Your Plant-Based FAQs - Part 1

An episode of the Grow the Good podcast, hosted by Sonya Looney: : Mindset, Plant-Based Nutrition, Performance, Mountain Bikin, titled "Your Plant-Based FAQs - Part 1" was published on October 17, 2019 and runs 59 minutes.

October 17, 2019 ·59m · Grow the Good

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Summary

You guys wrote us with questions and we answered! In fact, we had so many requests we recorded a 2-part series of your Plant-Based FAQs. Excited to share with you and please reach out if you have any questions! Topics Discussed in the Podcast Quick stories of how we changed our diets How to lose weight How much protein do you need Sources of protein Is soy bad for you? What to eat on a bike ride How can it help autoimmune disorders Iron sources and how much iron yo...

Episode Description

Topics Discussed in the Podcast

Quick stories of how we changed our diets
How to lose weight
How much protein do you need
Sources of protein
Is soy bad for you?
What to eat on a bike ride
How can it help autoimmune disorders
Iron sources and how much iron you need
how to absorb more iron
overcoming social pressures of eating plant-based
how eating plant-based helps your performance as an athlete

List of some of the foods we mentioned:

Protein Sources:

-nuts & nut butters
-blend soft or silken tofu into your smoothie
hummus
use soymilk instead of other milks
All have 15g of protein: w/iron, zinc, and folate 1 cup black beans, chickpeas, edamame, 3/4c lentils, ½c peanuts, 1/4c peanut butter, 1/2c tempeh, 1/3c tofu, 1/2c almonds, 6T pumpkin seeds (also high in leucine), 1/2c sunflower seeds, 2 slices sprouted whole grain bread like silver hills,
All have 10 g protein: 2 cups brown rice, 1 1/4c quinoa, 1.5 g white pasta

Iron Sources:

Fortified breakfast cereals and milks
Tofu
Seaweed
Lentils, black beans, chickpeas
Cashews have more than almonds, pecans, alnuts, tahini
Dark chocolate
Green vegetables: spinach, beet greens, kale, swiss chard,brussel sprouts, bok choy
A cup of cooked lentils has as much iron as 5.5 chicken drumstick or a 9 ounce burger

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