I’ve never understood it either. If you are really unable to get enough protein directly from plants just buy some soy, pea, rice or hemp protein powder.
76willcommenceagain on
Agree with the post and the sentiment. Disagree with the meme format.
It likens vegetarian food to stinky diapers
Leading_Watercress45 on
Once shared Thanksgiving with a stodgy old econ professor, and he was so skeptical about my protein intake. He asked, “But how would you have enough energy for a manual labor profession, say working in a coal mine?” My retort was that there are numerous plant-based athletes.
Albaloca on
Can I ask how you get 100g? I’m wondering if it’s all from food or if you drink protein shakes/ the equivalent. I need more protein in my life in an easy way
vivaserena on
I don’t think about protein at all in my diet, but the folks at the plasma donation center always tell me I’m in range. If anything, there’s been a few times where my hematocrit (iron marker) was 1pt too low. Always one. point! Veg iron is absorbed much less than meat iron.
jrice138 on
As if people are really concerned with their protein intake when they’re walking into McDonald’s anyway.
enlightnight on
MFers have you SEEN what a cow eats all day? If they can get to 1200 pounds of meat on grass, I can survive with the hundreds of options I have.
jayvm86 on
I’ve been vegetarian for 29 years now. Never argued pro or contra for health reasons because it wasn’t my motivation to start in the first place and i never bothered to read into it much. I just knew it worked for me.
2 weeks ago i was “confronted” with a major benefit. I got a blood analysis done and the doctor asked if i was on medication to lower cholesterol, I’m not. All my values were great really. Sure i get at least 45min of physical activity per day on average but it was when i mentioned my vegetarian diet that it right away made sense to her. I’m 37 years old and the health benefit is starting to show.
I never tried to convince anyone of becoming vegetarian, my own kids eat meat and will do so untill, if ever, they choose not to. I only advise everyone to consider the daily intake of meat. Its a luxury product with a heafty ecologic cost and you can make a real difference by moderating
For context, i’m 6″2 and weigh 194lb. Beginning dad bod that i got under control. Worked a physical job for 17 years. Never any issues with it. Used to get alot of predjudice but it stopped when i reached my 30’s.
kliq-klaq- on
Whatever propaganda or lobbying the meat industry did in the 70s linking protein with meat must be one of the most successful campaigns of all time. You have people on this sub obsessing about protein all the time, every time there is a new vegetarian here you have people immediately warning them about protein, it’s wild.
justapapermoon0321 on
Where do you think your protein gets their protein?
throwaway24689753112 on
It’s not really about “not enough protein”. It’s about the ratios. To get that much protein from many of these sources comes with a ton of carbs or fats.
cameron4200 on
What’s crazy is that most people who bring this up to me don’t actually even track calories or macros so they probably don’t even get enough protein daily…
RoRoRoYourGoat on
I like to ask those people how much protein they need each day.
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I’ve never understood it either. If you are really unable to get enough protein directly from plants just buy some soy, pea, rice or hemp protein powder.
Agree with the post and the sentiment. Disagree with the meme format.
It likens vegetarian food to stinky diapers
Once shared Thanksgiving with a stodgy old econ professor, and he was so skeptical about my protein intake. He asked, “But how would you have enough energy for a manual labor profession, say working in a coal mine?” My retort was that there are numerous plant-based athletes.
Can I ask how you get 100g? I’m wondering if it’s all from food or if you drink protein shakes/ the equivalent. I need more protein in my life in an easy way
I don’t think about protein at all in my diet, but the folks at the plasma donation center always tell me I’m in range. If anything, there’s been a few times where my hematocrit (iron marker) was 1pt too low. Always one. point! Veg iron is absorbed much less than meat iron.
As if people are really concerned with their protein intake when they’re walking into McDonald’s anyway.
MFers have you SEEN what a cow eats all day? If they can get to 1200 pounds of meat on grass, I can survive with the hundreds of options I have.
I’ve been vegetarian for 29 years now. Never argued pro or contra for health reasons because it wasn’t my motivation to start in the first place and i never bothered to read into it much. I just knew it worked for me.
2 weeks ago i was “confronted” with a major benefit. I got a blood analysis done and the doctor asked if i was on medication to lower cholesterol, I’m not. All my values were great really. Sure i get at least 45min of physical activity per day on average but it was when i mentioned my vegetarian diet that it right away made sense to her. I’m 37 years old and the health benefit is starting to show.
I never tried to convince anyone of becoming vegetarian, my own kids eat meat and will do so untill, if ever, they choose not to. I only advise everyone to consider the daily intake of meat. Its a luxury product with a heafty ecologic cost and you can make a real difference by moderating
For context, i’m 6″2 and weigh 194lb. Beginning dad bod that i got under control. Worked a physical job for 17 years. Never any issues with it. Used to get alot of predjudice but it stopped when i reached my 30’s.
Whatever propaganda or lobbying the meat industry did in the 70s linking protein with meat must be one of the most successful campaigns of all time. You have people on this sub obsessing about protein all the time, every time there is a new vegetarian here you have people immediately warning them about protein, it’s wild.
Where do you think your protein gets their protein?
It’s not really about “not enough protein”. It’s about the ratios. To get that much protein from many of these sources comes with a ton of carbs or fats.
What’s crazy is that most people who bring this up to me don’t actually even track calories or macros so they probably don’t even get enough protein daily…
I like to ask those people how much protein they need each day.
They don’t know their amount, but I know mine.