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Old 02-27-2007, 01:32 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by josh View Post
what if you are a vegetarian?
It will be harder, some will say "just eat meat" but if you really want to go without. You can try:

Fish (if you don't count this as an animal)
  • Pretty much any fish, tuna is popular as 1 6oz can has about 40g protein
Dairy
  • Milk 8-10g protein per 1 cup
  • Eggs (if you don't count these as animals) about 6g ea
  • Yogurt ~7-13g/cup depends on flavor/brand
  • Cheese anywhere from 5-10+ g per ounce. The harder the cheese the more protein (eg Parmesan > Swiss, cheddar > mozzarella by protein content)
  • Cottage cheese about 15g/ half cup
Beans
  • Tofu 20g/half cup or ~2.5g per oz
  • Soy milk about the same as regular milk
  • Common beans (pintos, black beans, etc) 6-10g per half cup
  • Split peas not sure, probably 6-10g/ half cup
  • Soy beans 15g or a bit less per half cup
Nuts
  • Peanut butter 8g/2Tbsp
  • Other nuts read the label. Pumpkin seeds have really high protein, pecans low, the rest about 5-10g/4th cup serving.
I got the protein numbers from stuff in my fridge and are for cooked amounts. They will vary a bit. For other ideas just search google.
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