In many dishes, meat can easily be replaced with plant-based alternatives.
This often not only tastes better, but is also healthier.
Lentils, for example, provide valuable fiber.
Have you ever eaten spaghetti bolognese or chilli con carne without meat?
Some plant-based sources of protein, such as seitan or soy, turn typical meat dishes into vegetarian meals.
Seasoned properly, it often tastes even better.
The argument that meat provides more and better energy can be refuted.
For example, according to the US Department of Agriculture, soy provides 81 grams of protein per 100 grams. 100 grams of meat, on the other hand, contains 26 grams of protein.
In addition, the body usually needs more energy to metabolize animal products.
As a result, meat meals are more likely to lead to low concentration and tiredness than when people eat plant-based foods, such as red lentils.
The legumes can serve as a meat substitute for almost any dish.
Their protein content is very high at 23.5 grams per 100 grams, according to the Austrian environmental consultancy.
But lenses can do more.
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You can buy red lentils in every supermarket and discounter.
The list of health benefits is long.
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The benefits of a vegetarian diet?
Vegetarians have a lower risk of obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Cardiovascular problems also occur less frequently, according to health insurance company
AOK
.
If you want to do without meat in the future, you should switch bit by bit.
For example, you can replace ground beef with red lentils as a first step.
The advantages of switching to red lentils at a glance:
Lentils cost less than ground beef.
They contain valuable roughage, the consumption of which even has a life-prolonging effect.
Lentils contain the vital trace element zinc, which activates the blood cells responsible for the body's own defenses and thus strengthens our immune system.
The protein content of lentils can keep up with animal protein sources at 23.5 grams per 100 grams.
The consumption of lentils has a positive effect on the ecological footprint.
In principle, the climate balance of meat products is much higher, partly due to the feed for the animals.
Lentils contain a relatively large amount of blood-forming iron.
The plant compounds in lentils can also lower cholesterol levels: "Vegetable-based cuisine, great!
Bioactive substances such as saponins and flavones in lenses lower the cholesterol level,” the portal
vital.de
quotes the specialist in internal medicine, diabetology and nutritional medicine, Dr.
Matthew Riedl.
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