Vegetarian Woes

lunchgirlie

So, I'm trying to up my protein intake. I am an ovo lacto veggie, but somehow it feels wrong to eat a bunch of eggs and dairy products all day. I'm trying really hard to cut down on soy for paranoid thyroid reasons and because of the estrogens in it. I suppose I could up my seitan intake, but I feel weird that that's made from and with bleached flour which I've been trying to avoid. Aside from beans I don't really have any other ideas about how to get my protein intake up to like 100 grams a day.

fitnowandforever

I'm a vegetarian too, and I get my protein in pretty easily... 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup cottage cheese, and 1/2 cup beans/lentils, and I've pretty much blasted the protein part Whole grain breads a significant amount of protein - every bit counts!

Kym1610

There are some reciepe's in the link on my signature that are vegie (my husband is vegan) and some of them are reasonably high in protein. Feel free to take a look

ickybella

What about nuts and nut butters? Also, I don't know if it helps, but here's a website: http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm I just googled "protein vegetarian diet." I know Angela at Oh She Glows has some high-protein recipes - www.ohsheglows.com and so does the meat-free athlete (I think) http://www.nomeatathlete.com/\

Oh, and what about red lentils? They are super delicious, nice and peppery.

LiveEnjoyEndure

Protien is an amazing thing and it get's everywhere... It is most often associated with meat. But meat is a poor source of protien cos of the fat content. Legumes are (beans and lentils/pulses) are one of the best forms of protien, they are also very filling and are great for weight-loss and maintenance of weight.

The secret with legumes is in the preparation. Asian and South American foods have some of the best menus for legumes and nuts. If you are an ex-carnivore pretty much whatever you did with meat you can do with beans ... Stews, salads, curries, soup, burgers, sauasages, roasts etc... Beans/nuts/maize make great fillings for tortillas, pittas and most breads either whole, ground or re-fried. With beans seasoning, herbs and spices are key and is what makes beans/nuts/legumes a great meal, this combined with a little vegetable/nut/olive oil will make a bean meal amazing :-)

Quorn products can be a good bridge to a vegetarian diet for ex-carnivores, and are also a good source of protien too...

Cheese and eggs are an OK source of protien but they also have some of the negative effects meat, such as cholesterol and fat. Yogurt and cottage cheese are good sources of protien and they are also have a good amount of calcium too... Cottage cheese contains a kind of protien that are good for recovery after a work-out or endurance event. Another good source of protien for recovery is cherry juice.

Maggieq87

I live with a vegan so I'm a part time vegan by default, Lmao. We eat nuts, rice, grains beans, lentils.... I eat some dairy, but not much, we also put protein powder in our morning smoothie.

lunchgirlie

Thanks for all the suggestions folks! I hope I can use all of these to get my 100g of protein and still stay under my calories every day.