Fellow Vegetarians & Vegans Unite!!!

Sammie_24

Have been a vegetarian myself for nearly 10 years now but I've definitely noticed that I am not getting enough protein in my diet among other things too much sugar etc., etc. sooooooo I wanna know what do my fellow vegetarian or vegan peers eat in a typical day? Hopefully this will help me incorporate better eating into my diet. Does anyone else out there feel they eat weird? Please let me know...

AnnaMarieDinVa

I track my protein in MFP, and exceed the minimum requirement most days. I *love* soy milk, and I love beans and rice combinations, especially hummus on rice cakes (which, as I'm sure you know, is a complete protein). I occasionally get some from nuts and lentil soup...hope this all helps.

Lately I have been baking extra firm tofu with lots of diced onions and garlic, and a teaspoon of olive oil. Delicious. And it has a LOT of protein, and really no bad stuff.

Good luck! I'll be watching this thread, too, because I'm always looking for ways to change things up.

zonah

I love organic tofu cooked in ginger organic soy sauce and honey. Yum!

AnnaMarieDinVa

I love organic tofu cooked in ginger organic soy sauce and honey. Yum!

Tofu is one of man's greatest inventions. I love the taste (in recipes), the consistency, and it is so nutritious!!

SwimFan1981

Vegetarian since 1991, recent vegan!

There is a group on here called Happy Herbivores, check it out if you haven't already

Sammie_24

I track my protein in MFP, and exceed the minimum requirement most days. I *love* soy milk, and I love beans and rice combinations, especially hummus on rice cakes (which, as I'm sure you know, is a complete protein). I occasionally get some from nuts and lentil soup...hope this all helps.

Lately I have been baking extra firm tofu with lots of diced onions and garlic, and a teaspoon of olive oil. Delicious. And it has a LOT of protein, and really no bad stuff.

Good luck! I'll be watching this thread, too, because I'm always looking for ways to change things up.

I also *love* me some soy milk prefferably vanilla, and I haven't had hummus in a while which is odd I guess I forgot about it haha, so yea I should definitely start eating that again, and you're right it is a great protein source! Thanks

Sammie_24

Vegetarian since 1991, recent vegan!

There is a group on here called Happy Herbivores, check it out if you haven't already

Ok I will have to check that out now that I know about it, thanks

Sammie_24

I love organic tofu cooked in ginger organic soy sauce and honey. Yum!

Tofu is one of man's greatest inventions. I love the taste (in recipes), the consistency, and it is so nutritious!!

Yeee wish I could say the same but I am definitely NOT a tofu fan! Weird I know coming from a veggie n all.

zillah73

Vegetarian 4 years... food diary is open. I do limit my soy – I will eat tofu and tempeh but skip the soy milk in favor of flax milk (Good Karma brand is now making a protein enriched version). I have no issues with gluten so I lean toward the seitan products for protein – I love, love, love Upton's Naturals and Field Roast. I also make a mean puff-pastry wrapped seitan roast at Thanksgiving, not to brag. Not vegan, though, so dairy and eggs are also part of my protein regimen.

spamantha57

I actually decided to add a couple animal foods like cottage cheese & greek yogurt recently to up my protein & didn't want to add meat. I was eating 55c/30f/15p & now 45c/30f/25p & happy with that.

zonah

Per calorie there is way more protein in green leafy vegetables then in meat.