I'm a vegetarian (almost vegan) and I don't get enough protein. Veggies/vegans what's your fave protein?!

I'm a vegetarian (almost vegan) and I don't get enough protein. Veggies/vegans what's your fave protein?

11 hours ago
Ok - to everyone who has accused me of/ implied that I am "perpetuating the myth." I didn't post this question to have any particular reaction from you...I was only looking for some ideas...I thought someone would come up with something that I had overlooked. For those who asked, I did a nutritional analysis with my nutritionist and she suggested that I up my protein intake a bit - not a ton - just a bit. So, please relax. I didn't mean to upset you.

I'm coming to this question of yours late (relatively speaking) so don't think I'm beating up on you with this answer<G>.

You say a nutritionist said you needed more protein but they didn't have any suggestions? That's a MAJOR part of what their supposed to do<g>.

How did they come to this *highly* unusual diagnosis that you were short on protein? Are they up on the latest knowledge about protein needs? The latest advice (based on decades of studying human protein needs) is to have protein consist at most 10% of your calories. In other words on a 2000 calorie diet you would want no more than 200 calories of ANY protein (i.e. less than 50 grams).

The reason I bring all that up is that the scientists wanted the recommendation to be 5-7% but raised it after 'protein' industry pressure. Nutritionists that aren't keeping up with the research are still advising clients to consume much larger amounts than the body uses! I suspect yours falls into this category.

Now, on to the good stuff that you can't possibly think is me picking on you<VBG>.

My favorite source of protein is the humble potato! It's exactly the right percentage of protein calories and over a century of research shows that it contains all the protein people need!

Next on my list is soy (and other beans), grains (esp. corn/maize), and leafy vegetables. Did you know that a standard serving of something as icky and useless as Iceberg Lettuce has about a gram of usable protein? Other greens (like spinach, mustard, turmip etc) have as much as 3 grams per serving (and they're all low calorie proteins<g>).

You might want to follow this link and use their "Pantry" section to compute your daily values and get ideas on foods you might like to add or remove from your diet.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/