(Mostly) vegetarian protein options!

melwin89
melwin89 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi! I am having trouble reaching my protein goals and am getting too much fat

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  • veggie16mfp
    veggie16mfp Posts: 114 Member
    I also have that problem but I am getting to much carbs. Vegetarian proteins I can think of lentils, beans, meat substitutes eg. quorn, chickpeas, eggs, yogurt (greek, fat free), low fat cottage cheese, mushrooms, milk, tempeh, soybeans (I avoid these as soy gets bad press), cocoa powder (unsweetened), Oats, green peas, wheat germ, lima beans, tofu, pumpkin & squash seeds, feta cheese, wholegrain bread, wholewheat pasta, peanuts, peanut butter, falafel, almonds, quinoa, sweet corn, hummus, brown rice coconut and dried apricots.

    To address the fat issue I guess go for less nut based proteins and more plant based, but be mindful of carbs as I can easily go over on a day.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,489 Member
    I'll PM you a link. :)
  • MsAmandaNJ
    MsAmandaNJ Posts: 1,248 Member
    @veggie16mfp I'm not a vegetation, but always looking for more protein options, thanks for your comprehensive list! One thing, though, you said soybeans (I avoid these as soy gets bad press). What is the bad press they get? Tempeh and tofu are both made from soybeans.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,489 Member
    edited October 2016
    MsAmandaNJ wrote: »
    @veggie16mfp I'm not a vegetation, but always looking for more protein options, thanks for your comprehensive list! One thing, though, you said soybeans (I avoid these as soy gets bad press). What is the bad press they get? Tempeh and tofu are both made from soybeans.

    not only is most soy GMO in the U.S., soy consumed in high quantities may have an effect on hormonal levels (such an an increase in estrogen, decrease in thyroid function, etc.).

    I personally see nothing wrong with GMO, and i believe that you have to eat soy in excess (12+ servings per day) to start seeing hormonal changes. Having previously suffered with hypothyroidism, i learned that the hard way. I had to take thyroid hormone, take something called cabergoline to lower my prolactin levels, and it took months for my levels to even out.

    This all happened when i tried to go vegan while still hitting a 100+g protein goal by eating almost soy faux-meat everything.

    edit: P.S. here's information about the upper limits of soy consumption:

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/too-much-soy-may-neutralize-plant-based-benefits/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17571965

    p.s.s. there's been some correlation between soy intake and breast cancer/other cancers, From what i've seen these seem to be bunk
  • MsAmandaNJ
    MsAmandaNJ Posts: 1,248 Member
    @rainbowbow Ah! Thanks for the info. Interesting stuff, I didn't know.
  • veggie16mfp
    veggie16mfp Posts: 114 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    MsAmandaNJ wrote: »
    @veggie16mfp I'm not a vegetation, but always looking for more protein options, thanks for your comprehensive list! One thing, though, you said soybeans (I avoid these as soy gets bad press). What is the bad press they get? Tempeh and tofu are both made from soybeans.

    not only is most soy GMO in the U.S., soy consumed in high quantities may have an effect on hormonal levels (such an an increase in estrogen, decrease in thyroid function, etc.).

    I personally see nothing wrong with GMO, and i believe that you have to eat soy in excess (12+ servings per day) to start seeing hormonal changes. Having previously suffered with hypothyroidism, i learned that the hard way. I had to take thyroid hormone, take something called cabergoline to lower my prolactin levels, and it took months for my levels to even out.

    This all happened when i tried to go vegan while still hitting a 100+g protein goal by eating almost soy faux-meat everything.

    edit: P.S. here's information about the upper limits of soy consumption:

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/too-much-soy-may-neutralize-plant-based-benefits/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17571965

    p.s.s. there's been some correlation between soy intake and breast cancer/other cancers, From what i've seen these seem to be bunk
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    MsAmandaNJ wrote: »
    @veggie16mfp I'm not a vegetation, but always looking for more protein options, thanks for your comprehensive list! One thing, though, you said soybeans (I avoid these as soy gets bad press). What is the bad press they get? Tempeh and tofu are both made from soybeans.

    not only is most soy GMO in the U.S., soy consumed in high quantities may have an effect on hormonal levels (such an an increase in estrogen, decrease in thyroid function, etc.).

    I personally see nothing wrong with GMO, and i believe that you have to eat soy in excess (12+ servings per day) to start seeing hormonal changes. Having previously suffered with hypothyroidism, i learned that the hard way. I had to take thyroid hormone, take something called cabergoline to lower my prolactin levels, and it took months for my levels to even out.

    This all happened when i tried to go vegan while still hitting a 100+g protein goal by eating almost soy faux-meat everything.

    edit: P.S. here's information about the upper limits of soy consumption:

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/too-much-soy-may-neutralize-plant-based-benefits/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17571965

    p.s.s. there's been some correlation between soy intake and breast cancer/other cancers, From what i've seen these seem to be bunk

    Thanks for the info. I'll take a read later.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    edited October 2016
    We're having these tonight in tacos. No meat, no soy, no gluten, no GMO.

    Edit to add: These are 80 grams of protein per bag and we use 2 bags to make tacos for two. That comes to a lot of food, we're both slightly over-full when finished. But I'm working hard to build muscle at the moment. Anyway I think a bag is $6 although they go on sale occasionally and we stock up when they do.

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