Vegetarian

I'm vegan so my protein comes from beans, almond milk, hemp protein powder (Nutiva), nuts/nut butters, my cereal...

The majority of my calories come from carbs and I'm losing nicely and numbers are perfect health wise (bp, sugars, chol).

My protein isn't super high but I get plenty and it's not hurting my health or weight loss.

Well since you're vegetarian you can have dairy and eggs that's pretty much only advantage over being vegan.

If you eat a large amt of green veggies you should get plenty of protein. Protein is made up of micro-nutrients that are essentially found in vegetables...it's like going to the source. If you are a Vegetarian shouldn't you know the make-up of your food? Actually, we ALL should know and not just accept what is put out there for consumer purposes.

Carbs aren't bad, that seems to be a popular myth on mfp that carbs are bad guys. I eat lots of beans and whole grains which have both carbs and protein. I really love black beans. Try using something in place of cheese, in most mexican dishes you can spice up a dish with pico de gallo or guac. Avocados have protein and healthy fats. Not sure if you do tofu but it's a good source of protein.

I'm pescetarian- no meat ever, but some fish. Yes to dairy and eggs.
If you don't mind me asking, why do you eat cheese but no milk? Cheese is made from milk...
If you do do milk products, greek yogurt is amazing for protein. I don't love the thick texture so I stir in a bit of water to thin it out, which also bulks up the serving!

I agree with what other people have said- veggies have good protein! If you don't want to eat a mountain of raw spinach or kale, saute/steam it and suddenly a whole bunch shrinks into a small, easily consumed and tasty portion. Roasted veggies are amazing and taste like candy if you do it right (high heat, massaged with a small amount of oil). I can eat an entire head of cauliflower when I roast it, which is 17g protein!

I have an egg white scramble with spinach, mushrooms, and just 2 tbsp of low-fat cheese most mornings. 200 cals, delicious, and keeps me full. I prep the sauteed spinach & mushrooms on Sunday, so this breakfast takes less than 10 min to make and eat.
Also try a high-protein sprouted bread like Ezekiel. It's cheap at Trader Joe's; often more expensive elsewhere. It's made with sprouted whole grains, lentils, etc. It's SUPER filling and I adore it. My mid-morning snack is 1 slice with 8g almond butter and a smear of low-sugar superfruit jam. I get tons of protein and I'm rarely hungry!

If you eat a large amt of green veggies you should get plenty of protein. Protein is made up of micro-nutrients that are essentially found in vegetables...it's like going to the source. If you are a Vegetarian shouldn't you know the make-up of your food? Actually, we ALL should know and not just accept what is put out there for consumer purposes.

I agree with this posters comment. 100 cal from broccoli has almost 12 grams of protein. 100 cal of steak has only almost 6 grams of protein.

Tofu & spirilina is high in protein too.

100 cals from broccoli is about 3 cups and has about 9g's of protein and 100 cals from steak (flank) is 2 ounces and around 11 g's of protein....Might as well get the numbers right. Personally I'm not vegetarian even though I consume large amounts of greens daily, beef and broccoli is one of my go to meals.

I'm vegan and my favourite sources of protein are peanut butter, oatmeal, chickpeas, broccoli, and green veggies. Also, beans are high in protein ( ranging from 4 - 11 grams per half cup) as is tofu, textured vegetable protein, high protein cereals like Kashi, grains like quinoa, seitan, and vegan "meats" such as Gardein products. There are vegan protein powders out there too.

Here's the thing: People "GO" Vegetarian and forget about the VEGGIES! Vegetables ALONE have EVERYTHING you need to LIVE>>>Protein (Plenty! and Best Source), Calcium (Best Source!), Name It, Veggies have it. BUT, people don't want to eat Veggies, they become Vegetarians so they can eat all the "Simple" carbs, like "Protein Bars", Cereals, Chips and Dips. That's why so many "Vegetarians" on here are OVERWEIGHT! And THAT makes NO SENSE!


To Me, if you are a Vegetarian, 80-90% of your food SHOULD be Vegetables and Fruit. If you can't DO that, then call yourself what You actually are a " Simple Carbonite " NOT a Vegetarian.

100 cals from broccoli is about 3 cups and has about 9g's of protein and 100 cals from steak (flank) is 2 ounces and around 11 g's of protein....Might as well get the numbers right. Personally I'm not vegetarian even though I consume large amounts of greens daily, beef and broccoli is one of my go to meals.



Yes but I'm talking about protein by calorie intake not by weight.


"Nutrients Present in 100 cal Portions of Select Food

Broccoli 11 g protein, 118 mg calcium, 2.2 mg Iron

Steak 6 g protein, 2mg calcium, .8 mg iron" (pg 93)

From, "Eat To Live" written by Joel Fuhrman, MD

I think my post was referring to 100 cal portions, yup, I checked.

Try this site as opposed to a particular person that either may not know, or believe people will just take his word for it.

http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list#