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[Kruggie]

Okay all you Veggies!
My question is this...Protien....how do you all get enough of it in your non meat diets?

I am not very familiar with the rules of Vegitarians...as for I am a lover of meat, but the reason that I ask is since I had my bypass surgery, I have been concerned about my protien intake due to the fact that meat fills me up so very quickly I worry that I am not getting enough...so I wonder if there are other sources of high protien foods that I am not aware of...I dont like nuts much or cheese and eggs for that matter. I have been eating too many carbs for my own liking and I am chalking it up to lack of protien.

Anyone out there have any ideas?

Sincerely,
A girl trying to avoid the expensive protien shake/bar habit.

[CRCrazy]

Good question! My lovely 15 yo has decided to become a vegetarian, but she doesn't really like veggies! She too is becoming a carbohydrate queen.

Fortunately, she does like eggs and cheese, although nuts aren't a huge favorite.

She has a yogurt for lunch every day, to help with the protein intake (Dannon Light - she loves them!).

If you combine beans with rice - you create a complete protein, but she won't eat beans - she only likes plain white rice.

If only there were protein in fruit - she could easily be a fruitatarian!

[mrsmaup]

This is a timely question. My son is suppossed to become a veg head because of a medical condition, but he is also suppossed to eat alot of protein, so im not sure how to combine those.

Rice and beans is a wonderful complete protein and he will eat that, but not every day.......

[joyjoy]

One thing to keep in mind is that the typical American diet (meat heavy) actually has way more protein than the body needs. That said, you can get all the protein you need following guidelines like this:

Aim for 5 or more servings of grains each day. This may include 1/2 cup of hot cereal, 1 oz. of dry cereal, or 1 slice of bread. Each serving contains roughly 3 grams of protein.

Aim for 3 or more servings of vegetables each day. This may include 1 cup of raw vegetables, 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables, or 1/2 cup of vegetable juice. Each serving contains about 2 grams of protein.

Aim for 2 to 3 servings of legumes each day. This may include 1/2 cup of cooked beans, 4 oz. of tofu or tempeh, 8 oz. of soymilk, and 1 oz. of nuts. Protein content can vary significantly, particularly with soy and rice milks, so be sure to check labels. Each serving may contain about 4 grams to 10 grams of protein. Meat analogues and substitutes are also great sources of protein that can be added to your daily diet.

If you are not vegan, there is of course protein in eggs, milk and yogurt. Everybody likes yogurt, right?

This is of course, not for people on a low carb diet as you are limited (initially, with SBD) on the grains you can have. But for everyday vegetarians, this is a good outline. Good luck to all the new veggies out there. It's not nearly as difficult as people think.

[Kruggie]

Thanks for the info gang! I think I have it covered!