Spirulina and Sprouts
Hi Everyone!!
Do you want to be more plant based or even vegan and not sure where to get protein from? Do you second guess yourself when people ask you what are your sources of protein? That has been the story of my life for the past decade.
For a great start, add Spirulina to your diet. If you don’t have allergies to seaweeds, try a tablespoon of spirulina either in coconut water (which also cleanses your blood!) or add right into your smoothies. One teaspoon is a whopping 4 grams of protein!! When you compare to meat, you are actually getting a cleaner, denser source of protein, with all the essential amino acids. For the past few weeks I have been mixing 3 tablespoons of fresh spirulina into coconut water in the morning. I feel energized and not hungry. You can get fresh spirulina here.
Another high-density plant protein source are sprouts. There are many different varieties, so today we will focus on sunflower and pea sprouts. They are very easy to grow (especially if you live in a sunshine state) and we will go over that in another blog. In 1/4 cup of sunflower sprouts, you can gain another 6 grams of protein. These tasty sprouts go wonderfully in salads, sandwiches, smoothies, and you can also juice them.
We just started growing our own a few weeks ago. Part of the growing process is putting 10-20 pounds on top of the germinated sunflower seeds, by day 4, these little strong guys can actually lift the weight! If you are what you eat, they seem mighty strong!
Pea sprouts are also another delicious form of sprouts. A 1/2 cup of pea sprouts are 3 grams of protein. These too can be added to salads, smoothies, sandwiches and juices as well. We make our salads with a sprout base and fill in with a variety of other greens.
If you start adding spirulina, sunflower and pea spouts to your diet, you can add in a minimum of 10-30 grams of protein to your day!!!
Do you take spirulina or eat sprouts? What has it been doing for you, let us know in comments below!!
Cheers!!
Moksa Life!!