Protein as veggie

beans, almonds, almond/peanut butter, lentils, quinoa. Do you eat dairy? Maybe some good greek yogurt?

hummus, seeded whole wheat bread and eggs are good too! I'm veggie and often find I'm over my protein limit for the day.

I'm vegetarian and I don't eat dairy either but my protein is usually over what mfp gives me. I eat chick peas, eggs, tofu, quorn, kidney beans, peanut butter, almonds and other nuts.

I eat vegetarian and with border-line high cholesterol I use a plant-based protein powder. It doesn't have as much protein as whey does, but it doesn't contain any fat either.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I'm not a fan of beans or yoghurt but will give the other stuff a try. Michiganderrd, what is quinoa?

Quinoa is a non-grain grain. You can buy it in health food stores and use it all over the place. I just had some sprinkled in a salad (cooked first), sometimes I make fritters out of it (search Quinoa fritters in the forums for a recipe), you can make porridge out of it or use it as a smoothie booster. I also use it in place of brown rice and cous cous now.

I second all the votes for quorn and meat replacement products. Yes they may be a little more "processed" than more traditionally "clean" foods but they are an invaluable source of protein for us non-meat-eaters!

quark (virtually fat free soft cheese) is a good protein source if you eat dairy

Two things in my opinion:
1. Protein intake: How much is enough?
Some people argue about the amount of protein that one should have and its heavily influenced by lobbies. I would personally give more importance to World Health Organisation, here is a detailed report http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_935_eng.pdf with a table on page 87 for ratio of protein calories to total calories for adults and children of different ages and body sizes. My reading is their recommendations are all under 10% of calories from protein. Most vegetables and whole grains easily make this mark.

2. Protein food
Following is the list of typical protein content by calories for these group of food items:
e.g. if a food has 2 grams proteins (4x2=8 calories, each protein gram has 4 calories) and total calories in the food item is 100, then it has 8%)

Fruits 5-10%
Vegetables: 15-50% (e.g. 50% in Spinach)
Grains 15-20%
Semi Skimmed Milk : 16%
Lentils and Beans : 30%

So, I would personally say that eat a variety of foods that have proteins and that you love. You will get bored with same food stuff if you eat it daily and that is infact body's way of telling you that you need variety. Different food items have different amino acid chains and probably one should aim for a good variety as well.

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Yes, but is it vegetarian? and more importantly.... how often does one really intend to consume it? How much pineapple can one man eat??

I've added a protein meal bar, I've become intollerant to beans in the last couple of years (pain as I love beans), so veggies, eggs and quorn used. I'm not a lover of quorn (and hate tofu) so sometimes this phases out if I get sick of it.
I love houmous but its sooo high in cals. Also love falafels which work well.
It can be done, just needs planning.
There are always arguements on eating and one is that protein isn't 'the' most important thing, but personally I find a lack of protein can lead to spikes and dips in my energy levels.

Hi

I find protien hard to get into my diet - however i like low fat cottage cheese which can be added to most things (mixed in or as a side) There are lots of flavoured varieties too.

Quorn is a must if you are veggie - it is so versitile too

Add me if you want a veggie firend - my diary is open to firends and i am veggie so you may get some ideas (if you want to)

Diane

Edamame and tofu. As for how much you need, you only need about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight. Adding more is great for faster strength training results, but isn't biologically necessary. Beyond the essential amino acids required for life (which you can get from a minimum of eating complete proteins,) the human body can manufacture as much protein as it needs.

beans, almonds, almond/peanut butter, lentils, quinoa. Do you eat dairy? Maybe some good greek yogurt?

In addition to these mentioned items, add in hemp. It is a great source of protein.

I am not a vegetarian and like hemp protein. Hemp hearts are yummy and I like Nutiva Hemp Protein powder also.