Vegetarians - protein?!
Answers: Through which foods can i increase my protien intake excluding meat.
I'm all over this one! I'm a vegetarian, and I used to weight train a lot, so I was ALWAYS trying to find good vegetable sources of protein. Here are my favorites:
- Lentils (Usually sold in the rice section, but they are MUCH more nutricious and full of protein, more than beans or rice. Really yummy too!)
- Hemp Seed (EXTREMELY high in protein and a great source of all 8 essential fatty acids! I put these in smoothies a lot because they have a soft, creamy texture and blend easily.)
- Quinoa (Also sold in the rice section, gluten free, high in essential amino acids, and minerals.)
Vegetable sources that are not *super* high in protein, but have a fairly high amount:
Kidney and Black Beans, Artichokes, Brocoli, Asparagus, Green Peas, Okra, Watercress, Barley, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Millet, Almonds, Pistachios, Cashews, and seeds such as pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower.
Personally, I try to stay away from soy because of it's hormone-mimicking properties, but if you aren't concerned about that, go for it. Tofu is great, but there is also this stuff you might like to try called "Tempeh" which is a type of fermented soy product that is even higher in protein than regular soy products... tastes a little funny though.
Good luck and good health to you!
Nuts and soy! Good luck!
Nuts and grains and vitamins.
beans, peanuts, cheese (unless you're vegan) eggs (ditto)
Soybeans, chick peas, all beans and legumes.
I love soy yogurt! Soy milk is great too!
Beans,nuts,Peanut butter,
Good vegetarian protein sources are: almonds, black beans, brown rice, cashews, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, peanut butter, pinto beans, seitan, soybeans, soymilk, sunflower seeds, textured vegetable protein (TVP), tofu, and faux meats (like veggie burgers).
The theory of "complete proteins" or "protein combining" has been discredited. The American Dietetic Association and many other nutrition authorities believe that people can meet their protein needs by eating a variety of plant-based protein sources over the course of each day.
More info: http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/p...
nuts lots of whole grains (oatmeal, brown rice,etc) and beans. You can also eat soy protein unless you have a soy allergy
Quiona is a grain and it is very high in protein. In fact, it has been called a "perfect" protein. Rinse it before cooking with it or it may taste a little bitter. Also, beans, nuts, and tofu.
green peas
nuts, peanuts, almonds
pumpkin seeds
milk and milk products (yougurt, cheese)
musli and cereal
tofu
Soy products, beans, egg whites (if you do dairy), protein shakes and bars.
As others have said, eggs and dairy products are probably your best and safest bet for protein. You you can, consider eating fish once or twice a week. I know, it's meat, sort of. But it is good for you.
rice, beans, corn, beef (kidding), cheese, eggs, Pastas (I think), Amaranth Grain (if you can find it. I've heard is has very high-quality protein)
You need complete proteins.
These are very hard to get on a vegetarian diet, which is one reason so many vegetarians look kinda sickly.
Without enough COMPLEX protein, your body basically feeds on it's own muscle tissue (which basically means, you're still eating meat... just your own!).
Do some research on this. I'm not a vegetarian, for this very reason, but I do know that rice and beans eaten TOGETHER provides one source of complete protein.
Peanut butter is good as well.
But none of these give you everything, so you need to have a varied diet of some of these combinations to really get what you need.