What has protien but is not meat?

Question

I was thinking about what it would be like to become a vegetarian, and was wondering what had protien but was not meat? (I don't like beans, and peanut butter and peanuts are too high in fat). What else is there? thanks

Answer 1

Eggs, cheese, milk are okay for vegetarians.

Answer 2

There are many great meat alternative products out there. Go to Burger King and grab yourself a BK Veggie Burger. There's a cheap way to see if you are interested still. If you are, it's easy to find things to eat. First of all, if you were a vegetarian and not a vegan, you would still eat cheeses and eggs, so a lot depends on how deep you intend to go with it. Also, nuts are high in fat, but it is the monounsaturated kind of fat, so it's good for your heart. Your body needs this kind of fat, but still watch portion sizes. Walnuts are actually your best bet, because they also contain the Omega fatty acids that salmon and tuna have. Also, most foods have some protein in them. Add up all the little sides you eat with your meals. I think you'd be surprised how many things do have it, and how much you get in a day. Most people can get enough protein each day just from their nonmeat sources. ♥

Answer 3

Do not listen to that guy speaking about EGGS or MILK, that is GROSS.... think about it....

But as far as REAL protein ~ i think almost everything has protein in it.. I mean rice or brocoli even... Do you mean HIGH IN PROTEIN?

BEans NUts and seeds are the main ones... How can you not like beans? I use to not like beans I think until I was turned on to the REFRIED BEANS and then I became more accustomed to eat all different types of beans ...kidney beans in chillie made with either TVP(textured vegetable protein) or you can use rice. I mean TVP alone can be made into all sorts of things.. barbecue sandwiches or other "creamy" concoctions, use soy creams or butters or beverages to make creams or rice or Hemp or other things.. which I do not know about....

SEASONINGs and HERBS that's the ticket when dealing with making GOOD TASTING vegan bean meals..... there are delicious "tofus" on the market which I did try in "my early days of veganism" but because questions arose about "natural flavors" or "smokes" that the companies at large do not seem to want to answer... well let's just say I stopped buyiing it... I have to either BUILD MY OWN COMPANIES or I have to convince the current producers to be more HONEST(or forth coming rather) about what they are putting in their product.

I currently eat a lot of NUTS like walnuts and almonds... when more people start going vegan left and right I see teh price of NUTS SKYROCKETIING which is understandable for the short time it takes to get more trees planted and to bring them to "producing stage"... Supply and demand you know....
So I would switch over to eating a lot of SOY PRODUCTS which as we know SOY is an annual crop and can be "processed/conccotualized" into numerous different AWESOME good tasting products.

Garbonzo Beans made into Hummus (with a little tahini added can make a nice Hummus) THere are different types of hummus, some recipies I do not care for others I do.... don't get turned off by a BAD batch... I have sampled numerous types.....

I bet that if you(we) found the RIGHT herbs and SPICES for your palette I bet you(we) would find those "bean dishes" to be WONDERFUL.

Answer 4

Nuts of all kinds, Beans in many varieties, Avocados., Cheese, Eggs, Soy even Rice protiens mixes. You say you are worried about Fat, well if you are eating true Vegan or even Vegetarian your diet will need the fat.

Answer 5

You can drink milk and have yogurt, but the only things left to eat would be Tofu. If you don't like nuts or nut butters and you don't like beans then you may not want to become a vegetarian, b/c you won't get enough protein.

Answer 6

Although nuts do contain fat, it's good fat and a little goes a long way as far as protein. Whole grains have protein. Actually almost everything has some protein in it. Soy products and Quorn brand are loaded with protein and so are eggs and cheese if you are a lacto-ovo vegetarian.

Answer 7

There are a few items like enhanced protein Tofu and Soy derivated products.

The most are in the grains like chickpeas (garbanzos), Red Beans, Black Beans. There dark-meat fishes that vegans eats that also contains a lot of proteins, specially if eaten raw, like in sushi (Tuna, Salmon, Mackarel).

Answer 8

Any soy or tofu product. You can buy a lot of meatless products that are high in protein(made with tofu) like hot dogs, hamburger, ground meat type product.
Also milk products like cheese , milk and yogurt are a good source of protein.

Answer 9

Almost anything really. the amount of protein in percent of total calorie intake is pretty small. our bodies need a minimum of 5% of our calories for protein. The WHO recommends 10%-15% as a safe guideline. The only people in the world with protein deficiency's are people that are starving.

Answer 10

Mix any grain with any legume and eat them at the same time and you will get a complete protien... like black beans and rice, for example.

Answer 11

any soy product is an excellent source of protien. Eggs and cheese are also good sources of protein, but may not be a "vegan" choice.