VeggieVox™

What's the most important thing to think about regarding protein? Many people think it's quantity. The more, the better. In fact, what's more important is quality. Your body does need the macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein and fat), but micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) are just as important, along with phytonutrients, bioflavonoids, water content and above all the ratio of all these components to each other.

Let us start with a brief background on some the reasons people have chosen a vegetarian diet in our history.

The idea of vegetarianism is not a new one, by any stretch of the imagination. Man has in one way or another eaten vegetarian diets since his beginnings. Granted, the first vegetarians did so only out necessity. Meat may not have been available due to harsh winters, animal migration patterns or even poor tribal leadership. Only foraged food would have been available under such circumstances.

When you want to become a vegetarian, the most important question you may ask yourself or your health care specialist is "How about proteins? How am I gonna get enough proteins? I've heard that a vegetarian diet doesn't include enough proteins. Is that true?"

I know proteins are considered the number one ingredient in our diet. A lot of people believe that meat is the major protein source and protein from meat, fish or eggs is by far superior to protein coming from other sources. Now, let's look at the reality and the facts, for a change.