vegan foods

sjetton3743 wrote: »

Oh! And another quick, cheap, easy, protein packed, and absolutely mouth watering treat I have every night is a frozen banana blended with a tblsp of nut butter and a sprinkle of cocoa powder. I am a recovering ice cream addict, and this hits the spot almost as good as a pint of Chunky Monkey

6 grams of protein is probably not going to fit most people's definition of "protein-packed" (1.6 g of protein in an extra large banana + 3.5 g of protein in a tablespoon of nut butter + 1 g of protein in a full tablespoon of cocoa powder, which is probably more than most people would describe as a "sprinkle").


OP, beans/legumes (lentils, peas, and beans of all types) and legume-based products (soy milk, tofu), tempeh, seitan, Quorn -- which is made from a fungus protein -- and plant-based protein powders are going to be your best options for foods that are high in protein. The good news is that beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, and seitan are not strongly flavored themselves and tend to take on the flavors of whatever you cook or marinate them with. Most national and regional cuisines have dishes that include legumes, so you can explore those for spice/seasoning/flavor profiles you enjoy. And pretty much any soupy/stewy/saucy chicken recipe can be adapted for either whole legumes, tofu, tempeh, or seitan. You can substitute meatless "crumbles" (generally made from TVP -- texturized vegetable protein -- or soy, but there are probably other types) in dishes that call for ground meat or ground poultry (aka mince). There are plenty of plant-based "chick'n" patties, "chick'n" nuggets, "burgers," "sausages," "hot dogs," and sliced deli "meats" to try, if that's your thing, but read the labels, because the amount of protein can vary greatly from one product to another.

Round out your protein sources with grains (FYI quinoa is a complete protein), nuts, and seeds, but bear in mind that nuts and seeds are generally high in fat, and thus calorie dense, so you may need to be careful of serving sizes.

If you think all those things "taste like straight grass," then maybe a vegan diet isn't for you.

While some green vegetable are reasonable high in protein for their calorie counts, you will have to eat mountains of them if you're going to rely mainly on them as your protein source.

I use tvp ( textured vegetable protein) in recipes, virtually no fat and very high in protein, I don't eat meat so I substitute this in a few recipes 🙂

Hemp seeds are an awesome source of protein and nutrition plus they’re super versatile and delicious! Also adding flax seeds with them to sauces create a thickness that is superb! Just add a couple tablespoons of each at the end of cooking. You can sprinkle hemp seeds on anything.. pizza, rice, noodles, alll the foods!

Beans, lentils, pulses, tofu, tempeh. You can supplement those higher protein sources with nuts and seeds and foods like whole grains and a whole variety of vegetables that don't have that much on their own but can add up.

You can get higher protein pastas made with lentils or chickpeas or the like too.

Lots of good options. Tofu, tempeh, seitan, and textured vegetable protein are all great basics for cooking. There are also all kinds of pre-made protein sources out there. I've been vegetarian for over a decade, and my diary is open if you want to poke around for ideas.

https://www.peta.org/living/food/top-10-vegan-protein-sources/?utm_source=PETA::Google&utm_medium=Ad&utm_campaign=0518::veg::PETA::Google::Grant-Dynamic::::searchad&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi4eZ49D-4gIVBcpkCh1IxgHzEAAYASAAEgKrJvD_BwE

kapjag wrote: »

Pumpkin seeds are packed with protein. I make a lunch salad that gets around 30 g of protein. Here is the recipe: 2 oz. baby spinach, 2 oz. chopped kale, 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, 1/4 cup dried cra-raisins, 2 small mandarin oranges, 6 cherry tomatoes, 1 tbsp tahini mixed with water, lemon juice, salt and pepper as dressing. You can also add other protein of choice like tempeh, baked tofu etc.

You should double check the data entries you are using. No way that salad has 30 g of protein, unless you're including protein from unspecified amounts of the optional proteins (tempeh, tofu, etc.). As described, it's more less than 20 g of protein.