Protein Shakes
Eggs
Fish
Meat
What else can you incorporate in your diet to increase protein…?
Re: Protein in your diet...
Beans
Re: Protein in your diet...
Lentils (daal), soya, pulses, nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts), oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines etc), Quinoa (has a very high protein content looks like cous cous), egg whites contain the protein and the yolk contains fat/cholesterol
Re: Protein in your diet...
Soy milk :)..yumm
seeds eg. sesame, sunflower
whole wheat bread/pita; whole grain stuff
Re: Protein in your diet...
peanut butter
quorn
tofu
lentils
beans
skimmed milk
nuts including almonds
pure egg whites
Well thats about it for me. I usually focus on Chicken, Egg whites and protein powder mixed in water.
Chickpeas (chana) and lentils (daals) have lots of proteins but they have also lots of carbohydrate and i can't exchange daal with roti (if i have to choose one) roti/chapati is very full filling.
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Nutrition Facts Lentils**
Serving Size: 1/4 Cup Cooked
Amount per Serving Calories 130 Calories
From Fat 5 **% Daily Value
**Total Carbohydrate 22g 7% Dietary Fiber 11g 44% Sugars 0g
Protein 8g16%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 3.5% Carbs 67.7% Protein 24.6%
I red this on the tread on bodybuilding.com/forums called
“Bodybuilding for Vegans”
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/protein.html
its a good read …