I’ve put together a list of the best high protein vegan recipes that are relatively low in carbohydrates that I know of. Each recipe on the list also shows its protein and carb content per 100 calories. Not surprisingly, they are all based on the best sources of vegan protein that should be on any low carb vegan food list: Tempeh Tofu Hemp seeds Mushrooms Vegan protein powder If you’d like more...
Of all the grains, quinoa has one of the highest protein contents, even if it’s still mostly carbohydrates. As we’ll see below, quinoa is arguably a complete protein, depending on the definition you use. Detailed Quinoa Protein Amino Acid Profile The following graph shows a typical quinoa amino acid profile. The essential amino acids are marked with a small asterisk next to their...
What’s better than pudding? Pudding with extra protein. This recipe makes a single serving that has about 350 calories and 34 grams of protein, although this depends on a few of your ingredient choices. Ingredients You’ll Need for Protein Pudding Not only does this recipe only take a few minutes to make, you likely have most or all of these ingredients on hand already: Vegan protein powder...
Summary: Whether or not seitan is a complete protein depends on the seitan recipe used Most seitan recipes will be low in lysine, because vital wheat gluten is low in lysine Adding ingredients like chickpea flour and nutritional yeast to seitan, which are both common, can potentially make it a complete protein When you think of complete protein, you think of animal protein sources like eggs...
My biggest issues with “high protein” recipes in general is that they say that they’re high in protein, but in reality barely have any. Here, you can sort my collection of over 100 high protein meals by any macro-nutrient, or protein percent, which tells you what percentage of calories come from protein in a serving. Hopefully it will help you get enough protein on a vegan...
One of the main complaints I have with most “high protein” vegan recipes is that they have a lot of protein… …but also a ton of calories. Most protein sources like legumes come with slightly more carbs than protein, even if you don’t count the fiber. That being said, there are still plenty of vegan recipes with relatively low calories overall. They mostly incorporate foods from this...
Most of us in Western countries grew up being taught that you needed multiple servings of meat every day if you wanted to be healthy and grow muscle. With NFL and NBA players going vegan for performance, and much easier access to plant-based substitutes (e.g. Beyond Burger), many are re-evaluating if meat is truly necessary as a protein source. I’ve done my best to make this a fair and...
Seitan is one of the best vegan protein sources, but I found myself in a bit of a rut making the same seitan recipe over and over, so I thought it was time to try something new. I collected just about every seitan recipe that I could find that looked good and ended up with 100 (possibly more to come in the future). Obviously I haven’t vetted all of these personally yet, so if you find any...
Baking with vegan protein powder is an easy way to fit traditionally carbohydrate heavy foods (e.g. muffins, pancakes) into a vegan diet with specific macros. I’ve done quite a bit of experimenting with cooking with plant-based protein powder, and I’ll walk you through the main things I’ve learned. If you need a protein powder recommendation, look at my top ranked vegan protein powders in...
Summary: Tofu has a relatively balanced essential amino acid profile While there’s no single definition of a complete protein, tofu is a complete protein by most standards Read the rest of this post to find out why… The most common examples of complete protein sources are animal products like meat, eggs, or milk. The majority of plants are not complete. That’s not a huge deal, it just means...