By Deni Kirkova, from the Metro. Published 2nd January 2016
Whether you’ve gone vegan for January or for life, you’ll want to know what you can swap for flesh in your sandwiches, curries and salads.
Instead of meat and fish you’ll want to opt for decent high-protein alternatives in your weekly supermarket shop.
From tofu to vegan burgers, vegan sausages, and Quorn’s new vegan pieces, there are plenty of meat alternatives around.
Or if you’re going for an unprocessed or raw approach, you’ll want to stock up on specific beans, grains and pulses.
We’ve compiled a list of high-protein foods with the help of Veganuary to help you on your way.
Vegan ‘meats’ and substitutes
Fry’s Traditional Burgers, £3.15, Ocado
15.8g protein per 100g.
Linda McCartney sausages, £1.95 for six, Tesco or Sainsbury’s
22.5g protein per 100g – that’s more than chicken breast which has 20g.
Quorn Frozen Vegan Pieces, £2.49, Ocado
16g protein per 100g. Original Quorn products contain egg but these are fully vegan.
Fry’s Meat Free Mince, £3.15, Ocado
17g protein per 100g.
Linda McCartney Mushroom & Spinach Burgers, £1.75, Tesco and Waitrose
8g protein per 100g.
Cauldron Tofu, £1.50, Tesco
12.6g protein per 100g.
VBites VegiDeli Sage and Onion Slices, £1.37, Morrisons
21.3g protein per 100g. There’s tons of VBites VegiDeli products on Ocado, in Whole Foods, and in the fridge section of Holland & Barrett, too.
High-protein whole foods
Green split peas, 70p, Tesco for example
8.3g protein per 100g.
Chickpeas, £1.30 for 500g, Sainsbury’s
18.8g protein per 100g. You’ll find dried and tinned chickpeas in almost every supermarket and corner shop.
Green lentils, £1.15 for 500g, Tesco
8.8g protein per 100g.
Black beans, £1.75, Sous Chef
19g protein per 100g. One of the best beans in terms of high protein content. Pinto, black eyed and kidney beans are also good choices.
Quinoa, £2.35, Tesco (or £1.98 ASDA)
4.4g protein per 100g.
Shelled Hemp (Linwoods), £7.49, Holland & Barrett
35g protein per 100g.
Edamame beans, £2, Tesco
11g protein per 100g.
