Plant Power.

How many sources of plant protein are you popping into your day? A 2008 study found that replacing some of your animal protein sources with plant sources of protein may help ovulatory infertility. The study found that consuming 5% of total energy intake as vegetable protein rather than as animal protein was associated with a more than 50% lower risk of ovulatory infertility.

So, where can we swop in some plant proteins to our daily meal plans?

Think lentils, nuts & seeds, quinoa, beans and green peas.

Soaking of nuts & seeds and raw beans & pulses before eating/cooking will help reduce the anti-nutrient factors (phytic acid and lectins, more to come on that in a future post!), making them easier to digest and their nutrients more bioavailable.

Getting more plant protein into your daily diet means you’re also sneaking in extra phytonutrients and their associated health benefits. Win win.

References

http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18226626