Vegetarians, what are your protein intakes?

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  • thestrawberrysays
    thestrawberrysays Posts: 31 Member
    Well, I consider myself a "dairytarian" but I'm currently on a vegan challenge and have committed myself not to eat meat for 30 days. My husband is a full-time vegan. Maybe I am clueless, but I really don't keep track of "30% this" or "40% that". I just eat clean foods, and hope that I will meet my "goals" on myfitnesspal. For protein I am getting around 60 grams per day, and I don't do any protein powders or supplements or soy frankenfood. My husband, back when he logged, would get around 80 grams per day.
  • abrahamsitososa
    abrahamsitososa Posts: 716 Member
    OP I very highly recommend you read "The Food Revolution" by John Robbins. He debunks the high carbohydrate intake myths and many other myths. When you consume a high amount of carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables they don't metabolize instantly like processed sugar or white bread would because they contain a lot of fiber. so the sugars are not released instantly and your pancreas doesn't have to overwork. Consuming a high amount if processed carbs does the opposite which gets your pancreas tired and can cause it to stop producing insulin in the long run and that is called type 1 diabetes. I suck at explaining things but I'm pretty sure if you read the first chapter you won't put it down.
  • castelluzzo99
    castelluzzo99 Posts: 313 Member
    soy frankenfood

    That's exactly what it is! The only one we buy is a GF hotdog that's also GMO free, and a package might stay in our freezer for a couple of months before we even open it.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    I am vegan and I get ~150g of plant-based protein per day.
  • castelluzzo99
    castelluzzo99 Posts: 313 Member
    I think you are pretty close to the truth, Abraham. I've also heard that high fat in the diet can be a trigger for diabetes (and considering the high rate of diabetes among Mexicans, that makes sense).

    I am very interested in the book. I can get it for $10 on Amazon for Kindle. I'll have to do that sometime. It's not in the budget right now, but I'm going to add it to my wishlist anyhow! :)

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