Protein

Well now that I have decided to stay away from meats,poultry,eggs and dairy products
(YES I am going to eat wild fish .It will never be fried but only steamed)
where else I needed to search to find that I will get protein !

Vegetable Protein (and other Non-Meat Sources)


1. Pinto Beans, Kidney Beans, Black Beans, Soybeans, Navy Beans, Garbanzo Beans-----Recipe: Vegetarian Chili

2. Split peas, Lentils-----Recipe: Lentil Soup

3. Peanut Butter-----Recipe: Peanut Butter Fudge

4. Tofu, Tempeh-----Recipe: Tofu Sloppy Joes

5. Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans, Brazil nuts---Recipe: Meatless Meatballs

6. Brown rice, Whole Wheat, Oats, Barley---Recipe: Baked Vegetables with Brown Rice

7. Pumpkin seeds, Sesame Seeds, Tahini, Flax seed, Chia Seed

8. Peas, Kale, Okra


Your daily requirement of high protein vegetables is:
One cup of cooked soybeans (29 gms of protein), lentils (18 gms of protein), black beans (15 gms of protein), kidney beans (13 gms of protein), chickpeas (12 gms of protein), veggie baked beans (12 gms of protein), pinto beans (12 gms of protein), black-eyed peas (11 gms of protein), peas (9 gms of protein), spinach (5 gms of protein) and broccoli (4 gms of protein) should all be eaten


Four ounces tofu (11 gms of protein) and firm (11 gms of protein) should be eaten
1/4cups sunflower seeds (4 gms protein) are necessary for you diet.

Therefore, if you are a vegan, it is not enough for you to include only one essential protein item in your diet. The source has to be varied and correct in matters of amino acid content.