But where do you get your protein? — this vegan life

When I first went plant powered, I heard that vegans are often asked “where do you get your protein?” It’s true! It’s one of the questions I’m most thrown. No-one cares where you get your protein until you threaten to take away their beef.

My husband thinks it would be good to memorize the following. They say: “Where do you get your protein? And I say: 

“Well Clive, recommendations vary but most active adults need 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. I weigh about 62 kilos so I need about 49.6 grams of protein a day. Of course, women need a bit less and elite athletes need more, but that’s the ballpark. I get my protein – and thanks again for asking and taking such an interest in my diet, Clive – from a range of plant based ingredients, such as soy, hemp, quinoa and beans, but I top it up, on account of my athleticism, with protein powder. And where do you get yours?”

Which I would LOVE to retort when asked, but words fail me. I just say “Um, nuts and stuff” and wish that I could answer questions as quickly and proficiently as Google, which gave 8,790,000 results in 0.48 seconds when I asked it that question.