Faux Meats and Cutting?

[metalheadkara]

What are your feelings on faux meats and cutting? They help me hit my macros perfectly but it's not exactly clean eating but not sure if they're exactly awful for you... Before I went vegan, I was all chicken breasts, egg whites, sweet potatoes and green beans all the time. My current cut looks like this, mind you I'm a 5'3 female (my cals stay low due to hormonal issues, it's just what works for me) idk if I'm subbing too many shakes and faux meats tho....

Target: Cals: 1250-1400, P:145g (40%), C:127g (35%), F:40g (25%}

Meal 1:
30g oats
1 scoop REL protein
35g blueberries
6g PB2
Cals:277 P: 29 C: 29 F: 6

Meal 2:
(If I'm super hungry 83g asparagus and 85g Beyond Meat Chicken)

Meal 3:
55g sweet potato
70g broccoli or green bean
55g Beyond Meat Chicken
Cals:145 P: 16 C: 19 F:2

Meal 4:
70g banana
1 scoop REL protein
12g PB2
125g cashew milk
10 almonds
Cals:307 P:31 C:24 F:11

Meal 5:
150g zucchini
65g broccoli
40g avocado
142g boca burger
50g red bell pepper
20g onion
3g nooch
Handful of spinach (this is like a stir fry thing)
Cals:308 P:33 C:29 F:10

Meal 6:
200g Apple
1 scoop REL protein
12g PB2
Cals:234 P:26 C:26 F:5

 

[believe6490]

@metalheadkara Do you have any problems digesting beans? I eat all kinds of canned beans. They are also very easy to track macros, much more then if you cooked from dry. I'm also a fan of cubed tofu. I don't add anything to it, just cube it and toss it in with my veggies.

I eat fake meats sometimes too, but try to stick mostly to beans and tofu.

 

[mser]

@metalheadkara I do protein powder and faux meats almost daily with veggies and fruit

 

[dawn16]

@metalheadkara I eat seitan a lot because my stomach doesn't do well with soy and processed food. It has 80g protein per 100g wheat gluten so my Portion when cooked is around 20g (you have to add water. I usually add 150ml to 100g wheat gluten and cut it in fourths) which I think is a good deal. Also you get this chewy texture which reminds some people of meat. Still the taste is different but it's tasty and you can adjust it to your own liking. Or of course get the store bought stuff.

 

[gbrk]

@metalheadkara Protein powders and faux meats are generally fine.

 

[metalheadkara]

Thanks guys!! I think I'll stick with this and slowly incorporate some seitan or tvp and see how my body responds