A lot of guides online suggest some hard to get or not widely available foods (idk where to find tempeh and quinoa is a bit expensive, for example). But I'm kinda doing the math in my head and having a hard time meeting protein intake goals (probably about 150g per day at least). I did get a protein supplement and it will help I guess, but im not great at meal planning. For anyone who lifts and is vegan, what do you do?

  • Dimmer06 [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    Beans (especially soy beans or derivatives like tofu or tempeh), lentils, and peanut butter are your best friends.

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      4 months ago

      Beans and lentils are mostly carbohydrates and peanuts are mostly fat. For instance cooked lentils are 9% protein by weight, but 20% carbohydrates. Peanut butter is 27% protein by weight, but also 55% fat. Yes these foods do contain a lot of protein, but when you're trying to target a specific macronutrient (protein in this case) it's not helpful to eat something that mostly contains a macronutrient you're not targeting. It can easily lead to overshooting calorie targets, which is fine when bulking, but bad for maintenance and terrible for cutting. I think OP is looking for foods where the primary macronutrient is protein. Someone like seitan.