Vegetarians/ Pescatarians with higher-protein diets?

enewsome2

So I have just realized that every day I am getting way too much sugar, and wayyy to little protein.

I am a 90% vegetarian, and I eat fish on occasion (I don't want to do it every day.)

Does anyone follow a higher protein vegetarian diet? Anyone have any good suggestions?

Thanks in advance. You all rock!

mcrowe1016

Protein powder, Protein bars, and eggs are good sources of protein.

cnelson1974

Beans and nuts as well. Just be careful of the high fat content. Good luck!

enewsome2

Does anyone have a diary that's open that I could scope out? I need lots of ideas! Lol.

gingerveg

Quinoa, nuts, legumes, protein powder, braggs aminos <---this is a liquid protein that MFP doesn't read as a protein (so it doesn't end up in your numbers) but it is a good one.

enewsome2

Quinoa, nuts, legumes, protein powder, braggs aminos <---this is a liquid protein that MFP doesn't read as a protein (so it doesn't end up in your numbers) but it is a good one.

Thanks. What do you do with the braggs?

rainbowharpy

Today I had 3 eggs (w/ veggies), 1 faux sausage patty and a non fat greek yogurt (blueberry.) That's 42 grams of protein and 450 calories in my breakfast and subsequent mid day snack. If I decided to go vegan, I'd probably replace the eggs with tofu scramble, which has a comparable amount of protein.

avocad0

I started my day with:

2 slices of Food For Life, 7 sprouted grains bread (toasted)
1 tablespoon of Almond butter (fresh from WholeFoodsMarket)
10 mashed blackberries

eatrainsmile

I am pescetarian and I consume a good amount of protein daily. My protein sources are mostly cottage cheese, eggs, goat cheese, nuts, beans, chickpeas, lentils, protein powder. I occasionaly eat fish which raises my protein consumption like crazy. There is almost 50 g protein in 200 g fish (one fillet). White fish is low in fat. Also shrimps. I also love mussels. Mushrooms are higher in protein than vegetables.

HypersonicFitNess

While I am not vegetarian I eat vegetarian a lot of days....but I try to get ~ 50% of my diet from raw fruits & vegetables per day

I use hemp protein in my oatmeal (steel cut or gluten free Bob's Red Mill Tasty Hot Cereal); it is high in protein and fiber (no sugar); I also use it in my smoothies which I make with greens or spinach, protein powder, 2 tsp raw almond butter, and usually some berries.

I made a great black bean soup that was featured in Runner's World magazine this month that is chocked FULL of protein.

Sublog

Dairy works well.

sarahisme18

Does anyone have a diary that's open that I could scope out? I need lots of ideas! Lol.

I'm working on getting more protein (and I am also a vegetarian, eat fish a couple times a month), feel free to check out my diary for ideas! Last couple days have been a little low on that, fyi.

I found that cottage cheese is a GREAT way to boost your protein intake. Unfortunately, it made me sick so I can't eat that much of it, but if you can, it's a great idea.

gingerveg

Quinoa, nuts, legumes, protein powder, braggs aminos <---this is a liquid protein that MFP doesn't read as a protein (so it doesn't end up in your numbers) but it is a good one.

Thanks. What do you do with the braggs?

It's like soy sauce so you can use it that way. Personally, I love it sprayed on some popcorn--yum.

enewsome2

Thank you all for the great suggestions.

yogeshsarkar

Protein shake, milk, curd, Pulses, Beans, Soya and Egg Whites will easily help you get decent amount of protein in. I for instance am a vegetarian (I do eat egg occasionally and consume milk products) and I don’t have any problem meeting my protein requirement. Though I am not really on a high protein diet as of now, but have done that in past as well.

PaulaPalooza

I get about 80 - 100 on protein a day and am in the same boat (though maybe cutting fish due to strange allergies popping up... sigh.)

I use isopure chocolate protein powder some times and have high energy protein bars others- but not a protein supplement every day.

I'll add you and we can compare ideas!

Errrica91

Soy meat is an amazing source of protein and it's very popular with vegetarians (at least that's what my vegetarian friends claim:D)...

100g/1 cup of soy contains:
15.2g of protein
6.1g of carbs
3.0g of fat
+ NO cholesterol and NO sugars AT ALL!:)
And lots of sodium and potassium..:-)

I love it and eat almost every day even though I'm no way vegetarian:) Give it a try!:-)

Sarauk2sf

- Milk
- Greek yogurt
- 'fake' meat like seitan, quorn and soy based products
- edamame
- whey protein
- hemp seeds
- nutritional yeast
- eggs (whites if you want to cut the cals)

I get over 120g of protein, often over 140g, usually without protein powder and I am a full vegetarian - it's not that hard to do.

ipsamet

- Milk
- Greek yogurt
- 'fake' meat like seitan, quorn and soy based products
- edamame
- whey protein
- hemp seeds
- nutritional yeast
- eggs (whites if you want to cut the cals)

I get over 120g of protein, often over 140g, usually without protein powder and I am a full vegetarian - it's not that hard to do.

This exactly pretty much. I do use whey protein powder, though! Also cheese, mmmmm. And cottage cheese! I try to get over 100g of protein a day and I have better days than others but I hit it most of the time. It's usually when I'm being lazy and not eating enough that I don't - it's not too tough.

reptilegrrl

I personally caution against relying on fake meats or on soy for your protein needs.

I was a vegetarian for a very long time (20+ years) and ate higher protein than most, but it still wasn't enough for my current protein needs

cmz311

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