I have given up meat, dairy and booze for lent (vegan!!). Where can I get my protein??

Question

I do vigorous hour-long workouts 6 times a week, and as I am basically going to be a Vegan until Easter, I need to get my protein from elsewhere. I don't really eat meat but was a big fish eater... that will be hard giving up!!! serious answers appreciated xx

Answer 1

I'm a healthy vegan. I eat lots of beans and lentils. Also try TVP , tofu etc. Another good source is fortified breakfast cereals.
here are some good websites

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/
http://www.viva.org.uk/

Answer 2

wow! that's impressive. Good luck, maybe that's taking on a lot, but if you're careful with your diet, you should feel great for it (and your helping out lots of animals!). I stopped eating meat when I was 2, at age 4 I gave up fish. Mum took me to 3 dietricians (2 of whom were vegan ... what does that tell us?!) ... anyway I was advised it was one of the best things I could do for my body, but to make sure I had at least a banana a day. That hasn't actually continued come to think of it... At age 20 Im very healthy (certainly not a 'palid vegetarian'. Contact the Vegetarian Society as they are very knowledgable and will point you in the right direction.

Regarding protein specifically, soy has been proven to be just as effective as beef in helping body builders 'bulk up' as it contains loads of proteins, and the additional bonus is that your not clogging up your arteries.

Good luck again

Answer 3

Lots of pulses e.g. beans. There are many types of beans available. Go to your local health food shop and just ask in there. The staff are very helpfull. Also try Quintoa (I'm sorry if the spelling is absolutely correct ) but this is very high in protein. You just boil a small amount in water (the instructions are on the packet) and you can eat it hot or cold. You can mix it with anything really. Try it with salad. You can also buy cheese for vegans. I bought some from Asda Walmart and it's lovely grated on Jacket potatoes.

Answer 4

Try pulses like chick peas, lentils, even baked beans, soya milk is good as are nuts and seeds so a bowl of muesli in the morning with soya milk will set you up although check the pack to make sure its vegan. Theres always vegan cheeses too - available from health food shops. Broccoli, brown rice and porridge are also fair sources.

Answer 5

Hi,

You can get protein from Soya, tofu, quorn or textured vegetable protein products, beans and pulses (i.e., black eyed beans, lentils etc) are high in protein, cheese and seaweed both contain protein as do nuts. Don't forget you will also need to watch your mineral levels as well as you need your potasium and magnesium and zinc and don't forget the iron. You can get all these from a good supplement (but don't go for the cheap ones as they are not necessarily vegie) however it is much better to try to get these from your diet if you can.

Hope this is of some help and good luck for lent

Answer 6

I'm a vegan and I get all the protein I need from:
Nuts and seeds (these I snack on all the time!), Tofu and Soya Milk.

There is far more protein than needed in a meat-based diet anyway.

Answer 7

Soy is the only plant substance that contains all 9 essential amino acids (amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and essential amino acids are those that the human body cannot make on its own), so soy is a good source. However, to get complete protein from other vegetable sources a vegan should eat "complementary" protein foods- meaning that the essential amino acids missing in one vegetable is supplied by another when eaten in combination. Examples of this are: legumes(beans)+grains, seeds/nuts+grains and seeds/nuts+legumes. So... black beans and brown rice in one day should supply you with a good source of complete protein. There are many combinations of vegetables that can provide "complete" proteins. With a varied vegan diet it should not be difficult to get more than enough protein.

Answer 8

nicely 7 months is truly an fulfillment to be straightforward, As for dairy there's a large type of vegan 'milks' like hemp milk it really is via a recommendations the healthiest, almond milk, rice milk, oat milk etc and in my opinion they style way extra appropriate than milk even flavoured soy milk style outstanding. i'd stir remote from pretend cheeses notwithstanding because the are heavily processed like favourite cheeses and loaded with all kinds of stuff. If i have been you i am going to write down a itemizing of snack you could eat and trust that record will be infinite like fruit, vegetables dipped in hummus, path blend (you could make you own), darkish chocolate is vegan, i also make my own peanut butter (straight forward: roasted peanuts and little bit of water) or purchase one and spread some on bread or on rice tarts topped with strawberries and some overwhelmed roasted peanuts on genuine. Dates are also very sweet so that you may have them as a replace of candies. those day you could fairly locate a vegan version of virtually each thing yet make sure that you do study the labels because no longer each vegan foodstuff is healthful. wish i have helped x

Answer 9

to be able to get a complete protein u need to eat 9 amino acids at once which is a big thing just by simply combing two diffrent things with some incomplete proteins and by eating 9 amino acids it will give u complete protein cause just eating a few amino acids by them selfs isnt enough to have a com. protein
sorry its so confusing
alost peanuts are a good way

Answer 10

buy a protein mix from any health store an make protein shakes or protein bars are good to really though i would not become a vegan just till Easter do it properly this is not very good for your body ...

Answer 11

The protein from meat, fish, poultry, eggs and milk aren't the best source of protein as they are very difficult to digest, so it will - with time - increase the risk of poor health and weight gain. The best protein source are in fact grains: quinoa, buckwheat, millet, amaranth, legumes, nuts, seeds, green leafy vegetables and sprouted seeds.
soybean products: tofu, soymilk.
I am a vegetarian, and I had never felt better in my life.
I advise you to buy books about vegetarian cuisine, it will help a lot.