Any other pescatarians?!

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  • BartBVanBockstaele
    BartBVanBockstaele Posts: 623 Member
    edited January 2023
    VegjoyP wrote: »
    BartBVanBockstaele thank you for that. I use a crock pot and slow cook I have all kinds of appliances but not a pressure cooker
    That should work too. You just should (probably) be careful not to overfill it, because soybeans can foam a lot. I used to cook them in the rice cooker, but that was not the best idea I have ever had. For the rest, you just have to cook the beans a few hours longer. I don't know how long, I have heard, but cannot confirm, that they may need something like 8 hours. The biggest advantage of the pressure cooker to me is that if you use the correct quantities, all the water is absorbed by the beans, so you end up with cooked beans you can use immediately.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    yb6ysj825w wrote: »
    Hello! New member here. Wanted to start a discussion about struggles in getting enough protein as a pescatarian. I primarily eat plant-based with some seafood. Main sources of protein right now are tofu, beans, lentils, chia seeds, and vegan protein shakes (my filler).

    Any other protein recommendations I’m missing or should try?
    yb6ysj825w wrote: »
    neanderthin wrote: »
    yb6ysj825w wrote: »
    Hello! New member here. Wanted to start a discussion about struggles in getting enough protein as a pescatarian. I primarily eat plant-based with some seafood. Main sources of protein right now are tofu, beans, lentils, chia seeds, and vegan protein shakes (my filler).

    Any other protein recommendations I’m missing or should try?

    Shrimp is 97% protein by weight and the highest protein % of any food. Fish like sole, halibut, flounder basically most white fish are in the 80% area as well as most shellfish like clam, mussels, oysters and scallops. The fattier cuts of fish like sardines, anchovies, herring and salmon are in the 40% area so it would depend on where you get the best bang for your buck calorie wise if your trying to lose weight. This also covers B12 and omega 3's.

    For example 100g's of shrimp has about 20g's of protein for about 105 calories. Atlantic salmon has around 19g's of protein per 100g's and 185 calories.

    Not sure what you call adequate protein or what your goals are but it's pretty easy imo consuming enough protein. I get just over 200g's a day but then again I'm low carb and eat animal products for my protein.


    I’m in the 35g-70g range in protein a day. This explains my eating all day and not getting full. I do alternate eating canned sardines, tuna, fresh salmon, shrimp, mussels. Fresh seafood can get pricey, so was looking for other alternatives.

    I do not eat dairy or eggs and take a B12/D3 supplement.

    From what you're eating, 35g-70g protein seems low. If your food diary were public, we could take a look and perhaps spot bad entries. Some user-created entries have mistakes in macros, micros, and/or calories.

    You can change your Diary Sharing settings to Public here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    One item you could add is quinoa. High in protein and very versatile. Lately I've been adding tomato, zucchini and garlic and cooking it in a vegetable broth. I also add it to chili. :)
  • antonyshow
    antonyshow Posts: 10 Member
    I'm trying to add more nuts and seeds to my diet. I also add Hemp Protein Powder from iHerb

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