Protein Sources for Vegan Diets

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"WHITNEY TESLER: Hi. My name is Whitney Tesler on behalf of Expert Village, talking to you about how to become vegan, and we're going over some of the main ingredients you should get to know. Raw nuts are always good to have in hand. As I showed you before, I always have almonds in hand. They are high in protein and low in fat. They are low in saturated fat anyways which is the kind that clogs your arteries and you want to stay away from. Seeds are also good. Pumpkin seeds, flax seeds which have their omega-3 fatty acids in them which are essential. Brown rice is also a good staple to have in your cupboard. You can use it instead of pasta or white rice. It's much higher in fiber and it has little protein in there also. It's really good with stir fries. Tofu, as I showed you before, I love to use it for our tofu scrambler in the morning. Just add a few spices, fry it up. It's really good on toast. But you can do pretty much anything with tofu. You can make puddings, pies, cutlets, sandwiches, put it in your pasta, make sesame chicken. You turn it to anything you want so it's really versatile and it's really good to have. The reason tofu is good for you is because it's high in protein, it has calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals which you need in your diet and maybe hard to get otherwise. Egg replacer is also a really good product to have in hand. Ener-G brand is the only brand that I know that makes an egg replacer. It's good to use in baking to replace an egg obviously but don't try to make a scrambled egg 'cause it won't work."