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Despite common misconceptions, a plant-based diet can easily provide enough protein, even for top athletes. In fact, most people get too much protein in their diet, which can lead to a host of health issues. According to registered dietician Virginia Messina, “Every plant protein contains all nine essential amino acids. They aren’t missing any of them, but (with the exception of soy protein) they are always a little low in one or two EAAs. For more information, see “Plant Protein: A Vegan Nutrition Primer.”

“It is the position of the ADA that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not include meat (including fowl) or seafood, or products containing those foods.”

For your plant-based food tracking needs, CRON-O-Meter might be a good option. Especially if your goal is to get (and stay) healthy on a plant-based, calorie-reduced diet, which requires access to information so that you can make it work. (Note: Faunalytics has no affiliation with CRON-O-Meter and receives no benefit from making the recommendation.)