Any tips on upping protein without fat? (Vegetarian!)

I cant see anyone has mentioned milk? If you're worried about fat intake then maybe skimmed milk.

The high protein thing is a total myth. It's going to get converted into glucose anyways.
But if you are that worried about protein, all your veggies have a surprisingly high amount of protein in them.

:huh:

I'm interested in the evidence that excess protein gets converted into glucose? Not being smart - just wondering if you have evidence?

im pretty sure it CAN get converted to glucose when needed but it doesnt unless your body is in defecit. (in respons to the protein to glucose comment)

anyway i studied notrition in college and remember that vaguely i might be wrong.

black beans!

low in fat high in so many good things.

you can make them into fat free refried beans or bean dip. or add them to salads, even make them into breads.

also if you dont make your own hummus do so, it is easy as pie and you can control the fat content. commercial hummus is usually really really high in fat not to mention preservatives and sodium. its also cheaper. really you can make a batch in 5 minutes. and use less olive oil and add water for moisture. (but you do need some olive oil). experiment with a few small batches until you get what you like then you can add more flavors too.

Thanks for all the tips with Black beans... I will have to look up. As an aside, I make my hummus with no oil. Tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and water. Yummo. Just make sure you have enough water, otherwise you shrivel up. Traditional hummus actually doesn't have oil.
desert candy. blogspot. com. au/2007/07/hummus-dilettante.html

Thanks - I will try the eggs! I love peanut butter but sadly that seems to blow my fat allowances. I don't eat fish

There is a powdered peanut butter product made by Bell Plantations that you can mix with water, thus drastically cutting back the fat. It's called PB2. I have a taste for peanut butter in my oatmeal, and I just put a couple tablespoons of this instead.

http://www.bellplantation.com/nutrition

The high protein thing is a total myth. It's going to get converted into glucose anyways.

This is overwhelmingly false. Proteins (amino acids from proteins, really) *can* be converted to glucose, but this is usually done only during starvation or conditions of acute glucose deprivation (look up "gluconeogenesis"). It's a much more inefficient process than converting carbohydrates to glucose; your body is going to instead reuse amino acids you ingest from protein sources, in turn, to create more proteins (i.e. muscle fibers, enzymes, structural molecules, etc.).

Please study your biochemistry before making such grandiose comments.

The high protein thing is a total myth. It's going to get converted into glucose anyways.
But if you are that worried about protein, all your veggies have a surprisingly high amount of protein in them.

:huh:

I'm interested in the evidence that excess protein gets converted into glucose? Not being smart - just wondering if you have evidence?

It's called gluconeogenisis.

Cottage cheese is also a good source of protein. You can get a low-fat or fat free version. I love it on salads:) I also like mlo vegan protein powder and Spirutein. Quest bars and Pure Protein chocolate bars aren't bad, either.

Try adding chia seeds.

Quinoa! It's superb.
Love your soy.
And embrace the power of Quorn.

And why do people want vegetarians to eat fish?
Being a vegetarian is a life choice, not something I want to switch on and off.

Just saying...:ohwell:

Some people don't consider fish meat because it isn't warm blooded. I personally think this is silly though, because I mean, what is it then? A vegetable?

Indeed the fish thing is weird "nothing with a face" is my rule

http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/protein-strength.html

"Vegan diets have plenty of protein for muscle-building

Plant foods supply plenty of protein even for athletes and those trying to build muscle, according to numerous studies in peer-reviewed journals. The amount of protein recommended even for athletes by official nutrition and sports bodies is easily supplied by vegetables. Anyone who says otherwise simply hasn't bothered to look up what the science actually says.

It's true that meat has more protein than vegetables, but more isn't better, it's useless. The excess you eat beyond what you need is simply wasted. If you're shopping for a car, and one goes 200 mph and the other goes 400 mph, the faster car isn't better, because you're not allowed to drive even 200 mph anyway. Two hundred mph is more than you need for a car, and plant foods supply more protein than you need from food. As one science journal said, "...protein beyond that necessary to maintain nitrogen balance does not provide additional benefits for athletes."10

Simple math makes this clear. We simply figure the amount of muscle you can build, how much protein is in that new muscle, and then how much extra protein you'd have to eat to account for that new muscle. When we do that, we see that, not surprisingly, the amount of extra protein you'd need to build the muscle is right in line with what the authorities recommend. (Click to see an example of the math.)
The US RDA for protein suggests 63 grams of protein a day for a 175-lb. man. If that man wanted to build 1.5 lbs. of dry muscle a month (which would be optimistic!), that would be another 23 grams a day, for a total of 86 grams, or 366 calories from protein, which is not much. It's only 12.2% of a 3000-calorie/day diet. Not surprisingly, the 12% figure is close to what the experts recommend. And when we look at food, we see that vegetables average nearly twice that (22%)."

15% protein is plenty!

I recommend quinoa if you want vegetarian high protein...I love this salad:

http://www.cookingquinoa.net/spinach-quinoa-tabbouleh/

I use Vegan One Protein Shake its so good i get the vanilla chi one

I'd also just consider eating a little fish now and again while you're losing weight. That's what I did and it sped things along so well. Just food for thought.

What plant do fish come from? Lol

Ha ha!
People suggest fish to my vegetarian husband too and we also make this comment.
However, some vegetarians actually do eat fish. They have their reasons, I guess.