Ideal Bite: Check Out Our (Ve)guns

June 17, 2009 Trouble viewing this email? Read it online... PROTEIN-RICH FOODS Check Out Our (Ve)guns If 10,000 Biters switch from red meat to a vegetarian diet 1 day per week, in a year we'll avert the emissions produced by driving a car around the equator 464 times. Afraid your biceps'll shrink away if you start eating less meat? Press those thoughts out of your mind. There are plenty of high-protein foods that don't come from animals, and (if you needed a reminder) going veggie even once a week will save major resources. You'll be stronger-armed and ready for action. Veg-friendly vigor. They won't auto-earn you Madonna's triceps, but these foods deliver needed protein if you want to go meat- or even dairy-free. A forceful blow to climate change. A meatless diet is 50% more effective at cutting CO2 than switching from a standard car to a hybrid. Less bulk, more brawn. Eating veg generally means lower-fat, lower-calorie meals. More proof: Jen (a vegetarian) beat Toshio (an omnivore) in an arm-wrestling contest in 2006. All of these foods contain high levels of protein (compare to a hamburger patty, which has about 22 grams of protein): Hemp - it won't get you high, but just a couple tablespoons of this cannabis-like plant's seed has 5 grams (and it's great in yogurt). Kidney Beans - just 1 cup of boiled kidney beans contains 15 grams of protein. Lentils - one of our fave legumes has 18 grams per cooked cup. Peanuts and Almonds - a cup of shelled peanuts has 40 grams; almonds, 20 grams (and less fat). Quinoa - tasty grain that you can find at any health food store; packs more than most grains at 8 grams per cooked cup (as a comparison, brown rice'll get you about 5). Quorn - a mycoprotein (from the mushroom family), it's transformed into lots of meat substitutes - burgers, filet mignon, you name it (the tastes aren't superdifferent from tofu-based meat alternatives). Has about 15 grams per serving. Seitan - chewier and more solid than tofu, it's made from wheat gluten and has about 22 grams per 1/3 cup. Spinach - a small salad has up to 13 grams. Tofu - toss your salad with half a cup of it, and you'll get 20 grams. Famous veg athletes: Hank Aaron (baseball), Prince Fielder (baseball), Tony Gonzalez (football), Carl Lewis (track), Joe Namath (football), Martina Navratilova (tennis), and Dennis Rodman (basketball). SPONSOR     SHARE           FORWARD TO A FRIEND           ADD TO MYBITES           BLOG WITH US           COMMENT ON THIS TIP Friend Us Up Fan us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Check out our top 10 Father's Day gift ideas or share your own in the blog! EDITORIAL POLICY  |  PRIVACY POLICY  |  TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESS KIT  |  ADVERTISE  |  CONTACT US Copyright 2009 Ideal Bite, Inc. 340 Brannan St. Ste 402 San Francisco, CA 94107