Protein pointers

Experts recommend consuming 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, but many people find reaching that level almost impossible, especially if they have a plant-based diet or food-allergies. Girls Gone Strong recently shared a cheat sheet with certification students like me, with ideas for carnivores, vegans and everyone in between. Sign up for my newsletter to get that resource plus ongoing protein pointers.

Until then, follow along for some of my personal recommendations.

Because I was a vegan, still avoid dairy and many meats, and also have food allergies (dairy and non-fermented soy), there are a lot of protein-rich foods that aren’t available to me.

Here are my most-common sources of protein:

Nuts
Eggs
Fish and seafood
Chickpeas and other legumes
Cashew yogurt
Protein powders. I’ll admit that most are way too sweet for my palate, but Truvani works well for me, and offers 20 grams of protein per scoop.