I would like to become vegan but worried about protein?!

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As long as you'll eating a variety of food, you'll be fine. Protein is in nearly every single food. The average American consumes more than twice the protein they need. Protein can be found in beans, tofu, and nuts/seeds.

Protein isn't the only thing you should be worried about. You need to eat a large variety of grains and legumes to get all the essential amino acids in your diet--or you can eat a piece of meat and get the same essential amino acids in the ideal balance.

Note that there is NO NATURAL SOURCE of vitamin B12 in vegan diets, which is why vegans must take vitamin supplements (the digestive system is designed to absorb nutrients directly from food, not from pills) and/or eat "fortified" processed foods.

Also watch your iron levels. Many vegetarians and vegans become anemic from lack of hemoglobin, especially females who are already at a disadvantage due to the blood they lose every month.

The choice is yours, but note that is far more convenient (and safe) to just eat a balanced diet (grains, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, legumes).

Read the articles that the vegetarians and vegans here don't want you to see:
http://chetday.com/vegandietdangers.htm
http://www.listen2yourgut.com/blog/dange…

NO offense but you have the typical mindset of a North American.


Asian eat vegan diets all the time.
Chickpeas
lentils
soymilk
tofu
seitan
brown rice
mushrooms
peanuts
almonds
brazil nuts
walnuts
soybeans
soy yoghurt


ANd anyway, you get enough protein with very little input, it's not like you need to eat it all day long

If you eat enough calories to keep your weight up, you will get enough protein. Protein deficiency in persons without specific health issues is almost unheard of in places where people have a normal quantity of normal food to eat. "Food" does NOT include meat. Meat is totally unnecessary for a healthful diet, no matter what all those films sponsored by the Beef Producers Association and other special-interest groups had to say--it's propaganda.

Before you decide to "go vegan," you need to do the research to determine how you will get the balanced diet you need to eat. You can get every nutrient you need from a vegan diet. Iron? There's a variety of sources from blackstrap molasses to green leafy vegetables to dried beans (but not soy--don't eat soy with your iron sources). Vitamin A? Dark green and orange vegetables. Vitamin B? Whole grains, dried fruits, nuts, pulses, and if you're concerned about B-12, nutritional yeast. Vitamin C? Citrus fruits. Vitamin D? Sunshine. Protein is in every vegetable, and the old notion of "protein combination" has been proven to be incorrect--eat enough calories, you'll get enough protein. Fats? You do need fats from vegetable sources (such as olive oil). There's way too much information to put in an answer here. Search for it!

http://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutri…
http://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutri…
http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-que…
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/focus/nutriti…

-Beans
-Lentils
-Tofu
-Spinach
-Sweet Potatoes
-Brown rice
-Peanuts
-Walnuts
-Almonds
-Broccoli
-Whole-wheat pastas
-Protein powder to make protein smoothies.

You'll also need to get Omega 3's. You can get them from flax seeds or flax meal. Sprinkle the seeds on vegetables, fruits, or just eat them straight up. Flax seeds and flax meal is also high in B vitamins and fiber. You can use flax meal in plenty of different shakes and smoothies.

Every food on the planet contains amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein. Eat a well-rounded diet and you'll be fine.

Want a more in-depth answer? I made a blog post about it (first link, below...scan for Protein Sneaks). It explains what protein is, why vegans needn't worry about it, and cheap, easy ways to add it into your diet if you're still worried.

http://dailyveganeats.tumblr.com (recipes & nutrition info)
http://www.twitter.com/dailyveganeats (by-the-meal tweets)

Feel free to message me with questions or recipe requests...I'm happy to veganize anything!

Protien is the last thing you should worry about. There is also no such thing as in incomplete protien because protien is found in all plants.

Some of the largest land animals on earth are exculsively vegetarian(Elephants, Rhinos, etc), do you think they don't get enough protien?

i was a vegan but its very hard ... i ate meat once without realising and now im not a vegan anymore </3
but its up to you what you wanna do.. but you cant eat eggs, milk, cheese, butter, chocolate, ice cream etc.

the choice is yours... and only yours

It is not that hard to get enough protein as a vegan.
Here is some more information for you..
http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/vegan…

don't worry about protein as much as iron..... iron is the hardest to get. Beans and soy have lots of protein as well as nuts. And those are all staples in a vegan diet... but they lack iron.

You are dumb.