Im vegetarian. where do i get 150gms of protein a day from?!

hellsyeah
hellsyeah Posts: 72
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
thats how much ive been told to consume. but where from? help!

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  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    edited January 2015
    I'm not a vegetarian, but my daughter is, so I am always looking for veggie proteins. Egg whites are a fabulous low cal option, whole eggs if you are bulking. I love the soy crumbles than mimic ground beef, I use them for a great chili (which has protein-rich legumes like black and kidney beans, too!) and delicious bolognese sauce that even the meat eaters in my family love. I also live the microwaveable bags of edamame from Costco...filling, high fiber and protein, yum. Also, Greek yogurt and Icelandic Skyr are delicious and protein rich.

    Oh, and for me, any and all wraps use hummus as the condiment/spread.

    Nuts are great, too.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    Im vegetarian, check out my food diary. Try to eat your normal veggie foods and supplement with a protien powder if the 150g is important. I do pretty well on 60-70g a day, and the WHO recommends like 50g a day for women.
  • InnocentLunatic
    InnocentLunatic Posts: 35 Member
    For that much, you probably would need protein powder(and drinking hemp milk would probably help, you can google how to make it), however, this is a pretty good article on how to make sure you get "complete" proteins into a vegetarian diet: http://greatist.com/health/complete-vegetarian-proteins
  • LavenderLeaves
    LavenderLeaves Posts: 195 Member
    Imo the holy grail of non-meat whole foods with protein are CHICKPEAS. They pack a wallop. Like melimomtardis mentioned, a protein supplement might need to be used. I eat meat and I even have a hard time getting my full amount most days. But, just off the top of my head, foods that have lots of proteins: almonds, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, eggs(specifically the whites), chia seeds, peanut butter. There's a lot of other stuff, mind you, it might be helpful to just check around on websites for protein sources for vegetarians.
  • mbeaudin3
    mbeaudin3 Posts: 1
    Nuts and seeds. I'm not a vegetarian but am currently exploring eating raw food. Take a look at Young & Raw, they advocate a high raw plant based diet. Nuts, seeds, and some leafy greens make up for the protein lost from animal meat. http://www.youngandraw.com/top-10-plant-based-protein-sources/
  • tkillion810
    tkillion810 Posts: 591 Member
    Chickpeas, tofu, tempah, black bean pasta, fish and eggs (if you eat them), greek yogurt - plain, without all the extra sugar, hemp hearts or hemp protein, chia seeds. Hope this gives you a start.
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