if you're a vegatarian, where do you get your protein from???

Answer 1

Not anymore, but I was. Soy, beans, texturized vegatable protein are some. I was not good a digesting these things, so I moved back to eating fish and chicken, but no red meat.

Answer 2

BEANS BEANS AND MORE BEANS. Plus there are people that eat eggs but they arent true vegatarians. The animal protein is not supposed to be ate in large quantities. there is also protein in nuts but once again too much and you get too much fat out of them.

Answer 3

Well, a load of places:

Cheese - my personal favourite, but is generally high in fat.

Beans and pulses - red lentils are a good quick source. Can be a bit bland, so spice it up. Lasagne with green lentils, carrots and tomatoes cooked together as a replacement for the meat is fab.

Nuts - also a bit high in fat, but generally "good fats". Coconut is alsways good - add creamed coconut to a veggie curry - mmmmmmm!

Tofu / Bean Curd - some find this bland, but if you marinade it a bit, or buy a smoked version, it can be really tasty. Stir frying it is the usual way to cook: really get it well charred to give it some flavour. I've also had good results grilling / broiling it - again get it burnt!

Quorn - not sure how widely available this is outside the UK, but this is a propriotory veggie protein made from mycoprotein (a fungus based protein). Low fat, and tasty - usually comes as something like a chicken breast, but does come in a variety of types. Easy and quick to cook, and takes flavours on really well.

Other "meat substitutes" - personally like TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) in stews. Looks like dog-food, but cook it slowly in a flavourful stock it is fantastic. My local pub does a stew made with this every week, and hardened meat-eaters are seen every week tucking in to it, and denying it is veggie (actually, its vegan).

Quinoa - (pronounced keenwah) - I'm a bit sceptical about "wonder-foods", but this really is an excellent protein source for veggies. High in protein, and unusual in that it contains a full range of amino acids (this is very important, as vegetbale sources can miss out on some of these). Its a bit like couscous, with a slightly nutty flavour. Good relacement for rice or potatoes.

Dairy stuff for the non-vegan - couldn't live without yoghurt!!

Eggs - of course, not for the vegan. High in cholestoral, but one or two a week is OK.


Main problem really is that protein and fats are usually combined - that is true for a vegetarian and non-veggie diet. So, Quorn, tofu and TVP are therefore great staples of my diet.

If you are thinking of turning veggie, you actually stop really thinking about it after about 6 weeks - it really is straightforward.

Anyway, the western diet is too reliant on protein, so if going veggie reduces it a bit, that is good.

Answer 4

beans and rice (the combination of these two give adequate protein)

I would highly recommend Omega-3 eggs (the hens are fed a vegetarian diet including flax seeds). These will provide almost all of the nutrients missing in a vegetarian diet.

Kefir and yogurt are also helpful.

Answer 5

Some vegetarions will eat dairy products. Those who will not even eat eggs exist on vegetable protein. There is two grams of protein/100g of food in beans corn potatoes and other 20% vegetable. It lacks some amino acids, but somehow they survive.

Answer 6

Beans, Nuts

Answer 7

There's protien in all food, so it'd be very hard to suffer from a protien deficiency. Some research even says that people America could be consuming too much protien. And, for those of you who don't know, it is possible to get sick from over-consumption of anything, even vitamins or vegetables.

Answer 8

You can meet all of your nutritional needs, including protein, with a vegetarian diet by eating a variety of foods such as, fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds, and legumes. A vegetarian diet has four main food groups.
1-Breads, cereal, and grains- all breads, cold cereal, pasta, rice, barley, and crackers.
2-Legumes, nuts, and seeds- any beans, nuts, nut butters, tofu.
3-Vegetables- all vegetables and vegetable juices.
4-Fruits- all fruits and 100% fruit juices.


I enjoy morningstar farms soy food to help replace my protein.

Answer 9

Spinach is a good source of protein too. Do you think protein is only a meat thing??

Answer 10

Horse is a vegetarian, isn't it? Observe him. You will see that vegetarian diet contains a lot more variety than meat etc. to make a balanced diet.
For more proteins I think, Soys, leguminous plants etc. will do good.