03-22-2006, 07:27 PM
I'm a pesco-vegetarian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesco/Pollo_vegetarianism , or a vegetarian who also eats fish.
Tuna is a good source of protien, as is most fish.
Milk and dairy products provide quality protien as do beans and nuts as mentioned above.
To supplement my protein intake I try to have some sort of protein shake or bar each day. There are many varieties out there but I prefer vanilla "ON Whey Protein" from GNC. "Muscle Milk" is also decent in some flavors.
I stopped eating meat about 3 years ago as a method to help cut junk out of my diet. I figured I'd be less likely to drop in for a fast-food burger and fries if I didn't eat burgers. That carried over to buying groceries. I felt better, with more energy so it stuck. I haven't knowingly eaten meat other than fish since I started. There have been times though when the neighbors are cooking steaks on the grill that I am tempted!
Morningstar Farms sells a wide variety of meatless products (burgers, steak strips, chicken patties, nuggets, strips) that are all low in fat and high in protein. They are great to keep in the freezer for those days when you just gotta have a burger. They aren't too bad either. The chicken patties (when cooked in the oven) are better than I rememeber ever getting from Burger King or McD's. The steak strips are great when grilled up with onions and peppers.
I also like to get large portobella muchrooms, brushed with olive oil and grill them. Top with lettuce and tomato and serve on a nice onion hamburger bun. Tasty.
Great vegetarian recipes here: http://vegetarian.allrecipes.com/
Hope that helps.
Tuna is a good source of protien, as is most fish.
Milk and dairy products provide quality protien as do beans and nuts as mentioned above.
To supplement my protein intake I try to have some sort of protein shake or bar each day. There are many varieties out there but I prefer vanilla "ON Whey Protein" from GNC. "Muscle Milk" is also decent in some flavors.
I stopped eating meat about 3 years ago as a method to help cut junk out of my diet. I figured I'd be less likely to drop in for a fast-food burger and fries if I didn't eat burgers. That carried over to buying groceries. I felt better, with more energy so it stuck. I haven't knowingly eaten meat other than fish since I started. There have been times though when the neighbors are cooking steaks on the grill that I am tempted!
Morningstar Farms sells a wide variety of meatless products (burgers, steak strips, chicken patties, nuggets, strips) that are all low in fat and high in protein. They are great to keep in the freezer for those days when you just gotta have a burger. They aren't too bad either. The chicken patties (when cooked in the oven) are better than I rememeber ever getting from Burger King or McD's. The steak strips are great when grilled up with onions and peppers.
I also like to get large portobella muchrooms, brushed with olive oil and grill them. Top with lettuce and tomato and serve on a nice onion hamburger bun. Tasty.
Great vegetarian recipes here: http://vegetarian.allrecipes.com/
Hope that helps.