Breakfast Food Myths Debunked

🎯 Reality Check: Sketchy 🚩

📝 Why: Lentils are actually a good source of plant protein. 100g of cooked lentils gives about 9g protein (USDA). Lentil protein isn’t magically unavailable; “Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS)” for lentils is lower than eggs/meat, but still significant, and they contain all essential amino acids (though less of some, e.g. methionine — but a mixed diet solves this). The British Nutrition Foundation says: “plant sources like beans and lentils ... can contribute to protein needs.”

🔗 Source: USDA FoodData Central; British Nutrition Foundation (“Protein” factsheet); Dietitians of Canada position paper; “Plant proteins in relation to human protein and amino acid nutrition” (Rebholz et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 2020)