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[jj2006]

I'm curious to see what foods are in high protein besides meats.
I know beans are mainly the highest for sure such as Soy beans in the group of beans which 1 cup is equivalent to like 23g of protein.
Any other veggies?

Thanks!

[ironchet]

I'm curious to see what foods are in high protein besides meats.
I know beans are mainly the highest for sure such as Soy beans in the group of beans which 1 cup is equivalent to like 23g of protein.
Any other veggies?

Thanks!

peas, edamame (green soybean), and asparagus are high in protein. The meat of the coconut has high protein and fiber. I like to make low carb muffins using coconut flour, which comes from the coconut meat. It has 5.5 g of protein per 100 g (3.5 oz).

[tunt01]

http://www.nutrition...nutrient-search

search for high protein, change category to anything but meat. also, if you search around the web for vegetarian/vegan sources of protein mix (ie. not whey protein), you will find similar responses. Spirulina, Beans (pea protein).

Edited by prophets, 10 March 2010 - 11:39 PM.

[TheFountain]

I've been supplementing with Hemp protein for the past week or so and it is interesting tasting. I think I have a more processed form of hemp though as each serving only yields 11 grams of protein per serving. I think some forms provide 15 grams per serving.

[sthira]

I've also been eating hemp protein. It's quite good mixed with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and some nuts in a bowl eaten like a sort of faux cereal. Also there's quinoa -- which I think is a complete protein.

[jj2006]

Thanks this is great!!

http://www.nutrition...nutrient-search

search for high protein, change category to anything but meat. also, if you search around the web for vegetarian/vegan sources of protein mix (ie. not whey protein), you will find similar responses. Spirulina, Beans (pea protein).

[TheFountain]

I've also been eating hemp protein. It's quite good mixed with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and some nuts in a bowl eaten like a sort of faux cereal. Also there's quinoa -- which I think is a complete protein.

Is quinoa difficult to prepare?

[ajnast4r]

I've also been eating hemp protein. It's quite good mixed with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and some nuts in a bowl eaten like a sort of faux cereal. Also there's quinoa -- which I think is a complete protein.

Is quinoa difficult to prepare?

no

http://www.savvyvege...asic-quinoa.php

[Skötkonung]

Broccoli, especially the stalk.

[Ron]

I've also been eating hemp protein. It's quite good mixed with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and some nuts in a bowl eaten like a sort of faux cereal. Also there's quinoa -- which I think is a complete protein.

Is quinoa difficult to prepare?

Quinoa is dead simple to make. 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water or broth. Simmer for ~20 minutes. They sell it in bulk at Whole Foods. I like to mix it with refried black beans and olives.

[jj2006]

Is it necessary to eat a plentitude of vegetables? I mean sure it is. But is there benefits that if we eat certain vegetables we would benefit for anti-aging, or some other type of improvement in our health?
Thanks!

[TheFountain]

I've also been eating hemp protein. It's quite good mixed with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and some nuts in a bowl eaten like a sort of faux cereal. Also there's quinoa -- which I think is a complete protein.

Is quinoa difficult to prepare?

Quinoa is dead simple to make. 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water or broth. Simmer for ~20 minutes. They sell it in bulk at Whole Foods. I like to mix it with refried black beans and olives.

It's pronounced kwi-no-wa right? I wanna know so when I go to the super market I can inform someone of what I am looking for. I am sure I will get weird looks as when I was looking for flax seeds but that's fine.

[rwac]

It's pronounced kwi-no-wa right? I wanna know so when I go to the super market I can inform someone of what I am looking for. I am sure I will get weird looks as when I was looking for flax seeds but that's fine.

It's pronounced keen-wa, I believe.

[maxwatt]

I'm surprised no one mentioned buckwheat, also known as kasha. Despite the name, it is not a grain and contains no gluten. It is a cnon-meat source of omplete protein. It contains starch, but the starches are amylose and amylopectin with a very low glycemic index. Buckwheat contains D-chiro-inositol, a component of the secondary messenger pathway for insulin signal transduction that is deficient in Type II diabetes and in Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is possibly of use in treating Type II diabetes.

A buckwheat protein has been found to bind cholesterol and is possibly useful in reducing plasma cholesterol.

[tunt01]

I'm surprised no one mentioned buckwheat, also known as kasha. Despite the name, it is not a grain and contains no gluten. It is a cnon-meat source of omplete protein. It contains starch, but the starches are amylose and amylopectin with a very low glycemic index. Buckwheat contains D-chiro-inositol, a component of the secondary messenger pathway for insulin signal transduction that is deficient in Type II diabetes and in Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is possibly of use in treating Type II diabetes.

A buckwheat protein has been found to bind cholesterol and is possibly useful in reducing plasma cholesterol.

really good point. i remember when i was surprised to find that buckwheat wasn't wheat, and wasn't even a grain at all. it's a superb food source.

[Sillewater]

I thought buckwheat had gluten, thanks for the heads up.

[jj2006]

Any of you all eat Tofu?

[tunt01]

i tried tofu, but really hate it. only time i end up eating it, is when it is mixed into something else and the taste is dramatically altered.

Trader Joe's has vegetarian chili, which uses tofu. i like that, but its mostly beans anyway.

[sthira]

Great point about buckwheat -- I've fallen out of the habit but it used to be a staple, so thanks, Maxwatt (awesome dog with hat you have there!) Also, Fountain, quinoa is pronounced Keen-Wah, and it's pretty easy to both find and prepare. Also, I may be the only vegan in the history of veganism who hates tofu...

Edited by sthira, 14 March 2010 - 12:40 AM.

[yoyo]

buckwheat crepes is how i get most of my eggs. so good.

[jj2006]

Hey Skotkonung
Did you check your PM?

Broccoli, especially the stalk.

[hallucinogen]

Quinoa is completely unpalatable ! , I tried to stomach on so many different occasions, but even when coming from the best brands who actually wash it properly, they do an amazing job and rinsing it so well that it doesn't even form foam when you try to rinse it yourself, barely none, which is almost impossible to do yourself, i remember spending a whole day trying to wash/soak/rinse it once, and i still got so much foam like someone added soap to my water !

Anyways though, - Quinoa is the worst food imaginable, reserved for very poor, starving souls, who do not have access to anything else and must eat Quinoa to survive, all the saponins and anti-nutrients in it are impossible to get rid off, and even after you cook it, and eat a decent portion of it, the feeling is VERY UNSATiSFYiNG, and it makes you feel dehydrated and does not move along the bowel very well at all, just sits there, you get the feeling of complete zombie disconnection, and whether because it's high in Lysine or Lecithin or both, it makes your vessels constricted for the whole day and too flexible, not allowing your body to sustain a proper blood pressure or circulation,
so you walk around the whole day like a zombie afterwards, and the more often you eat it, the WORSE you feel !

We had people who cumulatively developed bad reactions to Quinoa and subsequently Amaranth, which share many of same traits and are in same family,
I tried it EVERY SINGLE WAY possible, soaked, unsoaked, sprouted, raw and steamed, olive oil, goat butter, - the more you eat it, the worse you feel, - guaranteed !! STAY AWAY

The biggest problem with Buckwheat is that it is also in the same family of pseudo-grains, and have a bunch of saponins on the outside of the grain, that is why they lightly, and sometime not so lightly Fry it to give it a darker colour,
WELL, Many brands DO NOT Know how to roast it properly, so they often Burn it, which creates cancirogens and toxins, new organic compounds and etc.

and Buckwheat contain Vitamin B17, which does indeed give you a headache and dizziness if you eat too much of buckwheat in one sitting, but the starch, protein, minerals, and vitamins in it are of Very high quality, and it is by far one of the best and most palatable grains out there !

Proper Buckwheat preparation constitutes selecting a brand that roasts it only very lightly, and then soaking it in freshly boiled and hot water for 5mins and actively rinsing it by rubbing it with a silicone cooking spoon against a stainless steel strainer,
discarding the water, and then boiling it in fresh water for ~10mins, draining, and cooling

For Your Health !

For very palatable vegetarian protein source, I recommend soaking mung-beans for 2 days or so in a LOT of lukewarm TAP water(or else it starts to ferment), changing water twice a day, preserving the skins for fiber, and then steaming the resulting product for ~5mins before eating with a teaspoon of olive oil and chopped up dandelions
That should take care of most of the anti-nutrients found in mung-beans, also the skins of mung-beans contain the least amount of sacchyrides that cause flatulence, that's why it's so expensive
BUT I would still advising at watching your condition closely while consuming any beans, even mung-beans, because all beans usually contain a lot of lecithin and some anti-nutrients might come through and give your problems

SO if your pulse becomes shallow and you feel zoned out like a zombie, then EASE OFF ON Lecithin(btw stay away from cabbage family Completely, newbies) !

Edited by hallucinogen, 17 February 2014 - 12:09 PM.

[bracconiere]

I know this is a resurrected post but for those concerned, nutritiondata_com, has search tool that would answer this with a quick search. Protein, vegetables group.

[Chupo]

Ray Peat analyzed potato juice and discovered keto-acids that are precursors to essential amino acids. They combine with ammonia in the blood to create the amino acids. So, potatoes might actually be a better source of protein than what chemical analysis would indicate.

...these are the equivalent carbon framework of the essential amino acids, but they lack the ammonia to make the complete essential amino acid. Potato happens to be very rich in these, probably a lot of fruits are, but they haven’t been analyzed. But we did, we juiced potato and ran it on paper formatograph and saw that it was very rich in all of the equivalents of the essential amino acids. But when you test it chemically, it has a very low amount of protein in the potato. But when you eat it, these keto-acids are changed once they get into your blood stream. Just by absorbing ammonia, they change into the essential amino acids and support protein synthesis.

So if a person has very low kidney function and can’t get rid of a lot of urea, instead of needing dialysis, if they eat these keto-acids instead of protein, they can recycle their ammonia over and over instead of making it into urea, which needs to be excreted. Potatoes are a very rich source of this protein equivalent such that if you mash two pounds of potatoes, you can think of it as being equivalent to a quart of milk for protein value and it also has a good balance of all the other nutrients. So if you juice it and get rid of the starch, then you have an extremely concentrated, high value nutrient.

At about the 73:10 minute mark here.