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  • They can, but it takes a large amount more work to balance for complete amino acid profiles in the diet.

    Meat and eggs are “complete” proteins, which contain all the aminos you need to build muscle. Plant proteins are “incomplete” proteins, which means the amino profile is not complete and missing some amino acids.

    It’s not insurmountable, but some planning is needed to fill in amino gaps in one incomplete protein source with a complementary protein source. Example would be rice and beans tend to be complementary.