Protein is an incredibly important nutrient in everyone’s diet. If you are a vegan or a vegetarian you will meet a lot of people who are very concerned about your protein status. Protein is composed of amino acids there are 20 amino acids in total and different combinations of this makeup all the proteins in our bodies.  Protein is responsible for building muscle, fuelling our brains, maintaining our organ function, it lowers our blood sugar, and helps us to focus at our desks. Now we’ve made it clear its importance where do we get it? There has been an abundance of high protein diets in recent years but we do not need a tub of whey protein or a piece of chicken to reach our daily RDA.

Now there are 20 amino acids. Some of these are essential, this means that these cannot be made by the body but must…