How Do I Get Protein Without Meat?

Question

you see i'm a new vegetarian and i know i need protein. so what do i do to catch up on protein? like i know other foods have it but its not like i'm going to eat tons of c**p for protein. Are their any protein pills are anything like that i can take? please help..

Answer 1

Beans have about the best protein you can get.

Answer 2

nuts and beans

nuts and beans :)

Answer 3

Seeds, nuts, beans, legumes, mushrooms, tofu, soy milk, soy products, rice milk, almond milk, soy yogurt... there are heaps of non-animal sources of protein.

Humans need protein to be healthy... it doesn't have to be an animal source of protein. There are so many readily available plant based protein sources, I see absolutely no need to resort to animal protein.

Type of food Quantity providing 10g protein (g)

Soya flour 24

Peanuts 39

Pumpkin seeds 41

Almonds 47

Brazil Nuts 50

Sunflower seeds 51

Sesame seeds 55

Hazel Nuts 71

Wholemeal bread 95

Whole lentils dried & boiled 114

Chickpeas dried & boiled 119

Kidney beans dried & boiled 119

Wholemeal spaghetti boiled 213

Brown rice boiled 385

An adult man 19-50 yrs only requires 55.5 (g/day) protein. As you can see from the list above getting that 55 grams is quite easy on a plant based diet.

Answer 4

Beans and nuts are both good sources of protein.

Answer 5

Your best bet would be peanuts. They are good and can be used for a substantial source of protein. Peanut butter is good and can be added to lots of things to make it easier to include. A few other ideas are Almonds, Cashews, Filberts, Hemp Seeds, Peanuts, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds, Walnuts (black)

Answer 6

*sigh*   Not the protein myth again!

Look, just eat a varied diet.  Get enough calories and don't eat too much junk food.  That's how you get protein.  You don't even need to combine "incomplete" proteins at the same meal.

You really don't need that much, only .3 to .5 grams per pound of body weight.  Heck, even vegans get more than they need.  And excess protein, especially animal protein (and this includes mammals' milk and chickens' eggs), will cause you to lose calcium and also taxes your kidneys.

Beans and nuts are indeed good sources of protein, but nuts can be high in fat (but, darn, they are tasty!), so eat them sparingly.  A grain called quinoa is believed to be a perfect protein.  You can make pilafs with it or grain salads.

If you're really worried--and you shouldn't be--Clif Bar makes something called Builders Bars, which have 20 grams of protein in a bar and are vegan.

Answer 7

Beans, Nuts, Peanut Butter....

Answer 8

You don't need to "catch up on protein" and you don't need to take protein supplements.  The idea that meat is the end all, be all of protein sources is just a myth.  Almost all foods have protein in them, most meat eaters get WAY too much to the potential detriment of their health, and protein deficiency is virtually unheard of in the developed world.  You probably need far less than you think.

Vegetarians easily get plenty of protein just by eating a variety of healthy foods.  It comes in soybeans and soy foods (tofu, tempeh, edamame, tvp, faux meat products,) beans and other legumes (lentils, peas, peanuts, peanut butter, chickpeas,) whole grains (all of 'em,) nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables (especially dark green ones,) dairy products and eggs.  If you are eating enough calories to meet your energy needs and are not trying to live off junk food, you're getting enough.

Here is some additional information on The Protein Myth: http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/prote...

Answer 9

Eat salads that have spinach in it, especially a lot of it, too.

Answer 10

There's protein in almost everything. If you're not vegan, you can get some of it through dairy and eggs.

Otherwise, legumes, seeds, and nuts are probably the best sources.

Answer 11

skip the pills and whey

beans and grains are complete protien. mix and match even with soy bean milk and rice milk unstraind combined if you can stand it. there are 1000+ WAYS.

Answer 12

beans  

Answer 13

peanuts

eggs (if you'll eat them..)

peanut butter

beans

protein shakes/bars

Answer 14

- protein powder - for fruit smoothies, shakes, or you can bake with it (for anything you bake/cook that requires powdered ingredients (flour) mix an equal amount of protein powder, such as pancakes, muffins, cakes, cookies, etc.

- soybeans

- tofu

- nuts - peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc.

- beans