New query - Vegan protein
Howdy all,
I'm new to The Vegan Forum so please excuse my n00b-ness until I get the hang of this place :-)
I'm having an on going debate with a friend of mine about protein. He's a professional fighter, and a butcher, so to him protein = meat. He's always telling me that a) I need at least 100g of protein a day, and b) that the only decent source of protein you can get is from meat (ie. vegetables have no protein, or that it's useless). Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online *scientific* resources that have information on exactly how much protein you need, what food sources provide the best quality protein and how protein consumption depends on the amount of physical exercise you do?
Thanks guys :-)
Wade
PS. How do you start a new thread?
Re: New query - Vegan protein
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Professor Physics
Howdy all,
I'm new to The Vegan Forum so please excuse my n00b-ness until I get the hang of this place :-)
I'm having an on going debate with a friend of mine about protein. He's a professional fighter, and a butcher, so to him protein = meat. He's always telling me that a) I need at least 100g of protein a day, and b) that the only decent source of protein you can get is from meat (ie. vegetables have no protein, or that it's useless). Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online *scientific* resources that have information on exactly how much protein you need, what food sources provide the best quality protein and how protein consumption depends on the amount of physical exercise you do?
Thanks guys :-)
Wade
PS. How do you start a new thread?
This, from the UK vegan society is a good starting point.
http://www.vegansociety.com/food/nutrition/protein.php
Hope you find it helpful.