I've been eating vegetarian diet about 4 years, but I train hard, so can't seem to get enough protein without egg whites or whey protein.spy protein shakes taste horrible

I'm doing a vegetarian low-carb diet right now. It's possible, but not as a vegan. Lots of cheese and nuts. Lots.

tommymaccdub wrote: »

I've been eating vegetarian diet about 4 years, but I train hard, so can't seem to get enough protein without egg whites or whey protein.spy protein shakes taste horrible

@anicamarie323 I was veggie for 24 years, pure plant based diet. No eggs or fish. I was never as slim as I wanted to be, as I could only feel full eating large portions of carbs.
After I had my babies and finished 4 years of breastfeed I started to feel so run down. (Babies were all healthy and big and I had loads of milk)

To ry to combat fatigue, I began taking more and more supplements. My Doc thought I had lost some enzymes to digest b12. So I had injections of b12. I really tried to be healthy and increased training. Like @tommymaccdub, I found it really hard to get enough clean lean veggie protein.

For the last 3 years I have been aimimg towards eating paleo/keto, including meat/fish. I feel fuller for longer on less cals now. My energy is better, as is my skin and sleep. I think lots of greens and some fish/chicken or eggs suits me way better than legumes, dairy and wholemeal products.

Good luck with your diet switch..pop back and let us know how you are doing.

snerggly wrote: »

By the way, I lost 5 lbs in two weeks when I stopped drinking those processed protein shakes and smoothies.

Best wishes and I wish you good health!

Protein shakes seems to have the affect on my weight. Although I am an omnivore, flesh is neither a mainstay nor daily part of my diet. I have been eating clean for years and incorporating vegetarian principles of food combining.
Yet, I find it hard to reach 60g protein daily. I am moderately active and past my childbearing years. Still I am bothered that I am not getting enough protein, so I look forward exploring the link you provided for recipes and ideas.

I am lower carb/higher fat + IF. I am typically an omnivore. My youngest has quickly gone from vegetarian to vegan. She is challenging me to do same. Although I am not luddite when it comes to food combining to get protein etc, (ex. legumes+grains), but keto kinds goes against the grains so I need to stalk other keto vegans for ideas to maintain protein macros.

I was a vegetarian and whole foods/cook from scratch in college, for economic reasons, so I have basic skills.

Today, the meat & poultry & eggs I eat is typically 3-6oz/day and is grass fed, free range, and much is locally raised on true family farms. I favor raw milk cheeses and our milk comes minimally pasturized not homogenized delivered in glass bottles from local family farm that grows their hay for their cows. Yet, hose years of being a vegetarian is with me still -happily- in the central place veggies, tubers, legumes, nuts, and seeds have in my diet. I did have to drastically thin-out the whole grains to be a weekly instead of a daily food, and my health is better for it.

The new skills I seek are not to lean on vegan "cheese" or vegan "eggs" and definitely not protein powder, as these things do not conform to my whole food values. I seek to eat happily without dairy, flesh, or eggs. My ultimate aim is to be able meet my macros when I am having vegan days, which I currently intend to incorporate 3-4dy/wk.

Im at odd often. Every time ive gone vego I end up having to have iron infusions intravenously. I have done everything I possibly can in terms of making sure gut health etc is good and still end up like that. My mum , aunts and grandmother were all the same, iron, folate and other Vit bs, Vitamin D . SO I compromise. I love a good veggie or vegan recipe . I think if you can be vegetarian do it! But just make sure you have the good quality cold pressed fats, good healthy proteins and legumes etc, greens and keep the processed carbs down and youll be fine.

Whole Food Plant Based

I'm the opposite, used to be vegetarian, recently started eating keto.

Both are actually very similar for me anyways, because I've always eaten whole foods: little to zero processed foods.

One main difference is now instead of steaming most of my veggies, I cook them in olive oil or coconut oil.

I still love things like tempeh, but lately will add a piece of meat or eggs with my veggies.

I find both ways of eating very satisfying.

snerggly wrote: »

By the way, I lost 5 lbs in two weeks when I stopped drinking those processed protein shakes and smoothies.

Best wishes and I wish you good health!

Thanks for the confirmation. That kind of supplementation just doesn't work for me.

Next question: Who supplements fiber (soluble or non-soluble)?

I had been adding acaia fiber to my americanos w oat milk or whole milk. Now that I have carved this extra carbs or fat from my daily intake ( to be applied more usefully elsewhere) I am not hitting my 30g of daily fiber even though I am eating 6c minimum of vegetables and legumes and have 1-2 pcs of fresh fruit.