protein. Soy is an almost complete protein.

    Beans and rice together make a composite protein. Beans and almost any other vegetable make a composite protein. Broccoli and almost any other vegetable make a complete protein.

    All fruits and vegetables contain some protein. Good sources of protein include: beans, lentils, nuts, peas, potatoes, pulses, seeds, sprouted seeds, and whole grains. Animal sources of protein (to be avoided) include: meat, milk, cheese, eggs, and fish. You should reduce or eliminate animal sources of proteins.

best protein-rich foods

• beef (not recommended)
• chicken (not recommended)
• chicken eggs (not recommended)
• clams
• dairy (not recommended)
• fish
• hemp seed meal
• meat (not recommended)
• poultry (not recommended)
• soybeans (dried)
• tofu
• whole eggs (not recommended)

excellent protein-rich foods

• beans (dried)
• broad beans (dried)
• garbanzo beans (dried)
• kidney beans
• legumes (dried)
• lentils (dried)
• lima beans (dried or cooked fresh)
• peas (dried or fresh)
• pulses

very good protein-rich foods

• black walnuts
• Brazil nuts
• cashews
• cottonseed
• nuts
• peanuts
• pistachio nuts
• seeds
• soybean sprouts
• sunflower seeds
• wheat germ

good protein-rich foods

• barley
• brown rice
• grains
• millet
• oats
• rice
• rye
• sprouted seeds
• whole grains
• whole wheat
• wild rice

protein-rich foods

• artichoke
• asparagus
• brewer’s yeast (not to be confused with baker’s yeast)
• broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• cauliflower
• chard
• collards
• Indian corn
• kale
• mushrooms
• mustard greens
• okra
• potatoes
• spinach
• turnip greens

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