Vegetarian Star

Dr. Oz has always been a friend to vegetarians and vegans, regularly discussing the highlights of the diet on his daytime television series, The Dr. Oz Show.

In his column jointly written by Real Age doctor Dr. Roizen, Oz gives his recommendation for getting one of the most important nutrients in your diet–protein.

“Protein is essential for your body to build hormones, enzymes, antibodies – and every cell,” the article says.

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Jillian Michaels dispensed some valuable information on how a vegetarian can get their daily protein needs in her Everyday Health diet, nutrition and fitness column, Ask Julian.

“I’m a vegetarian — who also doesn’t eat seafood — so I’m constantly searching for good ways to get the protein I need,” writes the reader. “I find a lot of protein in soy products, but your plans recommend avoiding them. Any suggestions?”

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“I think it’s a cliche that you are just stuck with it. I use tofu when it’s appropriate or in its traditional use form–in little pieces. In India, it’s lentils; South America, it’s quinoa; and in Asia, it’s soy. There are really great ways of getting protein and how the rest of the world gets protein.”

–vegan chef and author of The Conscious Cook Tal Ronnen, on the stereotype that everything vegetarian is made from tofu.  The next time someone sings to you, How Do You Get Your Protein?, answer them with this list of vegan sources.

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Bob Harper agrees with what many experts advocating a plant-based diet believe–most people are eating way to much protein!

This he repeated to the Edmonton Sun, recommending people get about half their body weight in protein grams and named his favorite sources of protein.

So if you eat veg like Bob, how much protein are you actually getting per serving?

The following is a rundown of the amount of protein in each of Bob’s favorite vegan sources.

Beans—The Idaho Bean Commission has the best way of stating the benefits of beans:

“Each half-cup serving of dry beans provides six to seven grams of protein, meets at least 10% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein, yet costs about 20 cents per serving. A single half-cup serving of cooked dry beans counts as one, one-ounce serving of lean meat in the USDA Food Pyramid Meat and Beans group, and as a full serving of vegetables in the Vegetables group.”

Ah, yes. Beans. The other white meat.

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“I don’t worry about protein. I don’t worry about all that. I’m from old school. I grew up in south Georgia. They didn’t worry about cholesterol or protein. They went out and worked and lived a long time, so I don’t put a lot of worries in my mind. I just get it done.”

—Herschel Walker, former Heisman Trophy winner who’s decided to pursue a career in Mixed Martial Arts at the age of almost 50. A vegetarian, Walker told CNN he trains for 6-7 hours a day, waking up at 5:30 AM to do 750 to 1,500 push-ups and about 2,000 sit-ups.

We really don’t need as much protein as some meat eaters will try to convince us. Experts recommend about 0.8 grams of protein per 2.2 lbs. of body weight for men and women. And too much protein may put you at risk of disorders of the kidney, liver and/or osteoporosis.

Walker is training for his second MMA fight, which is scheduled to take place December 4th. Watch the video below to hear him discuss his new sport.

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Vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier is giving everyone the full lecture on plant based protein and building muscle at Kris Carr‘s website Crazysexylife.com.

Plant protein is great, Brendan insists, because it doesn’t increase the inflammation in the muscle as much as animal protein does after a workout, allowing you to recover faster and lift more weights.

“In place of isolates and acid-forming animal foods, there are host of plant-based options that will ensure inflammation be kept to a minimum. Post workout, excellent plant-based protein sources include: hemp, pea, and rice protein. And while protein is a crucial component for muscle repair and building, so too are essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6), vitamins, minerals, enzymes, probiotics, antioxidants and a host of other nutritional components that can be found in a variety of plant-based whole foods. This being the case, the post workout smoothies will deliver greater results if it contains these components, not merely protein.”

Read Brendan’s entire article at crazysexylife.com.

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