Looking for high protein foods BESIDES meat

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  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I get a lot of protein from dairy - milk, greek yogurt, and cottage cheese. Cheese also has a good amount of protein. Beans and lentils are good. Eggs. I often eat cereal for breakfast and always pick something with high protein. Lately I've been eating a lot of protein bars but am trying to cut down on them. I've started regularly eating canned fish like sardines and kippers. Half a tin usually has about 12 g protein. Canned oysters and mussels have a little less protein but more iron. You said you like fish but I know they are too fishy for a lot of people (myself included until fairly recently, I still refer to them as stinky fish.)
  • mellymo29
    mellymo29 Posts: 70 Member
    If you do need to supplement with iron pills, be sure to eat plenty of fibre and drink plenty of water to keep regular - beans will fit the bill for fibre and protein.
  • KayStewart28
    KayStewart28 Posts: 4 Member
    I LOVE greek yogurt! If you live near a Kroger, they have an awesome Greek Yogurt that is a lite version. It has 16 grams of protein and only 90 calories. Very nice!!! And yummy too!
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    Cottage Cheese has one of the best complete macronutrient profiles around, and tuna mixed with greek yogurt (plain, obv.) rather than mayo to make tuna salad is a protein bomb.
  • holothuroidea
    holothuroidea Posts: 772 Member
    I eat greek yogurt but really it only has 11grams of protein, and you need alot more then that obviously. I don't like having to mix and match 10 different types of foods to achieve 60 grams of protein. Its crazy.

    I didn't even think about protein today. I had a fantastic vegan junk food extravaganza and I still managed 60g of protein without any of the craziness you mention.

    I must be a magical unicorn.
    Really lots of protein in vegan junk foods?

    I wouldn't say that I got most of my protein yesterday from junk food, but I had no problem exceeding my protein requirements and I was not at all careful about what I ate. My diary is open if you are curious.

    A lot of junk food marketed towards vegans, like energy bars and meat replacements, are very high in protein. Vegans eat regular junk food, too, like potato chips and pretzels. They also have protein in them!

    Proteins are the basic building blocks of all life. If it was once alive, it has protein in it. You'd have to really be trying hard to not get enough protein on a vegan diet. Severe calorie restriction, or cutting out too many foods (esp. grains and legumes) would get you there, but that's about it.

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