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Vegetarian Protein Source in Asia

CinnamonCharlotte
CinnamonCharlotte Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey, so I am in Asia and I am lacking my daily protein. This is because you can basically not buy anything dairy like cottage cheese (very hard to find too) here without spending a fortune, same counts for protein powder btw. It is ridiculously expensive! However, I can also not eat Tofu all the time because its so high in fat. Can you think of other sources? Already eating eggs, lentils, chickpeas, beans etc...

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  • mallory_2014
    mallory_2014 Posts: 173 Member
    I wouldn't worry about the fat in tofu.. remember, fat doesn't make you fat. Unless you have to avoid excess fat for a medical condition, I wouldn't worry about it considering it is a decent chunk of protein in tofu and (at least where I am) it is relatively inexpensive. Beans should contain almost the same amount of fat as tofo considering tofu is made from a bean as well.
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Some of the things you mentioned already are repeated in this list, but there are some other options. Look up "vegan protein sources".

    http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/vegan-sources-of-protein/
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Wheat protein - known as mien chin in China or seitan in Japan
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