Vegetarians, how do you get your protein?!
Vegetarians, how do you get your protein?
I am worried that I am getting tired from lack of protein. What are some sure fire vegetarian ways to keep my energy levels up?
Answers:
Really it is not difficult to get your daily dose of protein from a vegetarian diet. First of all what it is referred as protein, it is just a combination of amino-acids. So you have to make sure that you get at least the essential amino-acids in your diet.
Depending on the style of vegetarianism, you could eat dairy. In this case I would not worry too much. For example, I just stay away from dairy, but I include a great variety of beans in my diet. From black beans, lentils, garbanzo, etc. I frequently combine them with rice (usually brown rice) so that I obtain a 'complete' protein meal.. meaning that all essential amino-acids are present.
I use whole grains, that are a good source of protein. I add a great deal of seeds.. great source of healthy fats, fiber and protein. I add flaxseed to a lot of things... If you look at the nutrient chart of flaxseed, you will be surprised what those tiny seed pack!
For people that like to replace meat with like-products... there's a lot of products on the market, mainly derived from soy beans or tofu... that resemble meat, or taste similar... or similar appearance. And one last note... I don't think that the average person needs of protein are as high as they make you believe.. unless you are into some serious bodybuilding or weightlifting.. or serious sport... where your metabolic needs are a lot higher....
Good luck!
lentils, and all types of beens,
Beans and Tofu
tofu.
beans.
meat. oh wait, no.
Nuts. Soy.
Peanuts are good..... I am not a vegetarian but I just thought I would add my 2 cents...
Soy Beans
Peanut Butter!
Beans, legumes, soy products (like tofu).
Milk and yogurt are great sources of protein (assuming that you allow dairy). Also, if you allow eggs, then egg whites have a lot protein.
Regards,
mari
peanut butter has a lot of protein, but also a lot of fat and sugar. go for the natural peanut butter, which is just peanuts and salt. it can taste a little strange at first, but i can't stand that sugery crap anymore. i'm in college, so i don't have a lot of options as far as food is concerned, especially being a vegetarian. sadly, i eat lots of grilled cheeses :) i would suggest a good multivitamin, which will give you about 50% of your daily protein, making it much easier for you to eat the rest.
Plants have so much protein!
Most don't realize it, but plant diets, which are compassionate, vegan diets, are not only healthier, and give you great energy, but the other types of diets put way too much protein in the system.
Read the health articles here
http://www.Healthize.com
and
http://www.newstarget.com/021071.html...
How important a question this is for many potential vegetarians! Our culture seems to be obsessed with obtaining enough protein. And yet protein is one of the easiest nutrients to get. By an inappropriate choice of foods, a person might be deficient in vitamins A or C; but it is almost impossible to be protein-deficient on a calorically adequate diet. To see why this is so, we need to look at protein requirements as a percentage of calories.
Food Calories % of Calories as Protein
Broccoli 32 45%
Carrot 42 10%
Corn 96 15%
Potato 76 11%
Winter Squash 19 23%
Cucumber 15 24%
Sweet Potato 114 6%
Tomato 22 20%
Pinto Beans 349 26%
Chickpeas 360 23%
Lentils 340 29%
Peanut 564 18%
Barley 348 11%
Rice 360 8%
Wheat 330 17%
Almonds 598 12%
Walnut 628 13%
Apple 56 1%
Banana 85 5%
Most green Veggies have more Protein per Cal than Most meats. Broccoli has more protein than steak. Where do you think animal get their protein. Zebra eats grass Lion eats Zebra. Lion gets protien form the Zebra who got it from the grass. Green grass made the Loin.
Cottage Cheese, Cheese, Pulses, Lentils, Beans, Eggs, Nuts, Tofu
Beans - eggs & yogurt if you're not a vegan
most green vegetables have a lot of protein, but i prefer bagels with cream cheese or butter or peanut butter. if you eat/drink dairy that has a lot of protein too. there are also protein shakes but some of them have animal products in them so watch out.
How are you so sure your tired because of a lack of protein? It could be a symptom of a great many things. Lack of protein would be quite low on the list of possible causes.
You are probably getting enough. It's really hard not to since almost everything has protein. You might be tired because of lack of iron if you are female. East more dark leafy greens and think about taking a supplement.