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@cdlara381 Would you use about that much to make up your tofu scramble? If you are worried about excess soy but still want to enjoy tofu, you could make tofu from an alternative legume. It's generally soybean but it doesn't have to be. You can make it at home really easily from virtually any...

@nathanpaul I'm 5'2" and about 108lb. Get an hour of incline cardio in every day, and hit the gym 4x a week. There's also yoga, HIIT, and cycling that I do when I get the chance, and daily exercises with a resistance band to keep my muscles loose. I prefer getting a large chunk of my calories...

@cdlara381 From what I have read, soy is the only plant-based protein that creates any concerns in studies about the IGF-1 rates. I can't find why exactly this is, but mentions here and there indicate that it's due to the soy protein structure resembling animal protein structure more than other...

@cdlara381 For my tofu, and most other firm tofu blocks I've seen, a serving is usually 85g. That comes out to 1/4 of the tofu block, though block sizes varies so that might not be so helpful. How many grams of protein that gives will depend on the firmness of the tofu, with the firmer giving...

@ichthymom I hate watching videos for information so I did a google search, which led to this page: https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/how-much-soy-is-too-much/ In that he says that eating too much soy protein could lead to higher levels of the hormone IGF-1 levels (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1)...

@missionaryadvocate My metabolism is very fast due to a congenital defect, so despite being considerably smaller and lightweight I sometimes have to go 3000 or above for a couple weeks to gain back weight I'll have lost. Most fruits and veggies don't give enough calories to straight up bulk...