Plant diet.

tannic2k7

I'm not going completely vegan but I'm going over to more if a plant diet. Today I notice I was getting enough carbs and I need to know substitutes to bread and pasta. Fruits should help but what about proteins?

lemurcat12

Beans and lentil are great plant-based sources of protein.

If your calories are too high, you can also exchange some bread and pasta for vegetables, which will be lower cal, and that will leave you more room for beans and lentils.

One of the lowest carb sources of plant-based protein is soybeans, especially tofu, tempeh, black soybeans. Seitan is another good source of plant-based protein, although I am not personally that familiar with it. If you eat a lot of grains, nuts, and green veg, you will get decent amount of protein from them too, although they aren't the highest individually.

tannic2k7

Any particular type of beans?

nowine4me

Google. Lots of great info out there.

twinkles4

tannic2k7 wrote: »

Any particular type of beans?

Lentils, black beans, kidney and navy. I find red lentils have a milder flavor than green ones. They don't really over power your dishes.

https://rebeldietitian.us/plant-based-protein-charts/

Nery_Tay

I remember watching this. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPjIoqhAuE I saw find the beans that you enjoy eating. I know I despise peas, so I suggest just buying small quantities to find what what you like best.

amusedmonkey

I made this the other day (except with white potatoes because I hate sweet potatoes) and it was really good and kept me full for hours. Any beans and lentils should be high in protein if you aren't planning on buying specialized vegan proteins like seitan, tofu...etc.

tannic2k7

Thank you everyone.

As I go about this change, fat content is down but I need to get the protein up. I'm on the vega All in One; surprisingly good.

Does pasta fit in on the plant diet?

bpetrosky

tannic2k7 wrote: »

Thank you everyone.

As I go about this change, fat content is down but I need to get the protein up. I'm on the vega All in One; surprisingly good.

Does pasta fit in on the plant diet?

Pasta is made from wheat? Why wouldn't it? The only reason I can think to avoid a pasta is if it contains eggs and you're vegan, but not all pasta contains eggs.

lemurcat12

Pasta (except if made with eggs or you put dairy or eggs in the sauce, or have it with meat) is a plant-based food, sure. It's basically flour (wheat) and water. Whether it fits in on "the plant diet" depends on what the plant diet is for you.

savithny

Mung beans are tiny and cook fast like lentils. You can mix them with rice and they cook in the same amount of time, but they increase the protein and fiber of the overall dish.
(Like this:https://turmericsaffron.blogspot.com/2010/06/rice-with-mung-beans-maash-polow.html)

janejellyroll

tannic2k7 wrote: »

Thank you everyone.

As I go about this change, fat content is down but I need to get the protein up. I'm on the vega All in One; surprisingly good.

Does pasta fit in on the plant diet?

Check the label for eggs (they're included in some pasta). If they aren't there and there aren't any other animal products in it, you're good to go.

Fitnessgirl0913

I sometimes buy a corn pasta that only has 2 ingredients (cornstarch and water) so that would be entirely vegan! I like it because it is super cheap and tastes good with most sauces.

tannic2k7

bpetrosky wrote: »

Thank you everyone.

Pasta is made from wheat? Why wouldn't it? The only reason I can think to avoid a pasta is if it contains eggs and you're vegan, but not all pasta contains eggs.

janejellyroll wrote: »

Check the label for eggs (they're included in some pasta). If they aren't there and there aren't any other animal products in it, you're good to go.

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Pasta (except if made with eggs or you put dairy or eggs in the sauce, or have it with meat) is a plant-based food, sure. It's basically flour (wheat) and water. Whether it fits in on "the plant diet" depends on what the plant diet is for you.

All suggestions are good.

I'm not all vegan however I'm eating more towards that diet so I can reduce the consumption of animal fat. I've recently started drinking a plant based protein shake; surprisingly good. Eating more salads but after day 2 I notice I was tired since I wasn't getting enough carbs. I know pasta is a good source for carbs which is the reason for the question. These are all good.

Poisonedpawn78

nowine4me wrote: »

Google. Lots of great info out there.

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janejellyroll

suzannesimmons3 wrote: »

tannic2k7 wrote: »

Thank you everyone.

As I go about this change, fat content is down but I need to get the protein up. I'm on the vega All in One; surprisingly good.

Does pasta fit in on the plant diet?

Honestly if you have to ask if wheat is vegan or fits a plant lifestyle you need to spend an awful lot longer researching a vegan lifestyle otherwise you are going to get sick very quickly.

I agree that people new to a plant-based diet/veganism should do some research, but I also think it's okay to use other plant-based/vegan people online as a resource. It's really common for new plant-based/vegan people to be unsure if something is plant-based/vegan -- reading labels isn't something we're born being good at.

tannic2k7

I can research this topic all day and still be confused.

I was asking to see if the little things like reading the label.

Enough. Fine. I'll find the time to look into it. I won't respond to this thread.

JeromeBarry1

My local Wal-Mart offers a selection of fake pastas made from various beans. Check yours.

janejellyroll

tannic2k7 wrote: »

I can research this topic all day and still be confused.

I was asking to see if the little things like reading the label.

Enough. Fine. I'll find the time to look into it. I won't respond to this thread.

Don't be discouraged. There are plenty of people here who are happy to help you get the hang of it.

Maxxitt

@tannic2k7 http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/vegan-sources-of-protein/

fuzzylop72

If you don't mind some processed food, seitan is great (i have it a lot). Also, pastas like lentil and black bean pasta (i get the pow pasta from ancient harvest) are also good sources of protein. There's lots of items that can get you to the 100-150g of protein mark, though. It depends on what you like.

kshama2001

savithny wrote: »

Mung beans are tiny and cook fast like lentils. You can mix them with rice and they cook in the same amount of time, but they increase the protein and fiber of the overall dish.
(Like this:https://turmericsaffron.blogspot.com/2010/06/rice-with-mung-beans-maash-polow.html)

I guess that is Persian? It's very similar to the Indian Kitchari. I found that Kitchari worked well with brown rice, as green mung beans do have a slightly longer cooking time than white rice.

My Kripalu recipe uses white basmati rice and gives the beans a 15-20 minute head start.

I can't find the recipe from my cookbook online - this is similar, but uses yellow mung dal beans, which are split and yellow, vs whole green mung beans. https://kripalu.org/resources/kripalu-recipe-nourishing-kitchari (if you don't have the individual spices and don't want to spring for them, just use curry powder.)

Green mung beans:

kshama2001

Mung/moong dal is not to be confused with chana dal, which is made from split chickpeas.



I use this as a base recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014366-chana-dal-new-delhi-style

Notes from when I was sharing the recipe with Mom:

I did half of the prep in this recipe. I stopped before doing the garlic, etc, because I tasted it at @ 50 minutes and it was really good as was. I used 3 C of water but probably 2 C would have been fine.

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I have the first serving over rice, then use leftovers to make something pancake-like. I'm not vegan, and add an egg. Not sure how it would hold together without it.

savithny

Yep! I googled for a recipe as an example - the one I make is from a very old cookbook from college. There's also a good one that just uses curry powder, as you said - but its NYT cooking and behind a paywall.

I use brown basmati for the whole mung beans as well.