Vegetarian high protien low carb

ahurley619
ahurley619 Posts: 15 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm having trouble increasing my protein intake. I'm trying to stay away from cheese too.... Any ideas on how I can increase protein rich foods in a big way when being a vegetarian?

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    What are you eating now?
  • Snafu2
    Snafu2 Posts: 1 Member
    Eggs, egg whites, Greek yogurt, PB2 low fat peanut butter powder (good in stir fries, smoothies, mixed with water on bread), beans, peas, almonds, smoothies with sun warrior vegan vanilla protein powder, tofu, tempeh, Quorn, quinoa instead of rice. And more Greek yogurt.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    edited October 2016
    Try joining the Low Carber Daily. There are vegan and vegetarian low carbers in there. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    I'm afraid I have no food advice. I tend to use animal products for my protein sources.

    Have you considered increasing fats instead of protein? Few low carbers eat LCHP, usually it is LCHF. Unless you are very very active, you don't need a lot of excess protein. Even very active women don't need much above 100-120g per day. Less active women, like me who just walks for a hour most days, don't need to go much above 70g.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    Seitan (wheat meat, mock duck) -- easy to make -- a zillion recipes on the web. It's basically vital wheat gluten and water flavored with whatever you wish, e.g. soy sauce, etc.
  • ahurley619
    ahurley619 Posts: 15 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    What are you eating now?

    My diary is public if u'd like to view
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    ahurley619 wrote: »
    RodaRose wrote: »
    What are you eating now?

    My diary is public if u'd like to view

    You may need to recheck, as your diary isn't public.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • ahurley619
    ahurley619 Posts: 15 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    ahurley619 wrote: »
    RodaRose wrote: »
    What are you eating now?

    My diary is public if u'd like to view

    You may need to recheck, as your diary isn't public.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

    Ur right! Settings updated. Thank you.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited October 2016
    I see you are set at 35%C-15%F-50%P. How did you choose that macro balance?

    The RDA for women is 30 grams of fat per day and 15% of 1200 calories puts you at just 20 grams of fat.

    That's a whole lot of protein. The RDA for adequate protein for most adults is 0.8 grams per kilogram of ideal weight. That's about 46 grams of protein per day for non-pregnant, non-lactating women and 56 grams for men.

    Dietary Reference Intakes: Macronutrients

    The recommendation I've seen for optimal protein (especially if body building or losing weight) is 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass or 0.8 grams per pound of your ideal weight (middle of normal BMI).

    Have you tried the MFP macro default of 50%C-30%F-20%P or the Zone default of 40%C-30%F-30%P? One of those might suit you better.
  • ahurley619
    ahurley619 Posts: 15 Member
    seska422 wrote: »
    I see you are set at 35%C-15%F-50%P. How did you choose that macro balance?

    The RDA for women is 30 grams of fat per day and 15% of 1200 calories puts you at just 20 grams of fat.

    That's a whole lot of protein. The RDA for adequate protein for most adults is 0.8 grams per kilogram of ideal weight. That's about 46 grams of protein per day for non-pregnant, non-lactating women and 56 grams for men.

    Dietary Reference Intakes: Macronutrients

    The recommendation I've seen for optimal protein (especially if body building or losing weight) is 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass or 0.8 grams per pound of your ideal weight (middle of normal BMI).

    Have you tried the MFP macro default of 50%C-30%F-20%P or the Zone default of 40%C-30%F-30%P? One of those might suit you better.

    I appreciate your help with this as I am not to familiar with how these numbers work. I just thought increasing my protein was going to help with my weight loss. I will take your findings into consideration and adjust my numbers. Thanks!
  • Jeanne246
    Jeanne246 Posts: 2 Member
    Beans and more beans along with various nuts and seeds.

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