Microblog: Nutrition Facts — 25g of Protein

Many plant-based advocates believe that plant foods are complete proteins (soy, pea protein, etc.). Well, it’s again one of those technicalities where a plant food may have some level of all essential amino acids (but quite inadequate).

🐟That’s like a carnivore saying vitamin C is sufficient from pork belly or salmon (yes, both have vitamin C).

⚖️But let’s assume that all the food depicted also have the same amount of bioavailability, estrogenic compounds, GMO toxicity, phytochemicals and antinutrients. They don’t (especially the meat). But, let’s just consider all things as equal.

🚫Well, I don’t know about you but when I was plant-based, I never ate 3 cups of quinoa in one meal, let alone one day. Nor did I have 6.5 TBSPs of peanut butter in one sitting.

❓So how again are plant-based diets getting sufficient protein?

And what about the sugar content?

❗️For the typical PB, 2 TBSBs has 7 g of carbs, that’s 23 grams of carbs just from the sugars. And then with whole grain bread? Add another 44 g for 2 slices JUST FOR 5 g of protein.

🍓And most people that consume PB, also eat it with jelly. 2 TBSPs of jam has 28 g of sugar.