Animal foods such as Milk, Curd, Cheese, Egg, Chicken, Meat, Fish, and Shrimp contain plenty of calories and loads of protein and fats. But they don’t have fiber.
The protein found in animal foods is high in uric acid which stresses the kidneys. The fats in animal foods contain cholesterol which might be bad for your heart.
There are some plant foods which provide loads of protein and fats. They are Nuts (Almond, Walnut), Seeds (Sesame seeds, Pumpkin seeds, and Sunflower seeds), Avocado, Coconut and Oils (Olive oil, Sesame oil, flaxseed oil). The good thing about these plant foods is they don’t have uric acid, cholesterol and they have fiber. Moreover, they don’t need extensive cooking so we can save some money on cooking gas. Nuts and seeds have high amount of phytic acid which causes poor assimilation of minerals in your body. To reduce the phytic acid, always soak the nuts and seeds overnight and discard the soaked water.
Does that mean we need to avoid eating animal foods? The answer is no. They have Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and some other nutrients which we won’t normally find in plant foods. So it would be a good idea to add animal foods occasionally.
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