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The Protein-Obsessed Fast Food Industry's Latest Innovation: Big-Ass Cups of Plain Meat
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Beans are great, but you need to eat 7 cups of beans, ~1.75 Litres of beans to get 100g of protein.
Even if you're vegetarian there are better sources of protein then that.
Noone is saying get all your protein from beans. Maybe 25 grams from beans is doable, then have some yogurt, some whole wheat pasta/bread stuff, a few eggs. Variety in your diet and whole foods are more important than hitting specific macros as you get a good range of micronutrients, fibre and your gut microbiome is happier.
Lol I know, but they were essentially making the point that beans are just an overall better protein source.
Now, don't get me wrong, beans are a great and nutritious food, and a good source of protein, but if you're analyzing them just as a protein source, then they're just objectively not as good as most meats, or like you pointed out, eggs.
I do agree that you should want to eat a healthy and balanced diet with a large variety, but at the end of the day macros do still matter, especially if you need to gain or maintain muscle mass. That can be because you're an athlete, or because you're over /under weight, or because you're elderly and need to prevent muscle mass loss to maintain the rest of your health, or if it's because your sick or recovering from an injury. In all those situations, where macros do actually matter, then it's perfectly possible to gain muscle while eating vegetarian or vegan, but just normal beans are not the protein source to do it. You're either going to want to eat quite a decent number of eggs on the reg, or supplement with a concentrate like whey or pea protein powder.
My point is just that beans are not an equivalent protein source to meat, and there's no point pretending like they are. No one is going to fall for it and suddenly convert. You'll have more success convincing people to go meat free by actually giving them viable alternatives, not gas lighting them.
I understand, but my problem is with influencers pushing only (animal) protein without considering other dietary factors important to health.
For protein sources, a quick look online says seitan, quinoa and nuts (for vegans) and eggwhites, cottage cheese (for vegetarians) are your most efficient options looking at protein per 100 grams. If you prefer lower calorie foods, beans, green veggies and mushrooms are also good options (high protein percentage but you have to eat a lot). For a high protein diet, especially for veggie/vegans it's generally better to replace every meal with one slightly higher in protein than to try to add one foodstuff to your diet to achieve it all. For example quinoa or whole wheat options for your rice/pasta. Adding lentils to your tomato sauce and yogurt with nuts/seeds instead of cornflakes will get most people a very long way.
I could probably handle a handle of beans in a day, but I'm not sure if it'll go as well if I keep forgetting to pour out the vodka before beaning the handle
Just be safe, okay?
Tell me you're influenced by social media without telling me you're influenced by social media.
Or you can just look at the nutritional information for beans?
Does the can of beans tell you you need 100g of protein? Musta missed that...
Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were questioning the nutritional density of beans.
In any case, I haven't done the literature review on this, but just based on literature I've encountered on the matter (ranging from scientific papers to pop-sci articles), everything that recommends a lower intake also specifies that they're recommendations for the average sedentary person. If you have any sources to share that contradict this, please do share. I think I'm going to do a proper lit review on this soon, so it'll be a good addition.
Lmao, stop projecting bro. You're so social media pilled that because rfk likes protein, you reactionarily think protein is bad.
Educate yourself on the very basics of nutrition, and then go touch some grass.
Oh yeah you're definitely a gym bro. Even the way you type is cliché.
And you're definitely so simple minded that you need to put people in buckets.
You put yourself in the bucket, I'm just pointing to it.
Lmfao you don't even understand the analogy.
Cite your source on protein needs or shut the fuck up.
Nobody needs 100 fucking grams of protein in one day, even if you're exercising you'll still shit half of that out because your body can't absorb that much.
The standard Daily Recommended Allowance for protein intake is ~0.83g / kg body weight. I.e. that is the minimum amount of protein you need to eat every day to maintain your basic nutrition, which for a 180lb person is about 70g of protein per day, at minimum.
You need more it you're an older adult, and you need close to double that if you're an athlete trying to gain muscle.
Is there a c/confidentlyincorrect yet?