High Protein, Low Calorie Snacks? (No meat/dairy please)

Lentils. One cup = 230 calories and almost 20 g of protein (the protein of 3 eggs). Just cook until they are mushy because people lack an enzyme to digest the cellulose shell, which will give you gas. Cook a batch of lentils, add some vegetables stir fried in olive oil (tomatoes, onions, carrots, anything), add a little spice, and they make a great, filling snack. Lentils are one of the world's healthiest foods.

Quinoa with nut butter and nibs,or with the vegs that do ginger suggested.Air Popcorn with nooch.A plain baked potatoe with parsley,and nooch.Nuts,seeds..just budget them in.I've made a Tofu jerky years ago,but can't do Soy anymore.Good luck & Good Health.

cee134 wrote: »

No, I really want to find a way to eat plant based protein with out it taking up the majority of my calories.

The problem here is that most vegetarian sources of protein are generally going to be more calorie dense because they are also usually good sources of carbohydrates...whereas meat is just meat and lean cuts are pretty low calories.

Your best bet IMO would be soy products...Edamame, tofu, etc.

AntoniaZ wrote: »

I could not live without these.

Agreed! I eat one every morning! Bonus: the cocoa raspberry bar has only 1g of Sugar!!

I hear you. For the protein:calorie ratio you want, you will have to use a plant-based powder to supplement your beans and legumes. I've had great luck with hemp and pea proteins. And the Vega brand powders already mentioned. They are relatively cheap (well, not the Vega;-) easy to find and digest well if used once a day. The rest of the time I use raw hemp, or chia or flax seeds to supplement.

Something to keep in mind: unless you are training heavily for something like a marathon, or are a hardcore gym rat, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, you don't need more than .8g protein per kg bodyweight. And that number accounts for the reduced bioavailability of some plant-based protein. (see PCRM etc.)

Good luck! You can do it!

1400 cal a day and 100-120g of protein a day. I do it by a Premier Protein shake is 160 cal & 30g protien, I also drink Isopure Protein drinks 160 cal & 40g Protein. You can also use Genpro protein powder and add it to whatever food or drink you want and it is lower cal.

Adding protein powder to sweet recipes has really been helping me. Before the latest time I reduced my calories I wasn't being mindful of my protein at all. Then when I went to drop my calories I figured I lower my protein intake even more just by default of having less food. But then I played around with my macros a found that I can keep my carbs near 200 gram (which I personally need to feel full) and get 70 grams of protein. I can't believe I had been getting 30 gram of protein a day (or less) when I was eating more and not caring. Finally getting adequate protein (while being higher in carbs) has been such an improvement.

I just made these vegan protein pancakes yesterday (4 ingredients). It has almost 30 gram of protein.
https://richbitchcooking.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/vegan-protein-pancakes-four-ingredients-low-fat/


This vegan chocolate oatmeal smoothie is awesome too. This has almost 30 grams of protein. The calories on this are a little high so if you took out hemp seeds (and even the oatmeal) you'd still have a high protein filling smoothie for very few calories. But I get less calories than you and find the full recipe super filling.
https://richbitchcooking.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/vegan-oatmeal-smoothie-chocolate-protein-thick-creamy/


There's also good ole beans and rice. If you use quinoa and instead of rice that will boost your protein up even more. I think this meatless chili is insane. It's low in fat so you get a good volume of food for the calories. You can add a bunch of veggies to the mix for added nutition but when I'm lazy I do not add any veggies. Just beans, grains, sauce and spices will make this dish complete.
https://richbitchcooking.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/vegan-chili-lots-of-veggies-little-fat/