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.
Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein? The average recommended intake of protein is 42 grams a day. Non-vegetarians eat way more than that (almost 80 grams), but so does everyone else. Vegetarians and vegans actually average 70% more protein than they need every day (over 70 grams).