High Protein Vegetarian Diet

Following a high protein vegetarian diet can be simple and even easy.

Meat and other animal products are not only way to get protein. You do not have to love nuts or beans. While these are both excellent sources of protein for vegetarians, there are a number of others.

Sample vegetarian diet plan that is high in protein:

Breakfast

2 scrambled eggs or 1/2 cup of scrambled tofu
Slice of whole wheat toast with a tablespoon of jelly
Banana

Mid-Morning High Protein Snack

1/4 cup of hummus (any flavor)
1/2 cup of baby carrots
Apple

Lunch

Tofurkey Sandwich

3-4 slices of tofurkey or another deli meat substitute
1 tablespoon of mayo
1 teaspoon of mustard
Several tomato slices
5-6 spinach leaves



Orange
Serving of baked potato chips

Afternoon Snack

Yogurt Parfait

1/2 cup of low-fat yogurt (any flavor)
1 cup of blueberries and strawberries (fresh or frozen) Several peach slices (fresh or frozen)
Top with low-fat granola or chopped nuts (optional)

Dinner

Apple Walnut Salad

1 cup of spinach leaves
3 tablespoons of chopped walnuts
1/4 cup of chopped apples
Handful of feta cheese
2 tablespoons of any salad dressing

The high protein vegetarian diet

plan above is to help you gain a better understanding of the foods available that are good sources of protein for vegetarians.

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