Protien for a veggie help !!!

[Gym4Life]

hey guys i dont eat meat, i am a veggie but not a vegan lol,
I like to have oatmeal for breakfast as a source of protien,

I also eat nuts for more protien source, my problem is i like to eat brown rice with vegtables green trees lol, and lots of fruit,

what else could i add into this meal which isnt oatmeal or nuts and is a good source of protien for a veggie such as myself.

any help would be greatly appreciated, I also like muller light youghurts as their high in protien.

[suncloud]

soy protein?

other good sources are tofu, beans (legumes), um.... and i'm out of ideas....

[Gym4Life]

soy protein?

other good sources are tofu, beans (legumes), um.... and i'm out of ideas....

hmm thanks will look them up yeah its hard, most people company rice with chicken or tuna, or some kind of meat, its hard when your a veggie. Im not a massive body builder but like a good healthy diet.

do struggle being a veggie when it comes to good protien sources.

[Antigravity]

just lacto-veggie or are you ovo-lacto-veggie?:

quinoa highest protein grain.
legumes: beans, soy+tofu
eggs- excellent source of protein (if you eat eggs)
milk. soy milk. whey protein (from milk)
pea protein powder. Wheat gluten. TVP (textured veggie protein)
also you can go the more commercial route like morningstar farms, yves, and boca. they all make high protein vegetarian proteins.

tofu and rice stirfry is pretty tasty!

Best,
A.

[-2z-]

You may have to do some searching, but I'm pretty sure there are a couple of pea or rice based protein powders out now.
As an interesting side note, I also remember Dr. John Berardi giving the vegetarian thing a go very temporarily to see if he could still gain muscle that way. So, he may have some answers on his site too.
Good luck in your quest.

[MK9]

hey guys i dont eat meat, i am a veggie but not a vegan lol,
I like to have oatmeal for breakfast as a source of protien,

I also eat nuts for more protien source, my problem is i like to eat brown rice with vegtables green trees lol, and lots of fruit,

what else could i add into this meal which isnt oatmeal or nuts and is a good source of protien for a veggie such as myself.

any help would be greatly appreciated, I also like muller light youghurts as their high in protien.

If you have an Asian market nearby you may want to look at Natto, its fermented soybean and its 12 grams of protein per serving. Its delicious with some Kim-Chi & eggs
MK9

[Gym4Life]

hey guys thanks for all your replies i will look into them all, the main kind of food i was looking for was something to company brown rice. Meat is a hard to find substitue,

i will look into all your recomendations and thanks again to all !!! any more comments are welcome

[suncloud]

do struggle being a veggie when it comes to good protien sources.

just something i think i should mention. there are some sources of protein as a vegetarian, and easily enough variety to hit the 200g or so most of us intake. your greatest challenge of being a vegetarian is your cholesterol intake.

cholesterol and mono fats are the building blocks of testosterone, and mono fats are probably high in your diet already (nuts). there's no way that the missing component in your diet is the creatine found in beef (or all us meat eaters wouldn't buy creatine) - the only variable you have to overcome as a vegetarian (IMO) is getting your HDL cholesterol levels up.

[tim1985]

Gym4life, oats are an incomplete protein and I think this link will help you out http://www.bodyforlife2.com/incompletprotein.htm

[Gym4Life]

Gym4life, oats are an incomplete protein and I think this link will help you out http://www.bodyforlife2.com/incompletprotein.htm

thanks great link !

[Gym4Life]

just something i think i should mention. there are some sources of protein as a vegetarian, and easily enough variety to hit the 200g or so most of us intake. your greatest challenge of being a vegetarian is your cholesterol intake.

cholesterol and mono fats are the building blocks of testosterone, and mono fats are probably high in your diet already (nuts). there's no way that the missing component in your diet is the creatine found in beef (or all us meat eaters wouldn't buy creatine) - the only variable you have to overcome as a vegetarian (IMO) is getting your HDL cholesterol levels up.

wow this is alot harder than i thought !!!!, im so tempted to break a habbit of a life time and turn to eating meat, because its seems so much easier.

Chicken or tuna is what im thinking about, as much as i dont want to, i think i might just have to lump it !

[Antigravity]

Just eat eggs- you get plenty of Choline, B12, Cholesterol, Iron and protein.
1 Jumbo egg has 8 grams of protein.

However if you do break into the meat world- I'd say ease into it if youve been a veggie for a while because your body may not react favorably to eating meat. Start with lighter proteins like fish and then work your way up to the harder stuff. You can also take papaya or bromelain enzymes to help you digest if your having troubles with your meats.

Best,
A.

[Gym4Life]

Just eat eggs- you get plenty of Choline, B12, Cholesterol, Iron and protein.
1 Jumbo egg has 8 grams of protein.

However if you do break into the meat world- I'd say ease into it if youve been a veggie for a while because your body may not react favorably to eating meat. Start with lighter proteins like fish and then work your way up to the harder stuff. You can also take papaya or bromelain enzymes to help you digest if your having troubles with your meats.

Best,
A.

thanks alot for your concern and advice i will probably start of with tuna if i do start, not sure i will,

I guess i will have to start buying chickens lol... so they can lay eggs of course lol stop stairing at them all you meat eating body builders !!!!

[suncloud]

eggs are definitely the best source of cholesterol.

[planetfuzz]

Soy protein is such garbage. 90% of it comes from Monsanto and is genetically modified. It's estrogenic anyway. I know what isn't estrogenic; steak, bacon, butter, etc.

[Blacktail]

thanks alot for your concern and advice i will probably start of with tuna if i do start, not sure i will,

I guess i will have to start buying chickens lol... so they can lay eggs of course lol stop stairing at them all you meat eating body builders !!!!

Eat wild meat that you have hunted and butchered yourself or at least organic. If you have an area to raise your own animals that would be awesome. side note; I knew a veggie bb'r that I went to school with. After 3 years he said f this and bought a pork roast and ate the whole damn thing himself ahaha.

[delsolrob]

I'm not a vegetarian, but I've recently started eating greek yogurt...there is a ton of protein per serving and it really minimizes the sugar/carb intake.

the FF greek yogurt I get at trader joes has 24g of protein per serving and only 6g of sugar!

[BoyFromAus]

as stated here already,
whey protein,
eggs,
quinoa,
greek yoghurt,
tofu,
nuts & beans,
fake meats (which surprisingly have a good nutrient profile).

[bi0hazurd]

a good whey protein that i use is the platinum hydro whey... its 30g protein PER SCOOP lol

[Gym4Life]

thanks again for all your suggestions has really helped me !!! thanks again