Robin Robertson - The Plant Protein Revolution Cookbook: Supercharge Your Body with More Than 85 Delicious Vegan Recipes Made with Protein-Rich Plant-Based Ingredients

Supercharge Your Body with More Than 85 Delicious Vegan Recipes Made with Protein-Rich Plant-Based Ingredients

ROBIN ROBERTSON

Bestselling author of One-Dish Vegan and Vegan Planet

Ever since I first began eating a plant-based diet (more than thirty years ago), the first question I am asked is, Where do you get your protein?

This question comes out of a long-held myth in our society that eating animals is necessary to ensure adequate protein consumption. Nothing could be further from the truth. What is true is that you can get all the protein you need (and more) by eating a whole-food plant-based diet. Consider the plants-only diet of the strongest, most muscular animals in nature, such as the gorilla, elephant, and horse. Many of our elite athletes are following suit, as more and more of them discover that plant-based diets give them a winning edge.

The bottom line is eating meat isnt required by the human body to supply enough protein. In fact, studies show that people can actually eat too much animal protein, whereas plant foods supply amino acids the body uses without causing an imbalance.

Eliminating meat also reduces the risk of a number of health issues, but it doesnt reduce your ability to enjoy a satisfying meal. Still, the myth that plants cant supply enough protein remains one of the main reasons that people still include meat on their plates. I hope this book will help change that as people discover how easy and delicious it can be to get all the protein you need from the plants you eat.

The focus of The Plant Protein Revolution Cookbook is about good eating in eighty-five delicious recipes that I have developed to provide maximum plant-based protein, along with all the other nutrients that meatless and dairy-free whole foods contain. You will see for yourself how easy and delicious it can be to get all the protein you need from the plants you eat.

The recipes in this book feature protein-rich ingredients in various delicious combinations to maximize your protein intake throughout the day. Along the way you will discover just how much essential protein is packed into recipes such as , to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Much of the western world has awakened to the dangers of meat and dairy consumption. Statistics show that eating plant-based protein continues to rise, as indicated by the increasing number of plant-powered celebrities, the soaring success of plant-based food companies, and the rise in people adopting a plant-based diet for reasons of health, ethics, and the environment.

We see this growing interest in vegan offerings in hospitals and school lunch programs. We see it in the fast-food industry, where chains now offer plant-based burgers and nuggets. We see it in the growth of vegan restaurants worldwide, as well as in our own cities. We see it in the condemnation of meat-centered diets by the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and others.

The evidence is clear that were in the midst of a plant-protein revolution. This book hopes to put to rest that old meat-promotion protein myth. From now on, when someone asks how you get your protein, you can confidently say, I get my protein from plants. Dont you? Vive la revolution!

Before we dig into the delicious recipes, lets talk about this thing called protein.

Simply put, protein is essential throughout the body, because it builds muscle, bone, skin, hair, and virtually every other body part or tissue. Chemically, proteins are made up of amino acids, many of which are produced naturally in our bodies. The rest, we must get daily from our food, because our bodies dont store these amino acids, like they do fats and carbs. We can see the effects of severe protein deficiency in famine-stricken countries.

The good news about protein is that we can get all the protein we need from plant-based foods. The bad news is, many people arent aware of this, resulting in a myth that perpetuates the notion that plant-based foods dont have protein or dont have complete proteins. How can this be?