protein in veggies

aysea81
aysea81 Posts: 12 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi. I eat a substantial amount of veggies since I have started doing the jenny craig diet.
Most of the veggies that I buy list 1 gram of protein per serving.
Since I exercise every single day I would like to at least maintain my muscle.
I would like to know if it is smart to count the protein that I am getting from the veggies or not.
Thanks for your thoughts.

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  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Why wouldn't you count it?
  • cbarn025
    cbarn025 Posts: 939 Member
    Why wouldn't you count it?
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    You should count it, but it's probably not going to total a substantial amount.

    The other day, I ate 2 servings of peas; which equals 8 grams of protein. 2 servings of peas is a lot of peas. 8 grams of protein isn't that much protein.
  • mayfrayy
    mayfrayy Posts: 198 Member
    It may not be as good of quality protein as meat/egg/milk, but its still protein.
  • aysea81
    aysea81 Posts: 12 Member
    I will count it then. Thanks.

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