Any vegan/vegetarian jocks here?

[Taverner]

Let's just say if...I were to go Veg (not vegan - I need my milk and eggs!)

What kinds of "power foods" (aka foods high in protein) would you recommend?

The obvious choice is Tofu, although the stuff has a lot of fat in it (like most meats)

Egg whites and Fat Free milk would be good too I imagine...

And of course, the staple of any gymrat, nuts.

Any other suggestions?

[seemunkee]

1. check out Mike Mahlers articles

Mike is a vegan trainer
http://www.mikemahler.com/
Maybe start here
http://www.mikemahler.com/veg.html

I'm sure flvegan can help too but he is probably occupied with his dog that had surgery.

[MrCoffee]

2. and he's angling for the ball shaver in his stocking.

[seemunkee]

4. If I didn't know the background

I would find it a rather disturbing post.

[LeftyMom]

13. I still find it a rather disturbing post, and I started the whole mess.

:rofl:

[slj0101]

3. Would they still be meatheads?

:shrug:

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Just don't drink soy milk, or you'll be getting a toaster.

[Taverner]

10. HAHAHAHAHA

Yep - soy FEMINIZES men

Eat more beef - it's what a real American would do!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Get with the program, Midlo. Only lesbians get toasters.

Gay men get a cuisinart food processor.

[LeftyMom]

15. Oooh, I'd way rather be a gay dude then

Bisexuals, if you want me, you have to up the ante a bit. I'm thinking KitchenAid Stand Mixer. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

16. Shit, me, too. I need a food processor.

[WhollyHeretic]

6. I am a vegetarian

I do some weight training. Much of the idea of a lack of protein is a myth. I make no extra effort to get protein but I have plenty of muscle. I get protein from various sources: soy milk, peanut butter, beans, tofu, hummus. If you really want extra protein they make veggie protein powders.

[Taverner]

9. It's not the lack of protein...

It's that you have to go out of your way to get enough with most Vegetarian foods. This isn't vegetarianism that does this, but the restaraunts that make it.

[begin_within]

7. Peanut butter! Falafel. Hummus. Anything with legumes in it.

[flvegan]

8. I'm a vegan gym rat

I would stay with plant based protein, myself, naturally. Soy, rice and wheat protein are all excellent, and soy does have a complete amino profile. Nuts are excellent, but there's a lot of fat if you eat them by the can.

If you're looking to take in additional protein (which you may or may not need) whey powder blends can be good, as can egg whites.

You can always drop me a PM if you want to talk specifics, etc.

[Taverner]

11. I usually do my weight +20 grams of protein a day

Which means 30 g per meal, at 4 meals a day and a protein shake at night.

All the shakes are milk or whey based (with some egg in it sometimes) so that stuf is good

I usually do the nuts as dessert anyway - and the fat in them is good fat - so if you're already eating a low fat diet (like me) nuts are great.

Is soy really safe in the amounts you would need to eat. It's the GMO's I'm afraid of (Soy is the biggest use for GMO's out there)

Then again, how could it be worse than forcefarmed chicken?

[mzteris]

12. link to article

you might find information. It has links to interviews with veg athletes.

The Vegetarian Athlete: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kristi16.htm