Vegetarian? Are you getting enough complete proteins to keep your body running efficiently!

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A Little Something Worth Thinking About..

Average women's waste size in the 1950's was 27 inches, today its 34 inches. If that trend continues the averages women's waste size in 2050 will be 42 inches.... 

Are you on the bandwagon helping to create this ever increasing average? Or are you one of the few people in todays society that thinks about their diet and the future problems that it could cause not only to your health but the negative externalities it greats?

Vegetarian? Are you getting enough complete proteins to keep your body running efficiently!

Becoming a vegetarian is rapidly becoming more and more popular in this evermore health conscious world. This is due to many reasons, the ethical dilemma of slaughtering processes, the scaremongering myths in the media informing you meat is bad for your health or just down to not liking the taste and texture.

Whatever the reason is, being a vegetarian makes it harder to consume the correct amount of ESSENTIAL proteins to ensure your body is getting what it needs! There are 9 essential amino acids that your body can’t produce itself, they have to be consumed in the diet, a food that contains all 9 essential amino acids is known as a complete protein.

  Eggs, Dairy, Quinoa and Flaxseed are great examples of a complete vegetarian protein. But you will often find that you need to mix sources of incomplete proteins! Try consuming

•  Grains with Legumes - sample meal: lentils and rice with yellow peppers.
• Nuts with Legumes -  sample meal: black bean and peanut salad.
• Grains with Dairy - sample meal: white cheddar and whole wheat pasta.
• Dairy with Seeds - sample meal: yogurt mixed with sesame and flax seeds.
• Legumes with Seeds - sample meal: spinach salad with sesame seed and almond salad dressing.