why do i need more protein?

BillieTheBot

Is it just if youre into weights and exercise and stuff?

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No. I need it as well, apparantely. It's needed to repair and build muscle.

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Protein plays a role in all cells, most bodily fluids and other things like hormones, enzymes etc. When you think of things like muscle, hair, skin etc, a significant proportion is made from protein. If the body doesn't get enough, (and because it's not easily stored like fat and carbohydrate) it gets it from sources like muscle, which isn't great because muscle = metabolism.

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i know i need a bit more than usual because im breastfeeding.
Go_away suggests that anyone who reads her posts needs more, so im wondering why specifically, because googling it just takes me to bodybuilder sites mainly

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we replied in tandem

Thanks GA

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so its more to prevent muscle loss, than to gain it

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What kind of foods are protein rich? (Vegetarian ones)
I'm not asking for a mega detailed list, just a couple of ideas/food groups

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nuts

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does that stretch to peanut butter sandwiches?

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Knee High Stripy Socks wrote: »

What kind of foods are protein rich? (Vegetarian ones)
I'm not asking for a mega detailed list, just a couple of ideas/food groups

Try google.

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pulses, cereals, dairy products and nuts

according to the bbc site

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peanut butter is a good source of protien im pretty sure

tescos crunchy peanut butter - 23.6g protien per 100g
nutella -6.8g
st.dalfour strawberry jam -0.4g

thats just what im reading from the stuff i have to hand

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g_angel wrote: »

Try google.

ok, sorry

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Oh i was going to ask the same as i think i yo yo in the ammounts of protien i eat - so i will have a bad meat eating day and then not eat meat again for the whole week - but for loads of reasons i dont' particually want to eat more meat - but am struggling to think of other sources of protien.......

I've also found that if i eat something protien rich for lunch it keeps me full for longer

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Good sources of protein include peas, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, cheese, tofu, milk (whether soya milk or cows? milk), eggs and special vegetable products made from textured vegetable protein (TVP). A vegan diet needs to be carefully balanced to ensure that substantial portions of these foods are provided

It mentions TVP, does quorn count or not?

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http://www.quorn.us/cmpage.aspx?pageid=511

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Thanks SCC.

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no worries.

googling it was easy

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I think you are some kind of genius tbh

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SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »

Google is our friend.

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Thing is it was such a simple question for someone to answer and because it's a discussion board other people can read it later.
"what veggie foods are full of protein?"
"pulses, cheese, tofu, beans and quorn"

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Knee High Stripy Socks wrote: »

Thing is it was such a simple question for someone to answer and because it's a discussion board other people can read it later.
"what veggie foods are full of protein?"
"pulses, cheese, tofu, beans and quorn"

Yeah, but if you looked for it, you could have posted the information up yourself for other people to read... Simple question or not, it would still have been quicker and more fruitful to search for it yourself.

You could have put a link in like this one Vegetarian Society which was the first link displayed when I googled 'Vegetarian protein' (which is a link I have posted before...) which would have also provided pretty much all the other information that anybody could have needed on this topic.

Just a little effort would have yielded many results

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consider yourself told!

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My sig shouldn't be read into so much It's simply a matter of lean protein being part of a balanced diet for the reasons I said, muscle building or not.

This is a good piece on daily protein and vegetarianism/veganism.

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SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »

consider yourself told!

:yes:

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I googled it and it bought me to this thread!

only joking

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Randomgirl wrote: »

I googled it and it bought me to this thread!

only joking

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Ohh =- hum i'm so not sure i have enough protien in my diet - but it seems to be really hard to get the 45 grammes you need without eating lots of fatty stuff or meat but maybe my big meat binges some days will make up for my lack of meat on others - hummm

I mean for example i might eat 100g of lentils for tea but thats only 9g of protien and 300g would be like uber loads to eat in one sitting

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Wyetry wrote: »

Ohh =- hum i'm so not sure i have enough protien in my diet - but it seems to be really hard to get the 45 grammes you need without eating lots of fatty stuff or meat but maybe my big meat binges some days will make up for my lack of meat on others - hummm

I mean for example i might eat 100g of lentils for tea but thats only 9g of protien and 300g would be like uber loads to eat in one sitting

Eh?

Read the link I posted. I've taken this from it:

Sample one day's meal plan to meet the RNI of 45g for an adult women.

Breakfast
Museli (60g or 2oz) 7.7g
Milk (¼ pint) 4.6g

Lunch
Two slices of toast (80g or 3oz) 7.0g
Baked beans (225g or 8oz) 11.5g

Evening meal
Brown rice (200g or 7oz) 4.4g
Tofu (140g or 5oz) 10.3g
Vegetables, Fruit

TOTAL PROTEIN INTAKE 45.5g


That looks easy to me? 45g is not a lot.

More meal/day plans http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/dayplan/index.html

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Never underestimate the power of cottage cheese. The stuff makes me shudder, there's no way I can eat it on its own, but blending it with a little coconut milk and strawberries makes it edible.