protein please!

breakingthecycle722
breakingthecycle722 Posts: 163
edited February 10 in Food and Nutrition
powders aside, what can I feed my family to make sure we are getting adequate amounts of protein? i am not vegan, but I would like some ideas other than meat/eggs etc.
Thanks guys!!

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Fish...yoghurt/dairy...

    Beans/legumes etc have protein, but also come with a lot of carbs. Vegies have protein, but you need to eat mountains of them. Nuts/seeds have protein, but are more of a fat source.
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    Fish...yoghurt/dairy...

    Beans/legumes etc have protein, but also come with a lot of carbs. Vegies have protein, but you need to eat mountains of them. Nuts/seeds have protein, but are more of a fat source.

    ^^^ this
  • trisherrific
    trisherrific Posts: 1 Member
    Check out the book Veganomicon to start. I'm not vegan but I like to cook meatless meals for my family because I don't believe we need that much meat in our diets. They have recipes that use a blended tofu cream in replace of the eggs and sooo many yummy bean & lentil recipes that are high in protein and of course muffins and cakes. To any of these recipes you can add flavorless protein powder. Getting protein from meatless meals IS possible, it just takes some time prepping and planing but totally worth it!
  • DaddyDave101
    DaddyDave101 Posts: 72 Member
    Chicken chicken chicken!
    Cant go wrong!
  • gloriaeffe
    gloriaeffe Posts: 75 Member
    Tofu, cottage cheese, greek yoghurt, fish, legumes, quinoa
  • Thanks guys!!
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