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Healthy Protein Alternatives for non- meat eaters

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Alternative Protein for non-meat eaters

by Shauna Kendall

Research has shown that protein satisfies our appetites more than foods high in fats or carbohydrates.

Amazing Amino Acids….If you don’t want to have meat or don’t have any fish or eggs handy - here are a few examples of how to get a complete protein profile from vegetable and grain sources.

Remember that its best to alternate your grain sources, so have things like spelt, barley, rice, oat, rye breads, and rice cakes & crackers, lavashes, pittas around so you can have some variety in your diet.

Some Meat Alternatives

• Red (eg Aduki) Beans and Brown Rice,
  Lentil Burger on a Roll,,
  Hummus and Lavash Bread,
  Nutpaste on toast (Almond, Brazil Nut & Cashew is good),
  Chickpeas and Couscous,
  Felafel on pitta bread,
  Split Pea Soup and Turkish Bread,
  Baked beans on toast,
  Dhal and Pitta Bread,
  Kidney beans (Mexican beans or barlotti) and Corn Chips(baked better than fried) or Corn Tortilla,
  3 Bean Salad with Tabouli,

Pesto is great

as a dip or on roasted vegetables or on an open toasted sandwhich with slices of chicken and endives....

Here is an easy recipe:-

• 250g fresh basil;
• 1/3 cup/50g toasted pine nuts(careful not to burn!);
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed;
• 1/3 cup finelygrated parmesan;
• 1/3 cup/80ml olive oil.
• Dry washed basil leaves and place them in food processor with the pine nuts, garlic & parmesan.
• Process until finely chopped.
• Then Slowly, in a thin stream add olive oil to mix until all is well combined.

The great thing about pesto is that you can change the flavours by using Coriander instead of Basil and add the juice of a Lime, or use Fetta cheese, sliced black Olives and Cashews as a base mixture...

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Robert and Shauna Kendall
HeavenEarth Healing Clinic
Phone (07) 5522 0411 Email: contact@heavenearthhealing.com
1/12 Classic Way, Burleigh Waters.

Queensland. 4220 - Australia