HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Combine legumes and whole grains for a complete protein. Examples include: rice and beans, lentils and barley, bulgur with beans or peanut butter on 100% whole wheat bread. Combing legumes with nuts and seeds also provides a complete protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The combination of beans and rice creates a complete protein. Beans alone and rice alone both lack certain essential amino acids. If eaten together, however, each contributes what the other is missing to form a complete protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -Combining incomplete proteins to form a complete protein Nuts or seeds with whole grains (peanut butter on whole wheat toast) Whole grains with beans (beans and rice; hummus and pita bread; bean-based chili and crackers; refried beans and tortillas) Beans with nuts or seeds (salad with chickpeas and sunflower seeds)

Detailed explanation-4: -Are lentils and rice a complete protein? Foods that have all 9 essential amino acids are called “complete” proteins. Foods that lack one or more essential amino acids are called “incomplete”. Lentils and rice are both “incomplete” proteins, but pairing them together will form a “complete” protein.