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How much protein can be consumed in a day and is it good if we intake a large amount of protein if we are in a low crab diet?

Protein Packed Treats

Fran Costigan & Vesanto Melina - Protein Packed Treats

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This event was on October 19, 2023

Explore the world of protein-enriched treats with Chef Fran Costigan and Registered Dietitian Vesanto Melina in an insightful discussion that strikes a harmonious balance between flavor, texture, and nutrition, without compromising your commitment to a healthier lifestyle. Fran and Vesanto will discuss options for higher protein treats that satisfy. Bring your questions for Fran and Vesanto!

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Question

Manisha Pathuri

How much protein can be consumed in a day and is it good if we intake a large amount of protein if we are in a low crab diet?

Answer

Well, those low carb diets are not very health supportive because you need the carbs to run your brain like 150 grams of, of carb. So they're not long-term sustainable, but you can get plenty of protein from plant foods and a lot of North Americans get about twice the protein they need. So you need just, usually for adults, it's something like 40 to 70 grams of protein a day. And yeah. And, and one, one meat burger or veggie burger can have like 10 to 20 grams of protein. So you see, you just build it in, in each meal from whole plant foods and you're fine. Um, but it does cause problems when we get way up. It, it's hard for your kidneys. They have to remove amino acids, uh, the nitrogen and it, it, um, turns out not to be good, to have very, very high protein.

Vesanto Melina

Dietitian, Author

*Vesanto Melina* is a Canadian Registered Dietitian and co-author of books that have become classics in the field of vegetarian, vegan, and raw foods nutrition, have sold almost a million copies in English and are in nine additional languages (Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Czech, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Russian and Polish). She has presented talks and workshops on various aspects of vegetarian, vegan and raw foods and nutrition for dietitians, health professionals, and vegetarian associations in 17 American states and 9 Canadian provinces, and in 10 countries (in Europe-Paris, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Dresden, Ghent, Barcelona, Oxford, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Venice). Her first book, Becoming Vegetarian, co-authored with Brenda Davis and Victoria Harrison, grew from her classes. It was published in 1993 in Canada, and in the US in 1994.