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BuT vEgAnS cAnT bUIlD MuScLe, mAyBE LEnTiLs hAvE tOo mUcH prOtEin
Legumes tend to be very filling for the amount of protein they provide, plus having to complement them with grains to make a complete protein greatly increases the Calories to protein ratio. Rice and beans do make for a great cheat meal when you can fit it in though.
I've never heard of needing to add grains to make a complete protein. What does that even mean?
Proteins are made from amino acids, same as words are made from letters. If you eat a protein source that's short on some of those letters then you need to mix it with a source that has more of them... Otherwise you can't create all the proteins that you need. (It's a bit more complicated, but that's the bit that you need here)
That's actually fascinating, I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing!
yes, iirc Quinoa is pretty good complete vegan protein other pulses and grains not so much.
Which pulses? AFAIK all of the common ones have plenty of the essential aminos. With grains it can go either way, rice and wheat for example aren't great sources of specific aminos, but oats and quinoa are good.
You must have triggered some vegan to get a downvote. Yeah you need the 9 essential amino acids in your diet as your body can't synthesize them. They're called essential for a reason.