TOP TRENDING INFOGRAPHICS
When I first took an interest in nutrition and health, infographics on social media were always the biggest help.
They made nutrition information easy to understand, and I found them really valuable in furthering my learning.
Here you will find some of my top trending infographics, all created by me.
I hope these help you further your knowledge and understanding and as always, if you have any recommendations or topics you'd love for me to cover, leave your comment in the top under the contact tab.
Thank you x
PLANT BASED PROTEINS
There’s no denying the fact that when consuming a plant based diet, you’re more likely to be consuming less protein than someone consuming animal products - however, this doesn’t have to be the case.
Personally, I have a food first approach. It’s all well and good to be able to add a scoop of protein powder to your breakfast oats or afternoon shake. However, being able to get your protein sources from whole foods, in my opinion, is a lot more beneficial, as you’ll also be getting more key nutrients in the process. (This isn’t saying protein powder is a ❌, it’s definitely a convenient way to get a boost of protein quickly)
Here’s some fantastic additions that can be added to almost any meal, or used as a snack, as a way to increase your protein consumption. Try adding one of these foods to each meal each day, for a week, then introduce another.
Fantastic tips I like include:
- adding spinach to smoothies (can’t taste it)
- Crush up heaps of nuts and sprinkle on literally anything/ similarly with nut butters
- Include a can of chickpeas, lentils or tinned edamame in your lunches
- Opt for brown rice and quinoa over white rice
- Get inventive with your tofu, marinate it, season it, fry it with different flavours - spice it up a little, you’ll enjoy it more.
I hope this helps not only my plant based buddies, but everyone as a way to increase your protein consumption through plant based goodness.
With so many milk and milk alternatives on the market, it’s sometimes hard to distinguish which is best for you.
Here I’ve done the hard work for you, pointing out some of the key things to keep in mind when choosing a milk.
I’ve also included the ingredients list of these particular milks. Obviously these would change between brands, but it highlights how those plant based mills aren’t as simple as you think. Many include additives - some good (act as stabilisers to help the milk simply stay fresh) and some that mightn’t be as necessary - definitely something to consider.
A few factors to help your decision may include:
🥛 Can you digest lactose?
🥛 Are you getting enough calcium?
🥛 What is your protein intake like?
🥛 Is price a worry for you?
🥛 Do you want to stay as ‘natural’ as possible?
One tip I will give is if you decide to have a plant based milk, try and choose one fortified with calcium! Most people’s daily calcium intake comes from cows milk, so if this isn’t on your menu often, try choose a milk fortified with it so you are still consuming enough 💪🏼
Choose which milk you like the taste of, and one that’s kind to your digestive system. Personally I have light cows milk as I like the taste of it and I’m able to digest lactose without any problems 💩
Hope this helps when next choosing your milk at the supermarket.