I recently wrote about
how much protein we need to get each day to eat a
nutritious diet. And while getting our protein fix isn't difficult for those of us who eat some sort of meat with most of our meals, it's a bit harder for someone who doesn't eat meat -- or dairy either. Vegan protein sounds like an oxymoron to some people, but it's really not.
Fitsugar recently compiled a list of the top 5 vegan proteins:
- Tempeh: (like tofu but different -- read more here). There's 22 g of protein in 4 oz of tempeh.
- Tofu: It has 19.9 g of protein per 1/2 cup.
- Seitan: (a form of wheat gluten.) There's 19.9 g of protein for each 3oz.
- Soy Milk: (the plain variety). It has 11 g of protein for each cup.
- Edamame: Eat half a cup and you'll get 10 g of protein.
Any vegans out there want to share their main sources of protein?
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