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[-] howrar@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

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.

[-] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I've never heard of needing to add grains to make a complete protein. What does that even mean?

[-] Linecutter@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

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)

[-] leecalvin@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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.

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