I don’t eat red meat or pork at all, what can I do to supplement the lack of protein in my diet?
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i am not a vegetarian but I am on the path to it, I do drink milk, eat cheese, and sometimes I eat chicken, no eggs, and most of the other foods are zro fat or lowfat. Eat lots of vegetables raw and cooked. Lots of water and juices. I do not take supplements. I am in my early forties. I exercise about 20 minutes everyother day.
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i am not a vegetarian but I am on the path to it, I do drink milk, eat cheese, and sometimes I eat chicken, no eggs, and most of the other foods are zro fat or lowfat. Eat lots of vegetables raw and cooked. Lots of water and juices. I do not take supplements. I am in my early forties. I exercise about 20 minutes everyother day.
April 19th, 2009 at 5:27 am
fish
legumes and rice
Fish until you become veg.
For those who do not know the term legumes, beans and peanuts fall under the legume family and are both a good source of protien.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am
How about some Planters Dry Roasted pennets………….
…………Have a nice protein..esh day…………………………..
April 21st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Eat beans to replace the meat.Tofu if you like it.Take vitamin b12 to be sure .Also there is peanut butter.And a bread I like is called Ezekiel Bread.You will find it in the grocery stores with the vegan food.It is loaded with fiber as well as protien.
April 25th, 2009 at 1:38 am
You must eat red meat once a week and take supplements, don’t believe all the things television and medias are saying about our way of eating and the fact that being vegetarian is the healthiest way to eat.
You don’t need to eat the inverse of what you used to eat before, you have to find the right spot between good eating and “bad” eating.
Eating is good for the body but don’t forget it’s also good for the mind and that’s the most important. You don’t want to feel depressed or tired because of a “clean diet”, do you ?
April 25th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
start eating red meat and stop the non-sense god gave us meat to eat not look at eat
April 27th, 2009 at 9:30 am
It’s been proven that beans have an even greater ammount of protien than red meat. If you eat beans more often, that will help you with protien. Although brown beans are the best for you, green beans will do work too.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
If you eat any meat at all, you’re probably getting more protein than you need already. We vegetarians don’t need to do anything to supplement protein; I’m sure a chicken-eater wouldn’t either. Plus, milk has a lot of protein… for better or worse.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Why do you think you have a lack of protein? Everything has protein in it and as long as you include whole grains, legumes, veggies in your diet then you are not lacking anything. This goes double since you include milk and cheese.
May 4th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
100% Whey protein is a natural source of BCAA and has 21 grs. of protein in one scoop that easily mixes with cold water.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:40 am
I sympathsize with you. I don’t eat red meat or pork, and very little eggs. But the reason I don’t eat these things are because i don’t like them. I’ve eaten this way since i was a kid, and now my 19month old is eating like this too. We also love veggies.
So, for hersake and mine, we eat plenty of fish and nuts. Peanutbutter sandwiches are easy too. We take our multivitamins and we’re just fine. Good luck!
May 7th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Tofu, beans, lentils are just a starter, you can use these either by themselves or in other dishes with lots of fresh vegetables.
May 10th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
You need legumes, lentils, wheat germ, farina, anything that has B vitamins and iron, prunes and spinach is also good. Do you eat yogurt? It is also good, for calcium have potatoes and oranges or juice with calcium.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Try sushi or egg rolls
May 13th, 2009 at 5:13 am
I have the perfect solution for you! 2 things that are both COMPLETE PROTEINS.
1. QUINOA (pronounced keen-wa) a grain, traditionally grown in South America by the Incas. You can now find it at many places, such as a Whole Foods store.
2. SPIRULINA - this is a micro-algae harvested in many places in the world, the best kind being Hawaiian Spirulina. This is not a medicine …more like a seaweed..but since it is micro–it must be either left as a powder..which can be mixed in juices, capsulated or made into tablets. It is food! Just small food!
Good luck and I hope this helps.
Check out my sources for more wonderul info!
May 15th, 2009 at 12:57 am
A few days ago I got very interested in hearing from TV that Roman gladiators used to eat a lot of a concoction of barley and beans to get themselves stronger and healthier, to get a layer of good fat under their skin that would protect them from small wounds, and that they ate very little or no meat.
I also know that some beans of old european type such as chick-peas, peas, lentils, …, contain a lot of vegetable protein. Chick-peas are especially interesting to me in this case because I have always liked to eat them. They, as much as peas, can be eaten raw or cooked while beans of non-european origin such as those of the genus phaseola, may not be eaten without being boiled first, as they may be poisonous as raw.
Vegetarian diet should not be insufficient in itself in any way, unless for the fact that we are acquainted to eat meat since our early childhood and so we should go on doing so. As you may know the biggest animals on Earth (cows, horses, elephants, …,) they all eat vegetarian!
May 15th, 2009 at 10:42 am
You MUST make sure that you protein every day, one meal every day of either
1. chicken or fish
2. two types of secondary protein (any kind of bean or tofu or nut WITH rice, or other grain, such as wheat, millet, quinoa etc.
You need to eat plenty of leafy green veggies and fruit. Eat yogurt or some milk product at breakfast.
Take a wide spectrum multivitamin 3 times a week to make sure you get enough iron and B12 It is quite easy to be slightly anaemic on a veggie or near veggie diet and not to get enough B12.
Remember most people have appalling diets, don’t fall into that trap!
S Marquet
May 16th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
You have no lack of protein in your diet. the average human requires around 40 grams of protein a day. the RDA for protein is around 55 grams a day which is easily attainable on a Vegan diet, let alone your current diet. Basically the rule is if you are eating enough calories then you are getting enough protein.
May 16th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
To me it sounds like you are getting more than enough protein, I would not want to add any more extra protein than you already have.
In the vegetarian section I would have to say people’s worst fear is dieing from lack of protein. The truth is the average American eats 2 to 5 times more protein than needed, this excess protein is a major cause of the unnatural diseases and health problems they suffer. But first of all I will explain what excess protein does to your body… Unlike fat the extra protein you consume can’t be stored on your body, when consumed in excess it becomes toxic and acidic to your body, it is very hard on your liver and kidneys, but the human body is wise enough to leach a little calcium from your bones to neutralize the acid, then your body must get rid of all this protein and calcium, so it will exit through urine. If this happens enough you just might end up with osteoporosis, liver failure, kidney failure, kidney stones (most kidneys stones are made with 95% calcium and that’s from your bones) The countries who consume the most animal products (meat, milk, eggs are protein rich) also suffer from the most osteoporosis. In places like China where animal products are not consumed as much osteoporosis is far less common.
The only animals who have a problem with osteoporosis is humans and animals that humans have control over. Wild animals don’t have this problem, and if they do its very rare.
Another huge myth is that “a vegetarian/vegsn diet lacks in protein” here is some more evidence of how little protein our bodies realy need. The time in a humans life when protein needs are at the highest it will ever be is when we are growing. And we grow the most between the ages 1day and 6 months, in this time a baby will double its birth weight. Yet human breast milk is only 5% protein. Why would any adult need more than that? A breast feeding woman does very well with 6% protein, an average adult does well with 3% protein. Here is a vegan bodybuilder who takes no supliments or steroids
Ever wonder how animals like elephants, cows, and horses get enough protein? Look at this powerfull horse here looks like a plant died did this horse very well.
A gorilla can live very fit and healthy on a 100% vegetarian diet. Mind you some gorilla groups do choose to eat termites and eggs, but this is not a necesary part of their diet. I don’t think this gorilla is lacking any protein
All plant based foods (fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, grain) contain amino acids, amno acids are the building blocks of protein. You body makes 15 of the 23 amino acids, the other 8 are easily found in plant foods, many of those foods contain the 8 your body can’t make and more. By eatinga diet with a liitle bit of this and a little of that will not only give you all the amino acids your body needs to build protein but all the other nutriants as well.
And if you still eat dairy products and some meat then DON’T worry you are getting more than enough.
I am a very active person, I do lots of cardio, some toning, and other fitness exercises, I never seek out protein rich foods. And becoming vegan has increased my energy and endurance, I feel like a million dollars!
Take care (=
May 20th, 2009 at 12:05 am
1,soy milk or almond milk or rice milk
2. tofu
3.beans and legumes
4. grains (esp. buckwheat, oats,quinoa)(TJs country place has buckwheat pancakes, or at least as far as I know they still do)
5.nuts and seeds and nut and seed butters (ie peanut butter, almond butter, sesame butter (tahini) in hummos (chickpea sandwich spread)
6. veggie burgers (store bought or home made)
7. bean burritos from Taco Bell or grocery or make yourself with canned refried beans (made with no lard) and tortillas
8. fake meats from soy in the grocery near the soymilk or in frozen foods (morningstar farms brand is good)
9. home made breads with whole wheat flour, soy flour, or other high protein flour
10.Seitan (fake meat made from vital wheat gluten flour and water and seasonings…get a recipe)
11.TVP (texturized vegetable protein granules…like ground beef)
here is a video you might be interested in if you are eating chicken still. It is about factory farming abuses.
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
First, let me say that you will hurt yourself with a zero/low fat diet. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that the media and agribusiness has foisted on society. The body uses wholesome fats as energy, does not store it. It is carbs that the body stores for future use.
If you want to be a successful vegetarian (and only you know why you want to do that) you need Raw milk, raw butter, raw cheese. Then you need to learn about the amino acids that compliment proteins to create complete proteins. The body cannot use incomplete proteins to fuel the body. Rice and beans, that is a complete protein combo. Add cheese to it and it is more than a perfect meal.
Another suggestion I have is to find a local farmer and buy meat from him/her. A source of raw milk, raw butter, raw cheese too. Better quality food equates exactly to better health.
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 am
Good riddance of red meat and pork. You can supplement the lack of protein by having fish. Fish has a high content of protein and oils. It cuts down cholesterol. Chicken is good and instead of becoming a complete veggie, it is best to take Chicken in moderate quantity and frequency.
May 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I’m 42 years old. I gave up my car 11 or 12 years ago. So I’m in super shape from hauling around all my stuff and running after either the train or the bus. I also bike commute.
I never worry about protein.
The average American is obsessed with protein. Did you know that excess protein is not stored? We tax our kidneys flushing it out.
Did you know that animal based protein, including milk and cheese, forced our bones to excrete calcium to digest it - which leads to osteoporosis?
Not to mention the litany of other illnesses caused by animal protein.
As I said, I’m pretty athletic for a 40-something. I’m vegan. No meat, no eggs, no dairy. I’m between 115 and 120 on any given day. I only require around 44 grams of protein a day. Which is just a little over 2 ounces.
I’m very healthy. I’m very high energy.
Tofu, tempeh and seitan are excellent sources. Seitan has twice the protein and half the calories of beef. With virtually NO cholesterol. Seitan is the vital gluten from wheat. You can get it in less concentrated forms of whole wheat pastas and breads.
Quinoa is also an excellent source of protein. Easy to make, easy to store. Very tasty to sprinkle all over a salad. I’m fond of red quinoa.
People mention nuts and beans. Stay AWAY from the Plantars nuts. Don’t go for the roasted salted stuff. Go for nuts that are less processed. Canned beans are one of the few canned items I buy. They are pressure cooked so they’re easier to digest.
All that being said, don’t worry too much about your protein intake. All plant material contains some protein. Science has shown us that it’s easier to digest. Make sure you vary your foods. Shake up the routine.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Protein is not a problem in a vegetarian diet. Numerous studies show that most Americans are getting too much protein in their diet. Protein makes it so you can’t absorb calcium well. I really wouldn’t worry about protein. Beans, lentils, wheat, soy, all have protein in them and you’ll be just fine. Also milk, and cheese have it, and are a better source of protein than they are of calcium, since you can’t absorb the calcium you DO get.
Seriously, don’t panic about the protein, or the calcium for that matter. Vegetarians do just fine. Congratulations on your decision for healthier living.