Good source of protein??

Question

i recently became a vegitarian (sorry for the spelling) and i need to find a good source of protein besides meat... and i know they have those protein shakes but those are expensive. so any other ideas?

Answer 1

beans + grains

grains + seeds or nuts

seeds or nuts + beans

mixing and matching is exellent way to find different ways to eat complete protien.

pinto beans

soy lima beans

lima beans

rice

barley

millet

walnuts

pecans

cashews

ect

to start

pinto beans and rice are wonderful.

Answer 2

Most everything has protein in it.  Follow the Vegetarian food pyramid and you are good to go.

Answer 3

nuts, beans, soy products, you also might want to start taking a multivitamin too, I did just to be sure I was getting enough iron

Answer 4

PEANUT BUTTER!!! yum

Answer 5

Beans! And some kinds of rice. Soy products have protein, as well as tempeh, eggs (if you're not also vegan) and milk!

Answer 6

Outside of famine conditions, protein deficiency is incredibly rare.  Generally, if you consume enough calories, you get enough protein.

What the body actually requires is amino acids to BUILD protein, and it makes over half of those by recycling old tissues.  Of the aminos that must come from your diet, all are found plant foods such as lentils, spinach, beans and nuts.

Answer 7

Try lentils, they have quite a bit of protein in them. Or beans with a bit of blackstrap molasses in them... Good stuff.

Answer 8

Tofu, peanuts, nuts, whole grain breads and cereal, eggs, and meat substitutes. You'll need to be careful to eat lots of protein every day so you don't get sick.

You might (or might not) like the Worthington fake meat products. You can buy them on Amazon. Some of them try to taste like meat, others don't try to taste like meat, but are still delicious.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A1...