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.
They assume that protein only comes from animal sources, and since vegans donât eat animal products, they must not be eating protein at all. Actually, thereâs protein in beans (including soybeans and tofu), nuts, seeds, and even in vegetables like collard greens. Lentils have 18 grams in a cup, chickpeas have 15, and my favorite super firm, high protein tofu has 14 grams per serving.