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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Meatless Proteins

Interesting tidbit...

According to T. Colin Campbell at Cornell University we require about half a gram of protein for each pound of body weight. Here is a short list of meatless proteins.

1 percent milk 1cup 8g
Yogurt 6oz 6g
1 large boiled egg 7.5g
cheddar cheese 7g
lentils 1 cup cooked 18g
black beans 1 cup 15g
veggie burger about 13g
chickpeas 1 cup 12g
quinoa 1 cup 8g
peanut butter 2 tbsp 8g
almonds 1 oz 6g
soy milk 1 cup 8g
bulgur 1 cup cooked 5.5g
wheat bread 2 sl. 7g
cooked spinach 1 cup 5g
cooked broccoli 1 cup 4g
tempeh 4 oz. 41 g
seitan 3 oz 31g

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