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.
As long as youâre eating a wide variety of whole foods â a good practice to follow for many reasons â youâre probably getting a nice mix of amino acids. One, though, thatâs particularly tough for vegetarians to get, is lysine, as explained in this article on protein from Vegan Health. Only a few vegan foods contain lysine in large amounts, but fortunately, theyâre staples in many of our diets: tempeh, tofu, and legumes.
3. Vegan diets often rely heavily on soy. Soy, soy, the magical fruit. The more you eat, the moreâ¦ your hormones go berserk! 10 years ago, a vegan diet equated to vegetables interspersed with soy milk, soy cheese, soy bacon, soy protein, soy cereal, tofu, and tempeh.Now, the health problems with chronic soy consumption are becoming more mainstream an d many vegans have reduced their soy consumption.. Vegan diets often rely heavily on soy. Soy, soy, the magical fruit. The more you eat, the moreâ¦ your hormones go berserk! 10 years ago, a vegan diet equated to vegetables interspersed with soy milk, soy cheese, soy bacon, soy protein, soy cereal, tofu, and tempeh.