I find a huge variation in daily recommended protein intake when I search online and it is quite frustrating. I am going to the gym regularly and trying to build muscle so this has recently become important to me as I don’t want to accidentally have a protein deficiency. Currently I use a protein powder and eat a lot of beans and lentils. I usually get 60g at least and I get the full spectrum of amino acids from other parts of my diet. I just do not believe I need double this as is currently recommended by the US government.

Anyone have studies on this? Recommendations for bodybuilding while vegan?

  • VeganSwoletariat [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Gotcha! I get that for sure LOL :)

    In that case, here’s some practical advice on foods i’ve eaten recently in a non workout day: I cook all this shit homemade cuz i’m poor These are kinda low calorie for me, it was my mom’s bday and i’ve been on vacation

    2 days ago

    • half a recipe of peanut butter oat bars
    • coffee with soymilk
    • pizza with hummus instead of sauce. i also dipped in hummus also because i’m a real sicko
    • “hot girl cereal” - cereal, fruit, soy milk.

    yesterday pancakes with peanut butter and fruit coffee with soymilk air fried tofu & rice - usually i eat half a block of tofu + 1 cup cooked rice x3 quesodillas - canned beans, then we make cheeze with sunflower seeds. random breakfast bar from the food bank

    every now and then i check my diet in a cronometer to make sure i’m not horribly under eating - which is a common problem when starting as vegan till you discover all the junk food! But anyway, when i check i usually get around 60-110g of protein on days where i’m not like “ughhh i ate like shit”, which is pretty close to .7g-1/lb to me. It seems to be pretty sustainable. sometimes i eat more protein, sometimes less. sometimes i don’t eat enough, sometimes i eat too much, it evens out.