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1. “If you don’t eat meat, where do you get your protein?”

Answer #1: What is protein for? Simply stated, protein is for growth. When do we grow the most? From birth to one year old. When do we need the most protein? From birth to one year old. What is the best food for growing babies? Breast milk. How much protein is in breast milk? 4.5% protein. That’s all.

Not coincidentally, the World Health Organization recommends 4.5% protein in our diets for human health. Oranges have 8% protein, broccoli 45% protein, romaine lettuce 36% protein, brown rice 8% protein, kidney beans 26%. Plant foods give us plenty of protein, without the fat and cholesterol that come with animal protein.

And guess what? Plant protein is not inferior to animal protein. And, plant proteins don’t need to be mixed and matched to be “complete.”

Answer #2: Look to nature for commonsense answers. Where do cows, horses, giraffes, apes, and large elephants get their protein to grow and maintain big, strong muscles? They don’t eat cows, pigs, lambs, chickens, fish, eggs, protein bars, or protein drinks. They eat unrefined plant foods, and not a huge variety at that. If they can get plenty of protein from plants, we can too! Meat is a choice, not a necessity.

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