how do people who dont eat meat get all their protein?

[Bigdank]

Just wonderin, how do people who dont eat meat get all their protein?

[determined4000]

Just wonderin, how do people who dont eat meat get all their protein?

beans, eggs, milk, supps, higher protein starches.

[Bigdank]

beans, eggs, milk, supps, higher protein starches.

id have to eat a ****load of beans to get atleast 50 g's of protein a meal!

[Caleb]

id have to eat a ****load of beans to get atleast 50 g's of protein a meal!

You don't need that much protein to build muscle mass. 100G/day is enough to build muscle. Not saying you can't utilize more than that, but you will see gains at 70g/day.
Almost every food has some protein in it, except "pure" forms of carbs like sugar, and pure fats like oils.

[Bigdank]

You don't need that much protein to build muscle mass. 100G/day is enough to build muscle. Not saying you can't utilize more than that, but you will see gains at 70g/day.
Almost every food has some protein in it, except "pure" forms of carbs like sugar, and pure fats like oils.

its all about liftin heavy, isnt it.

[TyziskBen]

I have a friend who is Vegan, and they've introduced me to a number of alternate sources of protein that have helped in broadening my diet. For instance, Seitan and Tempai are Asian-types of whole grains with nutritional values of approx 12g protein/8 carbs and 17g protein/20 carbs respectively. Legumes/Beans such as Edamame (14g protein/8 carbs) and Almonds (8g protein/4carbs) can be added to bolster the protein value of meals.

The one factor that I do watch is the amount of Soy protein content I take in, as opposed to the protein found in red meats, fish, chicken, etc...As I believe it has been shown that men should limit the amount of soy protein they consume for optimal muscle growth. Otherwise, it's good to vary your diet, keep the body guessing.

[Caleb]

its all about liftin heavy, isnt it.

Not exactly, but protein requirements are often blown way overboard here. Overtime, after coninued high protein intake, you may be able to utilize more and more protein per meal. My point was simply that you can build muscle mass on far less than 250-300g of protein a day. And for most people, that is simply wasting money.
There are plenty of days I am sub 100g of protein. I am far from huge in a bodybuilder sense, but I carry alot more lean mass than most people do.

[chickarie9]

I was vegan, but now include some dairy, and get my protein (about 130g a day..could easily get more though) primarily from eggs/whites, tofu, meat substitutes (especially a product from Quorn that's made mostly from egg whites and looks/tastes like chicken breast), whey, and cottage cheese. Besides tofu I eat very little soy, and hardly ever eat beans or lentils. It was somewhat difficult at first and I relied mostly on protein supplements, but there are tons of alternatives out there. The only difficult thing is eating out at some restaurants and getting adequate protein.

[Ninjazn]

Soy
Whey
Eggs (If they are vegetarian, and not vegan)

I did an all vegetarian diet over the summer and those 3 were my primary sources of protein.

[imccarthy]

Soy
Whey
Eggs (If they are vegetarian, and not vegan)

I did an all vegetarian diet over the summer and those 3 were my primary sources of protein.

Those are my 3 complete protein sources right there.

[veganmuscle_]

Protein content of vegan food in 100 grams:

- Soy Protein Isolate natural = 90 grams
- Soy Protein Isolate Flavored = 85 grams
- Pea Protein = 85 grams
- Rice Protein = 76 grams
- Soy-granules = 51 grams
- Brewer's yeast = 48 grams
- Veggie sausages = 27.5 grams
- Peanuts natural = 26 grams
- Sunflower seeds = 24 grams
- almonds = 21 grams
- Pistachios = 21 grams
- Tofu "Sesame / almond" = 19 grams
- Tempeh = 19 grams
- Hazelnut = 15 grams
- Walnut = 15 grams
- Brazil Nuts = 14 grams
- Natural Tofu = 13.5 grams
- Oatmeal = 12.5 grams
- Noodles = 12 grams
- Bread = 10 grams
- Kidney beans cooked = 8 grams
- Rice = 8 grams
- Peas cooked = 5 grams
- Apricots, dried = 5 grams
- Brussels sprouts = 3.5 grams
- Broccoli = 2.8 grams
- Mushrooms = 2.5 grams
- Cauliflower = 2.4 grams
- Baked potato = 2 grams protein

[Bigdank]

that just reminded me on the baove post. I had some veggie sausages a few weeks ago that i originally thought was real sausage and it tasted horrible. But i still ate it anyways. You have to be a trooper to eat those. Thx for all the info guys

[veganmuscle_]

that just reminded me on the baove post. I had some veggie sausages a few weeks ago that i originally thought was real sausage and it tasted horrible. But i still ate it anyways. You have to be a trooper to eat those. Thx for all the info guys

There a a lot of differences. Seitan stuff is very tasty!

[FormulaSP]

Whey and Tofu!!