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| Question: | To what extent do i need to combine grains, pulses and nuts/seeds to optimise protein intake on a vegetarian diet? |
| Answer: | Combining these foods certainly makes a difference in terms of protein utilisation, but you don' t need to do it at every meal. The body has a pool of amino acids that don' t become depleted with each meal, but over a day where you eat no essential amino acids, levels might get low. So try to have a mix each day and throughout the week.
For example, eat seeds and grains for breakfast, and then some beans, nuts, lentils or tofu for lunch and/or dinner. Don' t just eat grains at each meal.
This should be sufficient. Soya/tofu and quinoa are really complete in their own right, so you should make a point of having them regularly.
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