Easy ways to add protein to my diet?

[rubertnrubert]

Hi y’all, I hope this kind of post is okay here.

I’ve been vegan for almost 3 years and while I’ve never felt healthier, I am hoping to gain more strength. A weightlifter friend was pointing out that no matter how much I work on my strength exercises if I don’t get more protein in to my daily diet I’ll never be able to gain strength the way I’d like. I’m hoping to get some advice. Thanks y’all!

 

[shandon9]

@rubertnrubert The easiest way I’ve found is making seitan that has pea protein incorporated into it. With that I can easily hit waaayyy over my protein goal. Fitveganchef is whose recipe I use

 

[4x4toy]

@shandon9 How does it taste

 

[shandon9]

@4x4toy I love it! You can season it however you like but just tastes like a basic seitan. I don’t know how else to describe it

 

[4x4toy]

@shandon9 Could you share a link? I couldn’t find it!

 

[shandon9]

@4x4toy

 

[gazenhauser]

@rubertnrubert I dont think adding a scoop of naked pea into an 8oz glass of soy milk is that bad. Doing that once or twice per day will add 200/400 calories and ~35-70g of protein.

 

[javierc1987]

@rubertnrubert If you’re not having a protein shake post workout I would look into that

 

[mikeglosteriii]

@rubertnrubert https://i.redd.it/qu6jm8pny5w91.jpg

This protein source chart could be helpful. I thought it was a simple info-graph to look at some other options for plant based protein. Also if you enjoy different types of beans you can get some protein from them. I eat a decent amount of navy/northern/black beans and a lot of broccoli.

 

[christisrisen12]

@rubertnrubert I have been doing 180g+ of protein a day consistently on a ~3000kcal diet. Also notice I'm cheap as fuck. Most of my weekdays look like this:

Breakfast: 55g/750kcal = half a block of scrambled firm tofu + a cup of soy milk + (a P&J sandwich OR oatmeal with pb and dried fruits)

Lunch: 25g/500kcal = this varies too much but just eat a large volume

Snack: 15g/500kcal = trail mix + a fruit before workout

Dinner: 35g/700kcal = carbs + one large can of beans

+ 30g/100kcal = a large scoop of protein powder

This adds up to 160g/2550kcal, put the unavoidable snacks there and it becomes 180g/3000kcal.

 

[parkergolden]

@rubertnrubert This is how I get my protein.

Breakfast: kite hill Greek yogurt
Lunch: super firm high protein tofu w veggies
Dinner: something else protein based-beans, like protein pasta, beyond meat, more tofu.

Snacks: misfit protein bars

Gets me to ~120 grams a day

 

[ryanafshar]

@rubertnrubert I love smoothies so I eat them a lot with protein powder especially if I want something not so heavy and oiling close to my sleep time. Also do protein powder pancakes

 

[rubertnrubert]

Thanks for all of these ideas yall. I really appreciate it!

 

[massave]

@rubertnrubert Why avoid protein isolates?