squatlikealady Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hello everyone! I am a female (aspiring) bber; I have been training seriously for about a year and a half and don't plan on doing my first contest for another year and a half to two years at a minimum. For my weight and training intensity I need to consume about 110-120g of protein per day. Right now I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian, so I've been getting my protein from cottage & ricotta cheese, eggs, egg whites, and whey protein. I do want to start cutting those out though and moving towards a vegan diet...but I don't know where to get protein. Here's the thing: I don't do well with soy. Like at all. What are some good sources of protein for me? Thank you so much in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Beans/lentils/chickpeas/etc SproutsSeitan There are a lot of different protein powders such as gemma (pea), brown rice, and hemp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vege Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 pepitas, wheat germs, hemp, spinach... and yes, as lobsteriffic said: chickepas- my favorite food:) Other legumes, too, black beans especially.Not to forget quinoa, buckwheat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Almonds, pumkin seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan_Idaho Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 What Dallas said and all kinds of nuts in general. Especially almonds and wallnuts Don't forget there is protein in every living cell - plant or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegimator Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Almonds and especially walnuts are not great protein sources. They're low in several essential amino acids and low in protein generally. Probably the best nut for protein is pistachios. They're the only mainstream nut with a "complete" protein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vege Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 what about pepitas? They are the best source of protein among nuts and seeds. And it is complete protein, says Nutritiondata:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistachio Holy shit. I'm looking at it's wiki page and it even has b-vitamins in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vege Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistachio Holy shit. I'm looking at it's wiki page and it even has b-vitamins in it. Yes, pistachio is great. But here where I live pistachio is really expencive, and pepitas are all over the place, very cheap. And they still have better amino acid score: 136 (pistachio has 110) - not that it really matters much, but if pepitas are cheap, I choose them! yes, I am pepitas addict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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