Was wondering what other options anyone has found to be abundant in protein for building muscle.
Beans, red kidney beans are my fave, lentils the split kind is faster to cook (green one taste like grass tbh??) Peanuts are cheap. Any seed and nuts on sale is game. Sunflower seeds used to be cheap when i was a kid, idk about now. Peanut butter, any nut/seed butter/spread
Kidney beans/brown rice/quinoa/lentils, trail mix, peanut butter (sandwich, with apple slices, in smoothies, in oatmeal), anything soy (has almost the same nutritional content as milk)
Successful men’s gymnast from 9-20 years old who was vegan
Veggie here trying to reduce dairy. I’ve found a great way to add protein to salads or meals it to rise a tin of legumes (I like chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, 4 bean mix) and add 1/3 or 1/2 the tin. You can always flavour with some spices & a dash of oil too. I then keep the leftover in the fridge for the next dish. Great and easy for stir frys too! Oh and shelled edamame too!
Eggs. Second I would say having protein powder daily would be beneficial on a vegetarian diet, sometimes it’s much harder to hit that minimum daily protein goal being vegetarian let alone to build muscle
seitan.
oats have protein and look at swapping white flour products with whole grains.
bean pastas - barilla, lentil, black bean in all shapes.
seitan!! lower carb and super high in protein.
natto, edamame, hemp seeds.
cashew yogurt, nut milks, nut cheeses. tofu cream cheese. kite hill cream cheese.
plus obviously all the plant protein powders.
You may try Soya Chunks as a substitute for meatballs