protein w veg indian diet

[greatestfaith]

i've been trying to work out and gain muscle but i'm scared i'm not gonna be able to reach my protein goals on account of me being a vegetarian indian.
Stuff like chickpeas and daal barely have any protein and i cant eat tofu every day. Is there anyone that's experienced something similar.

 

[twalton94]

@greatestfaith Whey protein,
Paneer,
Sattu

Are some of the other options

 

[glitter1986]

@greatestfaith Vegan protein powder

 

[satanworshiper666]

@glitter1986 pea protein is supposed to be less gritty than others.

 

[sawry1]

@greatestfaith Lentils- 9g protein per 100g

 

[brotherjj]

@sawry1 To get 100 gm of protein, he/she will have to consume ~1 kg of lentils per day. Poor source of protein.

 

[sawry1]

@brotherjj That’s why I eat meat.

 

[brotherjj]

@greatestfaith You are out of luck.

If you are OK with whey - get some whey isolate. Daal/chickpeas are not gonna help.

 

[danf]

@greatestfaith Fat free cottage cheese and yogurt, the ones i eat have around 10g and 50-60kcal per 100g, eggs, eat a few at a time, cheese, it has a decent amount of protein but also depends on the type of cheese, bread and wheat based stuff like pasta has more protein than rice usually and u can compare the labels to optimise, also if u can find soy based proteins like seitan, tempeh, or just plain dried soy (the one i buy has 52g protein per 100g but it is very bland), then peanuts/peanut butter has some protein but not that much its just an okay addition to a meal or snack, or eat protein bars and protein powder just be careful not to eat too much of protein supplements per day. If u find a bunch of ingredients u like u can play around with them to make some variating meals although it can get kinda boring

 

[aspieforgod]

@greatestfaith Soya chunks, quinoa, khichdi, protein peanut butter, lentils, chickpeas, yogurt, eggs, cottage cheese, chia seeds. You can try incorporating a variety of these things in your daily diet to reach your protein goal. You can also consume some raw paneer on the side every now and then if feasible.

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