Healthy protein foods are slipping away. You have to know where to find them now. We use to depend on our stores to sell good wholesome foods but today, we have big corporations placing profits above health. You'll find what to look for here so you have an easier time of locating healthier sources of protein.
Traditional Healthy Protein Foods
Grass fed beef or bison, only raised by organic or sustainable farming methods (find "finished grass fed - some are finished with grains which reduce health of animal and protein content. Some claim grass fed, so ask).
Wild caught cold water fish (small salmon are the best, then small albacore tuna - both are good sources of omega 3) coming from certified sustainable fisheries.
Free-range, organically grown chickens, turkeys and eggs.
When purchasing any of the above foods, ensure you are getting certified organic or sustainably grown noted on the label. Or, you might find the farmer at the farmers market and just ask. If you don't know, don't buy it. The bad food does not have to be labeled (I'm talking about beef, poultry and fish grown in factory farms).
It's time to support only those food companies that go the extra mile to ensure you are getting good quality, healthy protein foods.
Supplements to Healthy Protein Foods
I've listed these supplements as the best protein powders due to their nutrient content and compatibility with the human body. I find I can't eat fish or red meat every day of the week. And I rely on good quality protein supplements to ensure I meet my daily protein quota. Choose organic where possible. The rice protein powder is hard to find. The best I've found is certified as non GMO which is very important if not certified organic.
Spirulina
Rice protein powder
Hemp protein powder
Brazil nut protein powder
I've never been able to take more than a teaspoon of spirulina a day. But spirulina has nutrients you won't find anywhere else. I mix it into my morning protein drink mixed in with another type of protein rich food. I do add a variety of healthy superfoods to this drink. The spirulina taste is hidden but its nutritious qualities shine through.
I have the attitude that if I can eat enough healthy foods, I won't have to take as many supplements in pill or tablet form. I've been finding the foods that can make the difference.
Vegetable - Healthy Protein Foods
Here are a few vegetable proteins that are pretty good sources of protein. Although, by themselves they are not as high in protein per gram, as the traditional protein foods. They are higher in fats or carbohydrates than animal proteins but that doesn't seem to matter when you eat a variety of them, sprouted and raw.
Lentils
Garbanzo beans
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Almonds (find the truly raw - as low pasteurization can claim raw but are really not totally raw)
Cashews (find truly raw - most on market have been steamed during the shelling process)
Pecans
Walnuts
Quinoa (a grain).
Amaranth (a grain).
Stoned ground corn meal
When you soak and sprout even slightly before eating you will be getting more enzymes and nutrients. This is due to the seeds, grains or legumes come alive and begin to grow.
Just be sure to look for the truly raw and certified organic or sustainably grown to avoid synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Note: The almonds are hard to find truly raw now as they began low heat pasteurization a while ago. But the very small farmers are still allowed to provide the truly raw almonds. You just have to look for them.
One thing for sure, there are healthy protein foods and unhealthy protein foods. Look for the healthy kind and try some.
© 2010 Janis Ihrig
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