Does a high protein "Vegan" diet exist?

I'm genuinely curious about what others have to say about this.

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hmmm....well i haven't heard of a high protein vegan diet being advertised anywhere but i suppose you could always eat a lot of tempeh/tofu and nuts and not so much of other stuff.

Eat alot of Boca burgers and soy beans

If you can answer the question, "Is there protein to be found in non-meat/dairy items?" with a yes,

then yes. Of course it exists. All you do is eat more protein.

Thanks guys - when you put it that way, it really is a bit of a no-brainer. Gosh how I unnecessarily complicate things :P

I appreciate the replies :)

When I was younger and working out constantly, I was eating around 200 grams of protein a day on a vegan diet. It's not really hard, I ate a lot of soy products, wheat gluten, beans, whole grains, and protein powder. The varity of seitan I buy has 26 grams of protein a serving and some varieties of Tempeh have over 20 grams of protein. I'm not sure how many grams you were shooting for, but getting protein on a vegan diet, even high amounts, shouldn't be that difficult.

I second this! It was ridiculous, I was getting more protein as a vegan than as an omnivore when I was working out and eating seitan [100 cals - 20g], high-protein tofu [100 cals- 16g], lentils , beans and hemp protein powder constantly.

I actually wouldn't do it now, but it's definitely possible.

Based on these replies, it's clearly possible. Buuuut, my question is whether it's economically feasible for many people? I feel like sources of large amounts of protein in a vegan diet (seitan, tofu, hemp protein powder, etc.) are far more expensive than the foods that most vegetarians eat for protein (such as eggs and cottage cheese).

Well, to answer your question...

If you bought a package of vital wheat gluten and nutritional yeast [which should be in a vegan's diet plan any way due to lack of B12], you could easily make 12+ servings or seitan with $7 worth of material.

Plus my store often sells packs of tofu [2 lbs] for $5, which is cheaper than the eggs I get here, and it's an everyday run of the mill grocery chain.

Living in NYC, I can definitely go to Asian supermarkets to get these goods cheaper, but I know that's not a possibly for everyone.

I'm a cheap inner-city kid so I know how to get deals, it just requires hunting and lots of coupons. The Hemp Protein Powder was a luxury I could afford because I had a job, but when I'm at school I make my own seitan and tofu and eat tons of pulses and beans [they don't call it the poor man's protein for nothing!]

Sorry for the double post, my internet is ridiculous today.

Sweet deal, I'm going to have to try making my own seitan. I live in the South, so (sadly) it's hard to find cheap health foods, and it's probably the top reason I haven't gone vegan yet.

Yeah, it's definitely a lot harder with lack of access.

Are you into mail ordering? You can try pangea vegetarian store [veganstore.com] or vegan essentials to get some things.

And there's a great recipe for homemade seitan on theppk.com and also tons more if you go on vegweb.com

Annd I'm done plugging! Good luck! :)

Awesome, thanks! You were reading my mind -- I was just about to google seitan recipes, lol

Wonderful guys! Thanks a ton :)

Wonderful guys! Thanks a ton :)

I pay $9 for 12 free range eggs... yikes!

I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but I seem to get more protein now than I did when I ate meat. I don't drink milk, but I do eat free range eggs so I get a bit of protein from them.

Tempeh is a Godsend to me... not very processed, EXTREMELY high in protein... so yeah, whether you're vegetarian or vegan, it's fairly easy to eat a high protein diet. Probably not lowcarb/high protein like a meat eater would be able to, because most vegan protein sources also have moderate to high carb. But very low carb, very high protein diets aren't good for the human body anyway.

Original Post by helloelloello:

But very low carb, very high protein diets aren't good for the human body anyway.

Agreed.

Thanks :)

Original Post by jesscecile86:

Based on these replies, it's clearly possible. Buuuut, my question is whether it's economically feasible for many people? I feel like sources of large amounts of protein in a vegan diet (seitan, tofu, hemp protein powder, etc.) are far more expensive than the foods that most vegetarians eat for protein (such as eggs and cottage cheese).

Good point! People rarely seem to consider this... 

As for me, I get most of my protein from lentils and other beans, and they are about a dollar a pound, which makes about 8 servings for me mixed with some spinach and garlic or whatever you like.

I'm on a higher protein diet right now, and I'm eating a lot of brocolli, beans, nuts, tofu, soy milk, soy yogurt, etc.

I've actually gone on this kick where I bought some "vegetable protein powder"http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/vegeta ble-protein-powder-by-mlo.htm and I put it in my soy yogurt smoothie with frozen bananas and strawberries in the morning.

It's tasty. :)

Awesome princess :)