Bob Harper agrees with what many experts advocating a plant-based diet believe–most people are eating way to much protein!

This he repeated to the Edmonton Sun, recommending people get about half their body weight in protein grams and named his favorite sources of protein.

So if you eat veg like Bob, how much protein are you actually getting per serving?

The following is a rundown of the amount of protein in each of Bob’s favorite vegan sources.

Beans—The Idaho Bean Commission has the best way of stating the benefits of beans:

“Each half-cup serving of dry beans provides six to seven grams of protein, meets at least 10% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein, yet costs about 20 cents per serving. A single half-cup serving of cooked dry beans counts as one, one-ounce serving of lean meat in the USDA Food Pyramid Meat and Beans group, and as a full serving of vegetables in the Vegetables group.”

Ah, yes. Beans. The other white meat.

Hemp or Green Tea Protein Powder–Obviously this will vary, depending on the brand of protein powder you’re using. The vegan All-Pro-Science by Tony Gonzalez, for example, contains 23 grams of protein per serving and contains hemp protein, along with brown rice and pea.

Soy—1/2 cup of raw tofu contains about 10 grams of protein.

Nuts–Peanuts lead the pack with 8 grams per 1/4 cup. Other high protein nuts include almonds, walnuts and cashes.

Tempeh–A single four ounce serving of the Indonesian soybean cake provides 17 grams of protein or approximately 40% of your recommended daily needs.

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