Protein-rich vegetarian foods
Check out this list of the top 100 protein-rich vegetarian foods compiled by Monica at SmarterFitter Blog. OK, so the first two items are leafy cowpeas (salted and unsalted), which leads me to important thoughts such as “Where would I find such things? How can a pea be leafy? And what do cows have to do with it?”
But let’s ignore these questions for the moment, and take a look at the other 98 items on the list - lots of great sources of (lacto-ovo) vegetarian protein. If you’re worried about getting enough protein in your diet, try adding some of these foods. And if your so-called friends keep badgering you about how vegetarians supposedly don’t get enough protein, feel free to send them this list, too.
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6 opinions for Protein-rich vegetarian foods
Tim Harding
Oct 29, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Hi Jul, I’m pleased you liked the article. I think Monica has just started tapping this vein… I guess she’ll be heads down in Excel analysing the USDA database for the next little while.
monica
Oct 30, 2007 at 10:34 am
Hi Jul, Thanks a lot for the link! Like Tim said, I’m fascinated by numbers, and have a bunch of similar lists in mind… iron-rich foods, protein-rich foods… I want to do some vegan-specific stuff as well. Any requests? ;-) Thanks again!
Jul
Oct 30, 2007 at 4:24 pm
A list of iron-rich foods would be great. Plant sources of calcium is another one which springs to mind. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.
And who wants to write a post with recipes for leafy cowpeas? ;)
Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader
Oct 30, 2007 at 4:25 pm
As someone who’s had a gazillion people ask her, “But how will you get enough protein?!” when she turned vegetarian, this list is refreshing :)
adarsh
Oct 2, 2008 at 9:27 am
send me list of food containing proteins
Blaster
Oct 6, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I was eager to see 100 different vegetarian items but finally disappointed to see only the repeated items.
:(
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