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SteelWeaver
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Mmm, looks like MS missed this one - probably need to have veggie in the title somewhere. anyway, I'm veggie too, and can pass on some of the advice MS has given me, and some other stuff that has worked for me. Being a veggie bodybuilder is challenging, but not impossible.
I assume you don't eat fish or seafood either.
You should probably trash the processed soy bologna stuff and any other processed type foods - stick to whole foods, like egg whites and oatmeal, legumes and brown rice, cottage cheese and sweet potatoes. Tofu is good when gaining, I think. I was told it's not so great when cutting because it blocks absorption of other nutrients.
I've found the only way to keep my protein high is lots of egg whites and cottage cheese. I'm eating 200g of protein a day right now, and none of it is from shakes or bars, or milk or yoghurt, so it can be done ... lotta egg whites ... lotta protein pancakes ... yum for those protein pancakes! There are several different variations floating around the diet board.
I admit when I was up to 300g or so I needed shakes and bars to get there, but it's best to eat real food when you can - it keeps you fuller and is processed slower by the body.
If you're trying to add muscle mass, are you getting enough calories? Seems low.
www.proteinfactory.com sells all types of protein powders - and two different soy powders, I think - if you want to stay as plant-based as possible, check out their soy protein isolate. You can get a custom mix made, too, to your specs. (Delivery is slow, though - in my experience). You can up the protein content of your egg white oatmeal pancakes, or any other veggie legume-based dish, with soy isolate powder.
Don't buy the EAS Simply Soy - it has 17g fructose per serving - not good, as I found out AFTER ordering a few jars - although maybe OK when mass gaining.
Cheese is yummy and has protein, but has more fat - try and get the low-fat/no-fat kind, or stick to cottage cheese. This is just my opinion - I don't have any studies or whatever about it. I'm addicted to cheese, but had to cut it out ... just too much fat - can't buy non-fat here.
Hope this helps.
I assume you don't eat fish or seafood either.
You should probably trash the processed soy bologna stuff and any other processed type foods - stick to whole foods, like egg whites and oatmeal, legumes and brown rice, cottage cheese and sweet potatoes. Tofu is good when gaining, I think. I was told it's not so great when cutting because it blocks absorption of other nutrients.
I've found the only way to keep my protein high is lots of egg whites and cottage cheese. I'm eating 200g of protein a day right now, and none of it is from shakes or bars, or milk or yoghurt, so it can be done ... lotta egg whites ... lotta protein pancakes ... yum for those protein pancakes! There are several different variations floating around the diet board.
I admit when I was up to 300g or so I needed shakes and bars to get there, but it's best to eat real food when you can - it keeps you fuller and is processed slower by the body.
If you're trying to add muscle mass, are you getting enough calories? Seems low.
www.proteinfactory.com sells all types of protein powders - and two different soy powders, I think - if you want to stay as plant-based as possible, check out their soy protein isolate. You can get a custom mix made, too, to your specs. (Delivery is slow, though - in my experience). You can up the protein content of your egg white oatmeal pancakes, or any other veggie legume-based dish, with soy isolate powder.
Don't buy the EAS Simply Soy - it has 17g fructose per serving - not good, as I found out AFTER ordering a few jars - although maybe OK when mass gaining.
Cheese is yummy and has protein, but has more fat - try and get the low-fat/no-fat kind, or stick to cottage cheese. This is just my opinion - I don't have any studies or whatever about it. I'm addicted to cheese, but had to cut it out ... just too much fat - can't buy non-fat here.
Hope this helps.
