There are a few questions I get asked every time someone finds out that I’m a vegan, and I’m sure many others would agree. The top question has always been, “Where do you get your protein from”?
I’ve finally had my fill and decided to make a graphic I can print off and carry with me!
Vegan Protein Sources Information
I used my favourite resource of all time – Google! And the nutritional information of items in my cupboard. I’m not saying this is a comprehensive list, but it’s pretty damn long already and I think covers lots of easy to find vegan protein sources, as well as a few superfoods too.
High protein vegan recipe ideas
You don’t need to buy specialist vegan protein powders for most of these recipes – they only feature in the breakfast recipes. Every other high protein vegan recipe listed below uses simple whole foods such as those listed in the graphic above! My go-to vegan protein sources are things like split red lentils and chickpeas. We have a constant supply of those in the pantry at all times!
Protein-packed vegan breakfast ideas
Lentil-based vegan dinner ideas
Bean-based vegan dinner ideas
- Healthy Chickpea & Cauliflower Casserole
- Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Apple Curry
- Easy Vegan Bean Burgers
- Tomato and White Bean Soup
- Simple Mexican Bean Soup with Crispy Tortilla Chips
Vegan protein snacks
- Crispy Chimichurri Roasted Chickpeas
- Homemade Cheese Hummus (Vegan, Oil Free)
- Easy Vegan Protein Pumpkin Blondies
Credits: Vectors from Freepik.com
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It’s amazing how few people don’t realise the amount of protein there is in beans. Chickpeas are my favourite! Not a vegan but half the time at home I cook veggie/vegan because meat is so expensive! Going to take a look at those recipes you posted now! 🙂 x
Will have to try some of these recipes! I love Butter bean curry! Today I had spinach and sweet potato curry. I also love KIndey Beans and Chana Dall
This is super useful to someone like myself who relies on large amounts of protein to support my active lifestyle – running, weightlifting etc – especially as I’m also constantly looking for ways to improve and refine my diet, for financial and ethical reasons.
The only thing that would make this 110% super duper extra useful is a note about complete vs incomplete proteins and how to pair up the proteins you list to get ‘complete’ proteins. Or maybe that’s another infographic idea? 😀
I think I could probably do one with information on the amino acid profiles of foods too, it’ll take me a while to put together though (: