Tofu is bland and has a lousy macro profile. I cook that shit any of 18 different ways, seasoned according to cultural traditions from Alaska to Australia, and it's still a) tasteless, b) sproingy and c) unpleasant.
The (non-exhaustive) following are protein sources better than tofu.
Any blended vegetable protein, for instance like in my awesome fried chimkins, that does not include tofu
Seitan
Lentils
Cannellini beans
White navy beans
Chickpeas
Black beans
Cultured cashew milk yogurt with Vega chocolate protein powder mixed in
Sourdough bread
Vega chocolate protein powder mixed with water, possibly to include mixed greens
Tempeh
Specifically hummus
Red kidney beans
Nutritional yeast
Peanuts
Those chipotle beans that come in the can for like $0.99
TVP
Adzuki beans
Brown rice
Seasoned white rice
Flex and/or hemp seeds
Just Egg
Black eyed peas
Green peas
Quinoa
Great northern beans
Whatever random seeds happen to be on/in my Dave's Killer Bread
Edamame
Any blended vegetable protein that does include tofu
Pinto beans
Store-bought "burgers"
That garbage cheese substitute I bought that stuck to itself, crumbled to tiny pieces and didn't even come close to melting
@yelhsalove I don’t know if you’ll get any actual traction since this post is so salty, but as someone with a soy allergy I am saving this list to remind myself I don’t need to be sad I can’t have tofu. Thank you!
@enealey Sorry to (respectfully) burst your bubble, but tofu is far from “pure protein”. Most brands are about 40% calories from protein.
By comparison….
seitan is 70-80% calories from protein.
protein powders can be 60-70% calories from protein.
TVP is 50% of calories from protein.
@enealey If by "pure protein" you mean "with entirely too much fat by percentage and also it tastes like bean water" then yes.
Now that stuff someone shared a little while back, that tofu made with ... whatever other kind of bean that was? That stuff was a block of protein and I need it.
