Vegan low calorie protein sources
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
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Hi
I want to start to reduce animal based protein sources in my diet but I'm not keen on meat substitutes.
Which foods rather than protein powders would give me the best protein% to calories?
I want to start to reduce animal based protein sources in my diet but I'm not keen on meat substitutes.
Which foods rather than protein powders would give me the best protein% to calories?
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How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.1
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Tofu, seitan, tempeh, edamame2
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pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
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Beans - don't hate them because they are beautiful1
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littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
I know but they said they wanted to reduce their animal protein intake, they never said eliminate
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Hemp seeds have 10g protein per 3 tablespoons. You can sprinkle them on your food, blend in smoothies, add to homemade granola, etc.2
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Calories are only going to come from three places. Protein, Fat, and Carbs. You really cannot get anything low in calories, but high in protein since Protein is a source of calories.
I'm not Vegan, or vegetarian for that matter. . But I do use Vega Green Protein for a protein substitute and it's okay, on flavor.
Green Peas. 14g per one cup, Quinoa. Nuts and Nut Butter, Beans, Tempeh and tofu, Edamame,2 -
Thanks for the reply's, I'll look in to the ones suggested. I've never tasted Tempeh or seitan before so might start with them.0
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littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
she just said she wanted to reduce her animal sourced protein...she didn't say anything about going full vegan or anything.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
she just said she wanted to reduce her animal sourced protein...she didn't say anything about going full vegan or anything.
Vegan protein is in title.0 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
she just said she wanted to reduce her animal sourced protein...she didn't say anything about going full vegan or anything.
Vegan protein is in title.RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Hi
I want to start to reduce animal based protein sources in my diet but I'm not keen on meat substitutes.
Which foods rather than protein powders would give me the best protein% to calories?
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http://yumuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/YumUniverse_Plant_Protein_Chart2.jpg
This chart might help.
I'm in the same boat as you. Not 100% vegan yet but slowly getting there. I find nut butters, rices (esp. wild rice), tahini (which I use to make salad dressing and hummus) and nutritional yeast are great. Nutritional yeast can be sprinkled on ANYTHING, in soups, stews, salad, over your breakfast cereal, etc. If you add it to sauces it gives a rich, cheese-y flavour, that's pretty much the only way I weaned myself off cheese!
Good Luck!2 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
she just said she wanted to reduce her animal sourced protein...she didn't say anything about going full vegan or anything.littlechiaseed wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »pinggolfer96 wrote: »How do you feel about egg whites? And if you don't like powders or meat substitutes, then you're left with beans, lentils, and nuts as a protein source basically. Vegetables and fruits have very little.
Eggs are an animal based protein
she just said she wanted to reduce her animal sourced protein...she didn't say anything about going full vegan or anything.
Vegan protein is in title.RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Hi
I want to start to reduce animal based protein sources in my diet but I'm not keen on meat substitutes.
Which foods rather than protein powders would give me the best protein% to calories?
quoted for emphasis
Lol thank you!! Haha
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Beans, lentils, split peas, etc.0
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