07-19-2017, 05:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-19-2017, 05:56 PM by Bring4th_Austin.)
(07-18-2017, 12:34 PM)Jeremy Wrote: I recently started exercising again so yea I do cardio, work out like a bodybuilder does plus i work a high intensity/paced job in a hospital where I have to lift patients, slide them from stretchers to tables, push stretchers, etc.
I read on that site that they recommend the same amount of protein as meat eating people so we are talking 1g of protein per lbs of body weight and that's the absolute minimum. I've normally eating 1.5 to 2g of protein per lbs
of body weight.
I'm not vegan nor vegetarian, but I do know that there are a lot of vegan/vegetarian protein powder options (there's soy, hemp, rice, chickpea, and more). People who lift weights and eat meat still typically have to supplement their own diets with protein powder to meet (traditional) recommended daily minimums.
However, I have to say that your numbers are extremely high compared to what I've seen even for athletes. This article by Men's Fitness cites a professor of exercise nutrition at University of Western Ontario saying that professional strength athletes - whose job it is to get muscle and lift weights - require between .7 and .8 grams of protein per pound of body weight. Honestly, I can't imagine getting 2g of protein per pound. That's A LOT of protein. I would imagine that being normal on a keto diet, but if you're also getting carbs, I wouldn't shoot that high.
Other high-protein vegan foods besides beans and nuts: Peas, edamame, oats, tofu, quinoa, and my favorite, lentils (though I don't know if most people consider lentils and beans as the same).
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