It’s trivial to get plant protein. Extra firm tofu, tempeh, seitan, and TVP rival meat, though they tend to be novel for most people here. Certainly were for me.
I eat this tofu scramble almost daily: https://youtu.be/Vc5pZ-PY-H8
I eat this tofu scramble almost daily: https://youtu.be/Vc5pZ-PY-H8
But it’s easier to do it on a non vegan diet.
For example, chicken has higher protein per 100g than tempeh while having lower calories. In addition, I could also drink whey protein which is cheaper, and have higher protein per calorie than vegan protein powder.
My goal was to lose weight and get visible abs. It’s just easier to do it on a non vegan diet.
But there's research on strength performance outcomes on plant protein, those eating enough plant protein in total don't have any different outcomes. I don't see why this would move the needle for you.
Protein density isn't all that different, but seitan and tvp are even more dense per calorie.
- extra firm tofu 14g protein, 130 cal. 0.11g/cal
- tempeh 51g, 510 cal. 0.10g/cal
- chicken breast 27g, 184cal = 0.15g/cal
- chicken thigh 28g, 240cal = 0.12g/cal
- seitan 21g, 106cal -> 0.20g/cal
- tvp (soy chunks) 50g, 330cal = 0.15g/cal
TVP is cooler than it seems if you were to google it. You basically treat it like dried ground beef in a bag. It's also ultra-cheap. For example, you'd dump it into a bolognese pasta sauce instead of ground beef and it comes out the same.
> For example, you'd dump it into a bolognese pasta sauce instead of ground beef and it comes out the same.
In my experience it comes out, kind of, edible but slight disgusting, with grassy, soy aftertaste and spongy texture.