Vegetarian high protein sources

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yirara wrote: »

do you eat dairy? If so: you're in paradise in the UK. There's so much cool stuff, especially in Asian shops, but also in just normal supermarkets. Paneer, halloumi, labneh balls. Yeah, it's not super high protein, but it's got protein and there's some very tasty food you might not have tried before.

Paneer is my go to food always 😋

HeidiMightyRawr

My favourites are:
Tofu
Chickpeas
Black Beans
Lentils
Peanut Butter
High Protein Meat Substitutes (often made with soy, wheat gluten and/or pea protein) or homemade seitan (wheat gluten)

Also carbohydrates like oats and pasta do still have quite a bit of protein despite mostly being a carb source. You can also get high protein pasta thats made from chickpeas or lentils.

sarah7591

Do they have “Beyond Meat” where you live? It is really good. Can use it lime hamburger.

plg999

I know all the usual stuff about getting protein as a vegetarian (and I'm mostly vegan), but it is really hard if you're also trying to limit carbs and fat. Nonfat Greek yogurt is a go-to for me, but I also find the trick is to make every little thing count - use whole grain everything, avoid low protein grains like white rice (quinoa is even better than brown rice), and make sure all snacks have good protein. Aim for 20 g protein per meal. Sometimes sprinkling hemp seeds on top can help push you over the edge.

Jubilee87

fbstaton wrote: »

Good morning from Germany. I've been predominantly plant-based (near vegan) for over a year (yes, I eat Nacho Doritoes - but that's my guilty pleasure). Two things I like to keep in mind when selecting protein (1) quality i.e. as close to "real food" as possible (not highly processed; (2) Plant-based. I've enclosed a weblink to a search selection of Vegan Protein Charts. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Vegan+Protein+Food+Chart&form=RESTAB&first=1&tsc=ImageHoverTitle

My preference is for lots of beans - lots of protein per 100 g and lots of fibre.

Enjoy the day.

fbstaton wrote: »

Good morning from Germany. I've been predominantly plant-based (near vegan) for over a year (yes, I eat Nacho Doritoes - but that's my guilty pleasure). Two things I like to keep in mind when selecting protein (1) quality i.e. as close to "real food" as possible (not highly processed; (2) Plant-based. I've enclosed a weblink to a search selection of Vegan Protein Charts. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Vegan+Protein+Food+Chart&form=RESTAB&first=1&tsc=ImageHoverTitle

My preference is for lots of beans - lots of protein per 100 g and lots of fibre.

Enjoy the day.

Good afternoon from Italy. I’m vegan and just like you, I try to eat “real food” instead of false meat or processed food. I eat beans, twice a day, whole carbs and vegetables but I would like to ask you how you manage to set your daily nutritional amount. Usually I eat 25% carbs, 15% protein, just a bit of good fats and the rest are vegetables but in the MyFitnessPal Chart I can only put carbs, fat and protein… how do you manage your data?

zekikat

I'm mostly vegan and have gotten a lot of very good information from this website: https://veganhealth.org, run by a vegan nutritionist.

Things I like for breakfast: oatmeal with soy milk and a few nuts, smoothies with frozen fruit, soy milk, and brown rice protein, banana mashed up with powdered peanut butter (for busy days ), high protein bread spread with something tasty.

For lunch/dinner: stew with peas or spinach and chickpeas, lentil soup, various dals, bean salads, stir fry with tofu, marinated baked tofu, bean burgers, pasta with high protein add ons ("cream" sauce based on cashews or silken tofu...many recipes are out there, or a tomato sauce with slices of field roast "grain meat" sausage in it...it is made from minimally processed ingredients and is very good).

Mountainbreezes

I recently discovered farro, although Aldi is the only place I've found it so not sure how easy it is to get. It's a complete protein, like quinoa, but reminds me more of barley in texture. Greek yogurt is great too. Depending on the brand it can be more sour, but I like to get the plain kind and put different types of a small amount of jam or maple syrup in it for flavor, but less sugar than buying pre-flavored yogurt.