Stuff like Natural Peanut Butter and pasta have all sorts of protein in them, but seeing as they are not from animal sources, they must be incomplete proteins. Assuming imcomplete proteins are not effective in muscle building, they probably shoulcn’t be considered when you calculate your protein intake for the day. For the sake of argument, say I plan to take in 300g of protein a day, but I only eat pasta. The box says 8g of protein per serving, but if none of it is complete, even though I eat 5 boxes of it, would that day’s protein intake be 0? From what I can gather from the internet, it seems that if you mix 2 foods from the following 3 groups: Grains, Legumes, Nuts/seeds, you’ll get a complete protein. However, nuts as well as peanuts, which seem to be legumes, all have fat, while grains all have carbs. Mixing them would be a no-no. What should I combine the natural PB with to avoid fat and carb mixing?
As an aside, wouldn't the protein from Soybeans be incomplete seeing as its a legume? Is there a more useless food?