How to get protein?

Question

I'm a vegetarian...and basically have been getting no protein because of it. What are some foods that have a lot of protein that arent meat? And Im a really bad cook so nothing that would be too complicated...or hard to find.

Answer 1

eat bugs.

Answer 2

Mixing beans and rice

Soy( great if your women)

Can you eat things from animals like milk or whey, cottage cheese

peas

certain veggies

cereal

power bars

meal supplement bars

Answer 3

drink lemonade once a day.

Answer 4

Honey...pretty much all food has protein in it.  Bread has it, broccoli has it and even parsley has it.  A very good source is considered anything with 5 grams of protein or more per serving.  This includes most whole grain breads, whole wheat pasta, quinoa, beans, soy products, eggs, nuts etc.  

A 1/2 serving of broccoli even has 2 grams.  What ever you eat, you are getting protein.

Answer 5

Nuts

Peanuts

Cashews.

etc.

Answer 6

Try a lot of soy, beans and legumes.

Answer 7

well come to the world of vegetarain because of you more and more animals will save their lives thanks :)

Proteins: Body's protein needs can be provided by either animal or plant sources. Mixed protein diet obtained from various plant sources is better than animal protein and is recommended in diabetes, renal diseases and liver diseases. Mixed protein diet from different plant sources has been the pattern of diet in India for all vegetarians.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are mainly found in plant foods; like cereals, grains, fresh and dry fruits, legumes, vegetable, greens, nuts etc. plant carbohydrates include' large amounts of starches, sugar and fibers which are important for gut functions. The body is better suited to a high carbohydrate diet than a low carbohydrate diet. In fact 55% of the food intake should be carbohydrate. All animal products do not contain carbohydrate which is essential for body.

Fat: Plant fats differ from animal fats in two different ways 1) they are cholesterol free 2) they generally contain more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fats. Plant fats usually have higher polyunsaturated fat value than animal fats.

A diet which is low in cholesterol and which contains fat of a high PIS value is associated with a lower incident of coronary health disease.

Vitamins and Minerals: plant foods are rich in many vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is obtained by exposure of skin to sun light and this is not a problem in India.

Calcium: The vegetarians can meet their needs for calcium from dairy products. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Dark green vegetables are good sources of Riboflavin as are legumes and whole grain cereal.

Iron: The problem of iron deficiency is relatively common but vitamin C significantly enhances absorption of iron hence it is advisable for vegetarians to include with each meal a food high in vitamin C which as lime, citrus fruits or juices.

Zinc: Zinc is found in large number of plant foods.

Fiber: Fiber is found only in vegetarian food like whole grain cereals, legumes, greens, fruits, vegetable etc.

Thus in vegetarian foods all requirement of nutrition for body growth and maintenance is fulfilled. One can have a complete and balanced diet provided we take enough food which is as close to nature as possible in maintaining sturdy and disease free body. It is equally helpful in curing many diseases.

ADVANTAGES OF VEGETARIAN DIET:

More & more evidence is surfacing that directly links a prolonged non- vegetarian diet to diseases as cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, asthma just to name a few.

1. LOGEVITY: Vegetarian can expect to live 4-10 years longer then the non-vegetarians.

" Source: Seventh day Adventists study

2. LESS HEART DISEASE: Because of low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content of the vegetarian diet the risk of heart disease is lowered. High blood cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.

3. LESS CANCER: Up to 40% of all cancers are diet related. Cancer death rates have been associated with obesity and high fat / low fiber diet. Vitamin A & C are thought to be protective against colon cancer. Low fat diets protect against prostrate and breast cancer. Indoles, lignans, isoflavones, protease inhibitors which are present in plant foods and shown to be potent anti carcinogens.

4. LESS BOWEL DISEASE: Diverticular disease and appendicitis occur more frequently with low fiber intake as in meat diet.

5. LEES OBESITY & LESS INCIDENCE OF DIABETES: It is easier to plan a low fat diet for a vegetarian then for a meat eater. The fiber in plant food dilutes the energy & provides a satisfying meal without all the calories. Diabetes over the age of 40 seems to be related to

Answer 8

u could learn how to cook good, then it becomes fun....raw tuna in a can is delisiouse, if that affends u srry...but its not meat so thats excellent protein.

second i have to say something out of my opinion...if u dont like meat thats one thing, if ur doing it 4 the animals u should probably stop. because i only say this because just cause ur a vegetarian doesnt keep other people from  eatin meat...and second the less ppl who eat meat, the more that gets wasted in the markets and goes bad. which leads to innocent animal lives killed 4 nothing....thats the thing that pisses me off the most...but i repect ur ? so i told u what to do...and if ur not gonna eat fish then u can like go to centrl market and get pills packed wit protein 4 vegetarians like u :)

Answer 9

I'm a vegatarian too, I drink a protein drink in the morning and I eat lots of nuts and beans, make sure to get vegetarian beans without gelatin! good luck!

Answer 10

I was in the same situation as you, but since I started tracking my food I've been able to eat quite a lot of protein. You didn't mention if you eat eggs or dairy so I'll include them.

Hard-boiled eggs, cottage cheese

Morningstar vegetarian products (yes they are processed and have lots of sodium but those chik'n strips are way high in protein)

Nuts

Some beans, like lentils, black beans, etc

Seitan and fu, both made from wheat gluten

and of course the popular soy bean and it's products, like tofu, soy milk, okara.

Quinoa is mainly carbs but it's a pretty good source of protein for a grain.

Answer 11

you can eat eggs they have the highest protein or you can buy protein supplements

Answer 12

I cannot imagine that you have been getting NO protein - it is REALLY  hard to get NO protein, as there is protein in so many foods. Are you sure you are not just falling victim to anti veggie propaganda.

The usual - beans, nuts, dairy if you are not vegan, grain foods also have enough protein - if you eat wholemeal bread you have probably been getting enough.

Answer 13

Yeow!

Not to rap on the obvious, but any diet/eating lifestyle you go on you really need to be monitoring the whole thing or you can end up really screwed.

Eat Nuts. Seriously.

http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm...

Answer 14

tofu, beans, eggs protein bars or shakes and fish... if you can eat the last!

Answer 15

Do you eat eggs? Because that's a good source of protein. And nuts and stuff.

Answer 16

check the freezer aisle for those cheat foods. I think frozen dinners are unhealthy though. watch for those trans fats! Eat meat, i guess