If you workout and do strength training, you are already aware of how important protein is for muscle building and muscle re-building. A vegetarian diet is a healthy, wholesome plant based diet that can provide more than enough protein in vegetarian sources of protein. But do you really need all that protein?
If you workout and do strength training, you are already aware of how important protein is for muscle building and muscle re-building. A vegetarian diet is a healthy, wholesome plant based diet that can provide more than enough protein in vegetarian sources of protein. But do you really need all that protein?
In the fitness industry, protein supplements and high meat, poultry and fish is usually recommended, however, there is another much healthier way to get lean, buff or shapely without stuffing your face with chicken and tuna. If you want to glow with vibrant health, keep reading…
Do you lack energy? Do you need to trim down? If so, a vegetarian diet may be ideal for you. Many people stress out over not getting enough protein from a plant based diet. The opposite is true! There are so many vegetarian protein sources in the plant world! And the good news is that these high quality, low fat, high protein vegetarian foods help you lose body fat.
Eating plenty of quality protein sources is the secret to succeeding at a protein diet for vegetarians. The top sources of vegetarian protein are tempeh, tofu , seitan and beans.
Are you thinking that you have no idea on how you can include these foods in your diet? If so, you will probably want to follow set meal plans including recipes of foods you need to include in your diet if you want an effective protein diet for vegetarians.
Learning how to cook with tempeh, tofu, beans and seitan takes some getting used to if you`ve only ever cooked meat before. With the proper instructions, in no time you will be eating delicious foods, all new but not so strange. You will be using similar seasoning (ex. Cajun seasoning, chili powder and curry)and cooking techniques (ex. chopping onions and garlic, etc..)to create purely vegetarian foods so good you won’t even miss the dead carcasses you previously used to consume.
You are what you eat and so, don`t you want to eat vibrant, healthy fruits and vegetables versus dead rotting animals? O.k. I`m being a little graphic here but it`s my secret (o.k. not so secret) mission to inspire millions to go vegetarian.
My biggest pet peeve is when people say: EEH! Tofu is yucky! In my opinion and experience, people have never had tofu that was properly prepared. Did you know soft tofu can be used to add protein to shakes and has the texture almost like yogurt? But you would Never want to cook soft tofu in a stirfry, that would be gross. You need extra firm tofu for stir frying!
