Palta (avocado) is grown throughout Chile. Tomatoes and onions are other overwhelmingly popular and readily available vegetables. The nation's most important crops include grapes, plums, apples, pears, onions, corn, peaches, garlic, asparagus and beans.
The truth lies somewhere in the middle. It is easy to get enough protein on a vegan diet if you eat multiple servings of high-lysine foods (legumes, seitan, amaranth, quinoa, pistachios, and pumpkin seeds) each day. But there are many vegans who are probably not eating enough high-lysine foods.
Now that you know what your optimal daily protein intake is, the first question is answered: âHow Much Protein do I Need ?â So letâs look into the second one: how to reach your daily protein intake as a vegan. Reaching Your Daily Protein Intake. Depending on your weight and current diet, the table above might be daunting. Calm down! For starters you need to divide that number (your target daily protein intake) by the number of meals you do in a day. So if your weight is 160lbs/72kg and you exercise regularly, you need about 100g of protein a day. If you consider â letâs say â 6 meals, youâll find out you only need 17g of protein per meal!