Vegetarian? Use this to ensure enough protein

by Mary Kearl (Subscribe to Mary Kearl's posts)
Dec 21st 2007 2:28PM

As a garden-burger loving, edamame-snacking vegetarian of 6+ years, I've always scoffed at nay-sayers with their protests of: "How can you possibly get enough protein?" and "vegetarian diets just aren't complete." I've long retorted back with my healthy-living stats and facts:

Vegetarians are less likely to:

Develop high cholesterol.
Die because of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Develop high blood pressure.
Develop prostate or colorectal cancer.
Develop type 2 diabetes.
Be overweight.
And the list goes on and on...

But still, I wanted to be sure. Was I really getting enough protein? That's why when I came across this free daily-food-intake tracker from the USDA, I immediately entered my daily stats to see if I was getting enough protein. It was really simple to sign up for, and it prints out every nutritional stat you could want with side-by-side comparisons of what you ate, and what you need. And guess what my results show? Because of my regular hummus, peanut butter and chocolate-covered nuts snacks, I am getting plenty of protein.

What snacks and foods do you eat to get enough protein?

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ATM 12-21-2007 @ 7:18PM

I've started bodybuilding lately so I'm eating protein powder supplements after my weight workouts, but I also eat peanut butter and walnuts in my morning oatmeal so I'm getting plenty of protein.

That website showed me that I'm eating way more fat than I thought too.

Kristina 12-23-2007 @ 1:30PM

Hi I have not eaten meat in twenty plus years. No joke.

I find beans and legumes to be very strengthening and satisfying. I can have some beans and feel like I got "enough" and can get on with my day.

Also, soy cheeses, nuts, seeds, an analog meats. Pototos are very fullfilling for me as well. I guess that is why the Irish could live so long on them.