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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tofu and tempeh - cube and air fry to make a nice snack 
Soybeans - steamed or crunchy roasted (you can find both in single portion bags) 
Peas 
Soy milk 
Butlers soy curls - my favorite way to eat is in bbq sauce glaze mmm
Seitan 
Tofurky deli slices on a sandwich 
Just Egg (vegan) scrambled or omelet

Yours truly, 
Plant based dietician [/quote]

OP, it will really depend on your protein goals. If you aim for 100g/day or more, you’ll never hit it on these items. I love many of them, by the way!

I know that many informed minds say that sort of a protein goals is too high and unecessary, but I find if I am trying to lose weight, I need to hit at least 100g/day or I don’t feel full and start to crave empty calories snacks. [/quote]

I mean it depends on  how big you are.  In general a healthy range is .8 - 1.6 g/kg with that upper range being for people with a large amount of physical activity.

So I'm 130lb woman and 100g would be over my recommended intake even at the highest activity levels.

People are obsessing over protein and the reality is stats don't really show most people aren't getting enough protein and many are consuming too much.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/protein-is-important-but-were-eating-too-much-experts-say/

However most Americans aren't getting enough fiber:

https://nutrition.org/most-americans-are-not-getting-enough-fiber-in-our-diets/

There's a strong evidence that increased fiber intake lowers mortality risk significantly.

https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-023-00883-4

So guys, fiber, seriously.[/quote]

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