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I love tofu.
I have recently been trying to add more lentils and other beans to my diet, as I love them too.
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I love (selfmade) Seitan a lot but also Tofu and Soy Milk!
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I've been enjoying beans a lot more during these colder months. Baked beans, red kidney beans and pinto beans.
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I decided to eat more vegetables, so instead of putting beans on my salad, I'm making more room for carrots, tomatoes, etc -- but as a protein, I'm making a dressing of peanut butter and apple cider vinegar (whisked together). I made it the other day, it's really great and creamy.
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I love just about all forms of beans, tofu, faux meats...
I basically liked everything on that list, and now I am hungry haha :eek:
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I eat tofu or tempeh almost every day, three to four mugs of soymilk, spread my bread with tahin and other nut spreads, topped with a mix of seeds, eat a lot of bread and other grain products (wholemeal) and in the evening I like to snack on walnuts and other nuts.
I am not much of a bean eater, but I do eat green beans, garden peas, broad beans and runner beans very often.
So I think I am not doing so bad on the protein intake lol!
Mirjam
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My favorite protein foods are all fresh plant sources since they all contain at least small amounts of protein.
(I am a fan of Tofu and Temeph though)
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Some of my non vegan friends worry I'm not getting enough protein because I suffer with fatigue, but I don't think it's diet related, I've been veggie for 25 years, vegan for 11 years (with a 2 year break, vegan again 2 months ago) and judging by the protein list here I do eat plenty of protein. Someone else has just started eating an egg each morning and she swears it's giving her loads of energy, hmm not convinced! I'm not going to start eating eggs anyway!
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hmm not convinced! I'm not going to start eating eggs anyway!
could be true if her diet normally lacks nutrients found in eggs perhaps....
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Potatoes! They have protein according to The Vegan Cookbook:D I eat loads of those.
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That's true I guess! Although it's like when someone says "I feel my body needs meat because I need the protein", and they believe you can only get what you need from meat or dairy, and it's hard to convince them otherwise.
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could be true if her diet normally lacks nutrients found in eggs perhaps....
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Wow! I didn't know all those things had protein. But I still need to figure out which ones have which proteins.
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Maybe - or maybe not... :-)
Meat eaters have throughout the history of mankind been eating the bodies of animals - animals who probably never worried about figuring out which plants contain which proteins. They basically eat leaves/grass. Personally, I eat a random mix of beans/chick peas/lentils, nuts, green plants and sesame paste (tahini) + sunflower containing bread / bread spread and always have good protein levels.
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"Meat eaters have throughout the history of mankind been eating the bodies of animals - animals who probably never worried about figuring out which plants contain which proteins."
I don't think that's a very good argument for the modern world when health standards are very different. First of all, it sounds a lot like arguments by meat-eaters that humans should eat meat because we always have. Secondly, humans have historically not been as healthy as we are today due to all sorts of deficiencies... Just because humans have a deficiency doesn't mean they can't grow and have functioning children.... although the ones who don't function will probably die early on and not be remembered by vegans 2000 years later who are studying them for whatever reason.
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Ok, now I'm hungry. (After reading all the options on the poll!)
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Tofu.........god I love the stuff :D
Can't get it cheap here though :(
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Mine favorite protein source are collards.
Protein concentration should be measured by weight of protein per weight of unhydrated food item; that is, foods should be compared at the same degeee of hydration as one another. It should not be measured by weight of protein per weight of food item. Comparing at the same degree of hydration will give you more insight as to how much protein you get from a food.
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I adore lentils! And since we bought our food processor I've been having monster-sized smoothies with soy milk, yum.
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Tofu and tempeh are my faves, and I love lentils too! They didn't used to love me all that much, but now they do. And some nuts too, though I'm allergic to peanuts, walnuts and cashews.
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i love peanut butter, brocolli, soy milk, tofu,beans and nuts... i want to eat pb and j right now :)
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Tofu and tempeh are my faves, and I love lentils too! They didn't used to love me all that much, but now they do. And some nuts too, though I'm allergic to peanuts, walnuts and cashews.
I would love to try tempeh, but have not been able to find it around here. Will have to ask about it at one of the stores we go to sometime, maybe they can order it in.
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Chickpeaholic :)
Perhaps we need a support group
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Out of curiosity I calculated my calorie and protein intake over a few days and my protein intake is pretty absurd. With my exercise load pretty high these days I've been shooting for 3,500-4,000 calories a day. The other day at 4,000 calories I consumed around 170grams of protein. So really I cut back on things like tofu and tempeh and am shooting for a higher carbohydrate based diet (about 65-70%). Even though excess plant protein doesn't have the negative consequences that animal protein has, it's still extremely unnecessary to consume that much protein. So I have really been eating many high protein foods lately.
So my favorite source of protein is whatever I'm eating at the moment. Probably grains.
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I LOVE...
-Beans, especially chickpeas, lentils, and baked beans
-Soy products like tofu, veggie burgers, and other veggie "meats"
-Whole grains, especially sprouted grains and high fiber cereals...oh and vital wheat gluten fake "meats" too
I'm not crazy about but will consume:
-Nuts and seeds (too many make me feel ill)
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I am missing the 'I get enough protein (10% of my calory intake) anyway without paying special attention to it ...' option :-)
Apart from that, it would be 'Tofu / Soy products' for me....
Best regards,
Andy
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I am totally and utterly addicted to spinach and broccoli. I eat it ALL the time (have it on toast, in smoothies, stir-frys you name it!)
Oh! And Soya milk, just bought my first package this weekend actually! It's really yummy when mixed in a bowl with fresh and dried fruit and mixed nuts :meow:
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I normally use Quinoea, soya, nuts, seeds more really except anything with gluten or tofu
I had TVP today which is pretty good
Gosh! 6 odd years later I LOVE tofu!!!
So mostly grains, legumes etc etc...but of course tofu, tempeh, soya protein! Yum yum
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I love tofu too! I have discovered a whole range of seasoned tofus in France and I am enjoying them so much. I used to think that tofu was only worth eating if marinated, but I have come to love the taste of it quite plain. I'll eat it without heating it in salads, blend it up with chocolate to make a mousse, cook it in a sauce to serve with pasta, all good!
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Oh, and I'm missing the 'fresh, ripe fruit' option.
Granted, they do not have *much* protein compared to some other vegan foods, but around that 10% mark of total calory intake that I try to aim for.
Best regards,
Andy
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I LOVE...
-Beans, especially chickpeas, lentils, and baked beans
-Soy products like tofu, veggie burgers, and other veggie "meats"
-Whole grains, especially sprouted grains and high fiber cereals...oh and vital wheat gluten fake "meats" too
I'm not crazy about but will consume:
-Nuts and seeds (too many make me feel ill)
Too many nuts and seeds make me feel ill, also. But I like to consume all kinds, in small amounts. For example I will put walnut pieces from maybe 3 walnuts, into my oatmeal, along with a few pieces of fresh or frozen fruit, or rehydrated dried plums, or other rehydrated dried fruits. I can get much fresher tasting shelled walnuts on line, than I can get from supermarkets. I would like to try nut butter made from blanched hazelnuts (filberts) but I can't find these anywhere, and blanching them myself is very time consuming. After you blanch in hot water, you have to let them dry out, to the original dryness, otherwise it will be difficult or impossible to grind them into butter. Grinding to powder just doesn't improve the palatability of nuts, the way grinding to butter does.
The effect is not as bad with almond butter made from blanched almonds, and sesame tahini, either whole or hulled (I make my own with 3 parts hulled to 1 part unhulled). Oddly, I can eat much more blanched almonds in the form of almond butter, than I can in the form of whole almonds, or almond slivers, or whatever.
I am mildly allergic to cashews, and I get gastro-intestinal "distress" from them.
As I mentioned earlier, I like collards. And also chick peas. I like chik peas a lot. Also red lentils. Split peas, green or yellow. Home grown edamame. I've never bought frozen edamame that tastes anything like my home grown. It's like it's a different vegetable. I've heard that China, Taiwan, and Japan, send us in the US, the croppy edamame that they can't sell there. Home grown snap peas. Not sure how much protein they really have, though. I've never seen fresh edamama in any farm stand or farmers market, in the US.
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I eat quite a variety of proteins, but my staple that I eat most often is tofu. Whether its baked, stir fried, scrambled; raw and marinated in a salad, etc, we eat tofu quite a bit in my house.
That being said, lentils, tempeh, and grains (esp. quinoa) are great, too.
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Here's an article from vrg.org, showing protein levels in various plant sources as gm/100cal:
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
Table 2: Protein Content of Selected Vegan Foods |
FOOD |
AMOUNT |
PROTEIN(gm) |
PROTEIN(gm/100 cal) |
Tempeh |
1 cup |
41 |
9.3 |
Seitan |
3 ounces |
31 |
22.1 |
Soybeans, cooked |
1 cup |
29 |
9.6 |
Lentils, cooked |
1 cup |
18 |
7.8 |
Black beans, cooked |
1 cup |
15 |
6.7 |
Kidney beans, cooked |
1 cup |
13 |
6.4 |
Veggie burger |
1 patty |
13 |
13.0 |
Chickpeas, cooked |
1 cup |
12 |
4.2 |
Veggie baked beans |
1 cup |
12 |
5.0 |
Pinto beans, cooked |
1 cup |
12 |
5.7 |
Black-eyed peas, cooked |
1 cup |
11 |
6.2 |
Tofu, firm |
4 ounces |
11 |
11.7 |
Lima beans, cooked |
1 cup |
10 |
5.7 |
Quinoa, cooked |
1 cup |
9 |
3.5 |
Tofu, regular |
4 ounces |
9 |
10.6 |
Bagel |
1 med.
(3 oz) |
9 |
3.9 |
Peas, cooked |
1 cup |
9 |
6.4 |
Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), cooked |
1/2 cup |
8 |
8.4 |
Peanut butter |
2 Tbsp |
8 |
4.3 |
Veggie dog |
1 link |
8 |
13.3 |
Spaghetti, cooked |
1 cup |
8 |
3.7 |
Almonds |
1/4 cup |
8 |
3.7 |
Soy milk, commercial, plain |
1 cup |
7 |
7.0 |
Soy yogurt, plain |
6 ounces |
6 |
4.0 |
Bulgur, cooked |
1 cup |
6 |
3.7 |
Sunflower seeds |
1/4 cup |
6 |
3.3 |
Whole wheat bread |
2 slices |
5 |
3.9 |
Cashews |
1/4 cup |
5 |
2.7 |
Almond butter |
2 Tbsp |
5 |
2.4 |
Brown rice, cooked |
1 cup |
5 |
2.1 |
Spinach, cooked |
1 cup |
5 |
13.0 |
Broccoli, cooked |
1 cup |
4 |
6.8 |
Potato |
1 med.
(6 oz) |
4 |
2.7 |
Sources: USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18, 2005 and manufacturers' information.
The recommendation for protein for adult males vegans is around 56-70 grams per day; for adult female vegans it is around 46-58 grams per day (see text). |
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From http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2012/05/04...t-for-protein/
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The following table shows how insanely easy it is to meet protein needs with vegan foods:
FOOD |
AMOUNT |
PROTEIN (gm) |
PROTEIN(gm/100 cal) |
Tempeh |
1 cup |
41 |
9.3 |
Seitan |
3 ounces |
31 |
22.1 |
Soybeans, cooked |
1 cup |
29 |
9.6 |
Lentils, cooked |
1 cup |
18 |
7.8 |
Black beans, cooked |
1 cup |
15 |
6.7 |
Kidney beans, cooked |
1 cup |
13 |
6.4 |
Veggie burger |
1 patty |
13 |
13.0 |
Chickpeas, cooked |
1 cup |
12 |
4.2 |
Veggie baked beans |
1 cup |
12 |
5.0 |
Pinto beans, cooked |
1 cup |
12 |
5.7 |
Black-eyed peas, cooked |
1 cup |
11 |
6.2 |
Tofu, firm |
4 ounces |
11 |
11.7 |
Lima beans, cooked |
1 cup |
10 |
5.7 |
Quinoa, cooked |
1 cup |
9 |
3.5 |
Tofu, regular |
4 ounces |
9 |
10.6 |
Bagel |
1 med.
(3 oz) |
9 |
3.9 |
Peas, cooked |
1 cup |
9 |
6.4 |
Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), cooked |
1/2 cup |
8 |
8.4 |
Peanut butter |
2 Tbsp |
8 |
4.3 |
Veggie dog |
1 link |
8 |
13.3 |
Spaghetti, cooked |
1 cup |
8 |
3.7 |
Almonds |
1/4 cup |
8 |
3.7 |
Soy milk, commercial, plain |
1 cup |
7 |
7.0 |
Soy yogurt, plain |
6 ounces |
6 |
4.0 |
Bulgur, cooked |
1 cup |
6 |
3.7 |
Sunflower seeds |
1/4 cup |
6 |
3.3 |
Whole wheat bread |
2 slices |
5 |
3.9 |
Cashews |
1/4 cup |
5 |
2.7 |
Almond butter |
2 Tbsp |
5 |
2.4 |
Brown rice, cooked |
1 cup |
5 |
2.1 |
Spinach, cooked |
1 cup |
5 |
13.0 |
Broccoli, cooked |
1 cup |
4 |
6.8 |
Potato |
1 med.
(6 oz) |
4 |
2.7 |
Sources: USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18, 2005 and manufacturers’ information. |