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.
Good sources of protein can be hard to find if you're a vegan. But, adding protein to a meatless diet isn't as hard as you think, even if you don't eat dairy or other animal products. Vegetable sources of protein are plentiful and easy to add to a vegan diet if you have some basic knowledge of nutrition. Here are some good sources of protein that even vegans can eat. 1. Nuts and Seeds. Nuts and seeds are very good sources of protein for vegans. Nuts provide plenty of protein, as well as other nutrients like vitamins A and E, phosphorus, potassium, fiber and essential fatty acids.