The Hallelujah Acres Diet is a vegan diet, where your aim is to ingest 85 percent of your food as raw and unprocessed plants, with the remaining 15 percent as cooked, plant-based foods. Loosely based on the biblical verse, Genesis 1:29, "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat [food]," it may be difficult to follow, but consuming enough protein is achievable.
Eat a Variety of Plant-Based Foods for Protein
Step 1
Assess your protein needs. Most Americans eat more protein than you need. Adults over 18 years old should consume between 46 g to 56 g of protein per day.
Step 2
Find which plant-based foods have the highest concentrations of protein. The best sources of protein for a vegan diet come from sprouts with 55 percent of their calories coming from protein. Green leafy vegetables provide 35 to 55 percent of calories from protein, nuts and seeds contain 12 to 20 percent.
Step 3
Open your mind to alternative protein options. Beyond broccoli and avocados, try spirulina, chlorella, maca, sprouts and sea vegetables as good sources of vegetable protein. Also, quinoa is a seed that is used as a grain and provides a complete source of protein with all the essential amino acids that your body requires.
Step 4
Plan your menu, see if the protein adds up. A sample day of eating raw vegan foods might include 2 tbsp. of peanut butter with 8 g of protein, 2 cups of soy milk with 14 g of protein, 5 oz. of tofu has 11 g of protein, 2 oz. of raw nuts provides 14 g of protein. Not counting the protein from the fruits and vegetables included in your diet, these sources provide you with plenty to meet your goals.
Step 5
Do not put your entire focus on protein. While diets of this nature raise concern regarding adequate protein intake, you will want to retain concentrate on maintaining a well-rounded, sensible diet. Raw dieters should be aware of calcium deficiencies as well as Vitamin D, which you should obtain through reasonable amounts of sun exposure.
Things You'll Need
- Beans
- Seeds
- Green leafy vegetables
- Nuts
- Other vegetables
- Grains
- Fruits
References
- Hallelujah Acres: The Hallelujah Diet Explained
- The Vegetarian Resource Group: Protein in the Vegan Diet
- Raw-Food-Repair.com: Get Your Raw Food Protein
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Nutrition for Everyone
- British Broadcasting Corporation News: Raw Food Eaters Thin But Healthy
- The Best of Raw Food: Best Sources of Vegan Protein
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