What is the best way to get protein in your diet with out eating meat?

Question

i don't want to eat meat at all. what protein powder should i buy protein things. websites would be awesome I'm only 16

Answer 1

protein powder or egg whites.

Answer 2

Eat beans, chili that is vegetarian, cereals and pasta with protein, seeds, and nuts.  I get a vegan protein powder from the Vitamin Shoppe that is really good.  I use it with Rice Dream Rice Milk that is so good.

Answer 3

Potatoes, tofu, lentils, beans, pulses, quorn, nuts and seeds, wheat, oats, rice and eggs all have tons of protein in it. It is a shambolic myth that vegetarians would struggle to match omnivores with protein levels, there is so much protein in non-meat food!!!!

A man aged 19-59 years old needs 55.5g of protein a day. If he had 1/2 a pint of milk, 60g muesli, half a tin of baked beans, a boiled egg, 2 slices of bread, and a small portion of cheese, he would have had all the protein he needs for that day!!

I would discourage you from using protein powder, simply because there's so much natural protein available in a healthy, balanced, vegetarian diet!!

Answer 4

Eat beans, fish, eggs and peanut butter. They are all high in protein.

Answer 5

Lentils ... for protein

Greens ... for iron

http://www.vnv.org.au/site/index.php?opt...

http://www.happycow.net/vegetarian_prote...

Answer 6

Eat a balanced vegetarian diet  and you will get all the protein you need.  Most vegetarians do not buy protein powders.  Google the "Vegetarian Food Pyramid"

Answer 7

Why would you need protein powder?

Are you a bodybuilder?

Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts and seeds can offer more than enough protein.

http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/prot...

With the right fruits and veggies, everything else but B12 can easily be found in plant foods.

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All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a lower B12 status than recommended.

http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/b12

Vegetarians have no less potential in comparison to anyone else.

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Answer 8

you can get lots of protein from beans,cereals,dairy foods and soy products,,,mushrooms are my favourite!

Answer 9

geting your sorce of vitamans from none meat things on the peramade beans fall under meat because they have the same protean

Answer 10

A simple humur. i'm going for a break!

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Answer 11

lot of milk products, lentils, beans like soya beans, peanuts etc

Answer 12

You don't need protein powder just ear protein rich foods.

Main protein sources:

1 cup of firm tofu - 40 g(rams)

1 cup cooked tempeh - 30 g

1 cup cooked soybeans - 29 g

1 cup cooked seitan (wheat gluten) - 20 g

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds - 19 grams

1 cup cooked TVP (Textured vegetable protein) -  16 g

1 cup cooked split peas-  16 g

4 tablespoons peanut butter - 16 g

1 cup cooked lentils - 18 g

1 cup pinto beans - 15 g

1 cup black beans - 15 g

1 cup cooked chickpeas - 15 g

More protein sources:

Legumes/Beans: Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas), Kidney beans, Lentils, Lima beans, Navy beans, Soybeans, Split peas, Baked beans, Pinto beans, Adzuki, Anasazi, Black-eyed peas, Cannellini, Cranberry beans, Fava beans, Mung beans, Pink beans

Grains: Amaranth, Barley, Cornmeal, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Millet, Oatmeal, Rye, Bulgur, Whole wheat bread, Wheat germ, Wheat, hard red, Wild rice, Quinoa, Spelt, Teff, Triticale, Whole wheat berries, Whole wheat couscous

Vegetables: Raw seaweed, Raw spirulina, Artichokes, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Green peas, Green pepper, Kale, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard green, Onions, Potatoes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnip greens, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini, Potato

Fruits: Apple, Banana, Cantaloupe, Grape, Grapefruit, Honeydew melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tangerine, Watermelon

Nuts & seeds: Almonds, Cashews, Soynuts, Brazil nuts, Hazelnuts, Pistachios, Macadamia nuts, Pecans, Walnuts, Filberts, Hemp Seeds, Peanuts, Flax seeds, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds

Other: Nut butters (Almond, Peanut, etc), Plant milks (Soymilk, Almond, Hemp milk, Oat, etc), Meat substitutes (Boca, Gardenburger, Tofurkey, Lightlife, Morningstar, Yves, etc), Pre-pared meals (Amy's, Fantasic Foods, etc)

Answer 13

You do not need protein supplements.  Meat is not the only source of protein.  It's not even the richest source of protein.  On a per calorie basis, most plant food has as much protein if not more.

All you need to do is eat food.  Protein is found in soybeans and soy-based foods, in beans and other legumes, in whole grains, in nuts and seeds, in fruits and vegetables and in dairy products and eggs.  As long as you are eating enough calories to meet your energy needs and are not trying to live on junk food, you will get plenty.  True protein deficiency is almost unheard of in the developed world; ask your doctor if he's ever treated a case of kwashiorkor...

Answer 14

I don't eat meat or fish and haven't since I was 7. Don't worry, you don't need to buy protein powder or any supplements, just eat the right things. For protein, Soybean is a very good source, you will find this in Tofu, Quorn and all the veggie - fake - meat products, veggie sausages, burgers, mince etc.Other rich sources of non-animal protein include legumes, nuts, seeds, yeast, and freshwater algae. These are detailed on this website:

http://www.happycow.net/vegetarian_prote...

Also check out the vegetarian society at

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/goingveg.html

Good luck!

Answer 15

The problem with most Western diets, even vegetarian and vegan diets, is not too little protein but too much.  I have read that you need between .3 and .5 grams of protein per pound of body weight (or for those of you on the metric system, about 1 gram per kilogram).  Too much protein causes you to lose calcium from your bones and harms your kidneys.

As long as you eat a balanced diet, you'll be fine.