What is your favorite recipe high protein vegan?

Stop trying to spread the protein myth. No one needs more than the RDA unless they are doing more than 2 hours of heavy exercise such as endurance training ( I can't imagine anyone lifting weights for 2 hours plus steadily).

The rda for males is 55 grams and 45 grams for females. This is more than exceeded with a normal vegetarian or vegan diet. No one ever suffers a protein deficiency unless in a state of true starvation.

There are multiple challenges issued asking to prove a protein deficiency on the proper calories.

On 3,000 to 4,000 cals a day (3,500 being dead average) I easily consume 100 grams of protein average.

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grilled portobello, crispy fried onion, a mix of lightly sauteed yellow pepper, green and yellow zucchini strips, shredded soy cheese,roja salsa ( made with roasted red and orange peppers, chil and tomatoes) black beans and vegan sour cream. Add a spoonful of guac for topping.

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Bean Protein Shake. One cup cooked beans chilled, one small banana, hand full of blue berries, teaspoon of splenda. Blend together until smooth with ice.

370 calories
18 grams protein.

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Tofu scramble. A block of extra firm tofu (this has nearly all of the protein I need in a day, about 40 grams, when I need about 45 personally) with poppy seed, curry and cayenne.  Be careful about protein overdose.

What is the best whey protein?

I occasionally use the Body Fortress super advanced whey protein powder in smoothies. It's pretty good, but can be chalky if it isn't mixed through all the way. I like it a lot, though!.

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I prefer cytosport 100% whey. It's actually pretty tasty, mixes well and I certainly build muscle pretty easily for a vegetarian.

The best protein powder comes from FOOD!!! you do not need protein powders.

The best source of protein is through food. You should work on your diet, if you are a vegetarian or a vegan (I assume because of where you posted), the whole idea is to focus on your food intake and avoid things like supplements and vitamins... those things are for meat eaters. A can of beans, a box of tofu... one of those alone may make up as much as half of your daily need of intake. Mix veggies to form complete proteins, consume grains and soy products.

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Get a mass gainer. I don't know where you come from, so I can't advise exactly. However, I'd recommend going with Optimum Nutrition's mass gainer protein. Alternatively, buy a whey protein isolate and then supplement your carbohydrates yourself.

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The best protein powder comes from FOOD!!! Real natural pure protein, like "spirulina powder" -that's its natural state, never take pills...-, that's a good idea. You can also eat seitan, which is pure protein, that is if you're not gluten intolerant -because it's all gluten-. I'm just the opposite, I NEED gluten, so seitan is one of my favourite protein foods.

For more calories, simply cook seitan or tofu or beans, with a good quantity of olive oil, sunflower oil or even coconut oil!!! That will give you the extra amount of calories you're looking for.

However, we don't need more than 30 g of protein a day. More is too much -unless your body really CRAVES it, that means it's doing something special inside and needs an extra... but that's not very common-.

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1g of protein expends 4 calories. Most protein powders range between 25-30g of protein per scoop ie about 100 odd calories.

If you want to get in more calories you'd have to look towards other sources such as a mass-gainer, although why not just eat high energy foods like peanut butter/figrolls/pastas etc to get these calories & feel fuller. As for what happy-hippie said, the average person requires about 50g of protein daily not 30g & this increases based on exercise levels, i need about 120g-140g for example. If you are vegan, pea & rice combo or soy protein powders are the best choices. Otherwise Whey if not. However protein powders are only a cheap & time-effective source of getting protein, if you can obtain the necessary amount through diet alone you do not need protein powders.

What is the best protein shake Homemade?

Quick and easy.

• 1 raw egg
• 8 oz glass of milk
• 1 tsp sugar
• shake of salt
• sprinkle of ground nutmeg
• mix well.

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the best protein shakes are the ones you make at home with a blender. If you don't have a blender, you can find one pretty cheap at Wal-mart, Target, K-mart, etc. Purchase a good protein powder at a health food store. If you're trying to lose weight, use a whey product, otherwise just regular protein powder is fine.

Mix a scoop of the powder with 1 cup milk (skim to lose weight), 1/2 cup plain yogurt, and fruit--fresh or frozen. Add ice and blend to the desired thickness. The shake will be healthy and delicious. You can make a million variations using different fruits, flavorings, instant coffee, chocolate syrup, etc. The web page below has lots of protein shake recipes. They are mostly geared towards weight loss, so just change the skim milk for regular and the fat-free yogurt for regular.

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3 raw eggs. Five ducklings and a some veal. Blend that together with some milk.

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Half cup of water, big scoop of protein powder, 1 banana, tablespoon of peanut butter.

Add chocolate syrup if you aren't watching what you eat.

Low calorie vegetarian protein

I'm trying to diet and eat more protein, and I'm a vegetarian, so my options are limited. So far for protein I was thinking egg whites, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, and protein powder. Any other ideas? I know a lot of vegetarians like beans too.

Take it your way

Spirulina- more protein than any meat. Too much protein in fact. Why all the protein need? Most people at too much, it's the reason Americans are dying young. Soybeans- more than most meats.
Chickpeas, lentils, black beans, green peas, okra, spinach. Seriously I will be glad when Fox News and Yahoo health decide to fad out on some other word.

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t is virtually impossible to be protein deficient. You also likely get way more than enough protein. I only consume 80 to 100 grams of protein on average through fresh fruits and vegetables mostly with small amounts of grains, legumes and/or nuts. I used to compete as a powerlifter on this little protein and currently lift/swing kettlebells pretty hardcore on this type of food intake and I never use supplements or worry about adding protein.

Being a vegetarian doesn't limit options but opens your eyes to the hundreds of other options. Omnivores tend to eat a limits diet whereas vegetarians tend to eat far more varieties of foods in any given day.

How much protein do I need?

I weigh 44kg, train 24 hours a week for synchronised swimming, and Im a 14 year old girl. My friends joke i have too much protein but my coach says I dont eat enough. How much should i have?

Consider this:

Your coach probably eats turkey and cheese strings right? He sounds like an azshole.

You're getting enough most likely. There is protein in food, all food. And since modern mythology decided that the only imortant thing is protein and not iron calcium or vitaminB, then I'm sure you're getting enough. Even if you ate a bowl of cereal once a day, it's enough protein. You do NOT need to eat protein in order to grow muscles.

Duh, newsflash for your stupid coach- our bodies have DNA which makes muscle out of the food we eat. IT only takes working out or doing sports to make muscle, by using the muscles and eating food, you gain more muscle, by default. All food has protein and again, you do not eat it to get muscles, which is the biggest myth of them all. You're supposed to have about 40 grams a day. Even a few bananas and a bowl of cereal has enough.

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Well i think you could put on a few pounds. or.. kilograms. eat yogurt, milk, meat, fruit, vegies, so on