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

Question

I am not a vegitarian, I love a good steak now and then but I just don't want to eat it that often

Answer 1

peanut butter has plenty of protein as does,cheese, eggs,fish , milk, beans, nuts...

Answer 2

Nuts and beans are good sources of protein. Dairy products are good too (cheese, milk, yogurt, etc.) Eggs are also a good source of protein. If your just doing this to be healthy, and not because you can't (or won't) eat meat, fish is a good alternative to other "red" meats. A good diet to go on (it's not just for losing weight, but for maintaining your bodily functions) is the South Beach diet. I recommend borrowing the book from a library and reading it. It has lots of suggestions on how to cleanse your system and start feeding it the right foods, as well as what foods are high in protein. Hope that helps!!

Answer 3

Soya products are great,if you can gaurantee they are not GM,99% of soya beans available unfortunately are all mixed together which means most soy products have some GM element. Now I'm not particularly against GM per se,but, a lot of the modification is to make the plants resistant to herbicides. This means they are tolerant of the poisons which they are absorbing,don't die and you will end up consuming poisons similar to agent orange when you eat them. Very nice.Other nuts and pulses have plenty of protien,and if you buy free trade you can be fairly certain it will be GM free as the growers are from underdeveloped countries who can't afford the high prices of GM seed.It generally tastes better and you can feel good about giving an honest price to the people who do the work rather than to big multinational companies who have no soul.

Answer 4

There are a LOT of soy products available. Soy is HUGE in protein, and makes a good substitute for your normal "meat" meals. I'm not vegetarian, but I like to use a lot of the soy veggie-meat in my everyday cooking (not so big into the Tofu stuff though - sorry). Look for the Worthington and LaLoma brands at the store or on the Internet. MorningStar also has quite a few good products available.

Answer 5

Here is info from this site: http://www.ivu.org/faq/protein.html

"The main protein foods in a vegan diet are the pulses (peas, beans and lentils), nuts, seeds and grains, all of which are relatively energy dense. As the average protein level in pulses is 27% of calories; in nuts and seeds 13%; and in grains 12%, it is easy to see that plant foods can supply the recommended amount of protein as long as the energy requirements are met."


"What non-meat products can I eat to get protein?

"A similar question is answered by the Vegetriabn Resource group (USA) at: www.vrg.org/nutshell/faq.htm#protein "

Answer 6

I'd suggest talking to a veg on this one, because they'll be more likely to know. However, according to what I know of this stuff:

Nuts, beans, some legumes, and multivitamins are all good sources of protein. I believe there's also some in milk, but not much.

Answer 7

Beans (all types especially soy and lentils), tofu, peanut butter, cottage cheese, and couscous are just a few of the (non-meat) foods that are high in protein.

Answer 8

Nuts, beans and protein shakes all are good sources of protein. Beans also have fiber. Also chicken is a very good source of protein and if you white meat, it is lean too.

Answer 9

Soy, peanut butter, protein shakes, eggs... http://ediets.com has lots of diet plans to choose from ranging from low carb, low sugar, high fiber, high protein, etc. Check them out, they do a free health analysis thing. Good luck!

Answer 10

Good sources of protein-rich foods are meats, fish, dairy products, dried beans and peas, or tofu. Dairy foods also provide calcium. Other protein foods such as meats, fish, and dried beans and peas are good sources of iron and zinc.

Answer 11

My daughter is a vegetarian and she eats 2 eggs a day, a lot of peanuts, beans, and soy products.