The Ministry of Agriculture fought to defend livestock farming during World War
11, but the Ministry of Food emphasized that
acre for acre, it was crop production for human food that provided a
better yield than fodder crops for animals. And so it was that the government made farmers turn large areas of grazing land over to land for food crops for Britain's people. Dairy cows were generally safe, but it was not a good time to be a pig or a chicken! Sheep numbers overall fell by as much as 42 % during Britain's time of need to get the most out of their land.
HOW CAN I APPLY THE ABOVE INFO TO MY LIFE?
Well, I really wasn’t planning on getting a pig, a goat or a
cow as I feel that my life would be more constrained if I had livestock to tend
to. Not like my second son who one day would like to raise some pigs or my friend's son who already has a few pigs! Instead,
my aim is for some of my home-grown vegetables to be ones with high protein
content ... such as beans, spinach, cauliflower, okra, broccoli, asparagus, and yes
– even comfrey.
Vegetable (100 grams)
|
Protein (g)
|
Asparagus
|
3
|
Aubergine
|
1
|
Beetroot
|
2
|
Broccoli
|
3
|
Brussel
Sprouts
|
3
|
Cabbage
|
1
|
Carrot
|
0.5
|
Cauliflower
|
3
|
Celery
|
0.5
|
Cucumber
|
0.5
|
Fennel
|
1
|
Leek
|
1.6
|
Lettuce
|
0.7
|
Mushrooms
|
2
|
Okra
|
2.4
|
Onion
|
0.7
|
Spring
Onion
|
2
|
Parsnip
|
1.5
|
Peppers
|
1
|
Pumpkin
|
0.5
|
Radish
|
0.7
|
Spinach
|
2
|
Swede
|
0.5
|
Sweet
Corn
|
2.5
|
Tomatoes
|
2
|
Turnip
|
0.8
|
Yam
|
2
|
Some examples of high
protein vegetables include a
varied quantity of beans, grains, nuts and seeds. Protein contains
essential amino acids, often referred to as building blocks of the body. In
reality, our body is in need of amino acid and not protein. We need twenty
different varieties of amino acids - nine of which our body cannot produce. Therefore the amino acid content
of protein rich vegetables is absolutely essential for our body.
Soybeans, quinoa (a grain), and spinach are some examples of high protein vegetables. However, not
all protein rich vegetables have all essential amino acids. For instance,
grains have low Lysine content and legumes have low Methionine content in
comparison to some other vegetables having considerable protein content.
The basic idea is to combine low protein
contents with the high ones for the combination of amino acids. http://www.massgrown.org/high_protein_vegetables.html
Our bodies only produce what is known as the non-essential amino acids (NEAA). The other amino acids, known as the essential amino acids (EAA), which the body cannot produce, must be supplied from diet and/or supplements. These include the following: Tryptophan, Lysine, Methionine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Threonine and Phenylalanine.
Eggs, dairy, meats (including fish and poultry) and soy are examples of complete proteins that contain all the EAA and NEAA and can supply all amino acids/protein needs.
Below are a list of the essential amino acids and sources of foods that contain them:
- Tryptophan: dietary sources include chocolate, oats, bananas, dried dates, milk, cottage cheese, meat, fish, turkey and peanuts.
- Lysine - dietary sources include green beans, lentils, soybean, spinach and amaranth.
- Methionin: dietary sources include fish, whole grains, and dairy.
- Valine (a Branched Chain Amino Acid AKA BCAA): dietary sources include dairy products, grain, meat, mushrooms, peanuts, and soy proteins.
- Leucine (BCAA): dietary sources include cottage cheese, sesame seeds, peanuts, dry lentils, chicken, and fish.
- Isoleucine (BCAA): dietary sources include eggs, fish, lentils, poultry, beef, seeds, soy, wheat, almonds and dairy.
- Threonine: dietary sources include dairy, beef, poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, and seeds.
- Phenylalanine: dietary sources include dairy, almonds, avocados, lima beans, peanuts, and seeds. http://www.sharecare.com/health/protein-diet-nutrient/body-make-amino-acids-need