Add paneer to that list. Pluses:

- tasty even by itself; can even be eaten without cooking

- fairly good in protein although has less per gram than milk, I think because some is lost in the whey that is discarded; but if you make it yourself (see next point), you can drink the whey or use it in soup stock, or to cook any other dish like like a stew

- easy and fast to make it yourself from just milk and lemon juice

- goes well in many other Indian dishes such as mutter (peas) paneer, alu (potato) paneer, palak (spinach) paneer, mix veg paneer, paneer chilli, paneer bhurji, etc. Googling should find many recipes for all of these.

Are you suggesting paneer is neither cheese nor milk? (exploding-head-emoji)

Mu.

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2017/03/m-unix-shell-utility-to-...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(negative)

Read both until end.

Mind your head.

I think you mean well, but are lost in sophistry.

No sophistry there. Just mild fun word play, of the hacker and Zen schools kind (which are kindred spirits). Check out Steven Levy's book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (the early chapters), ESR's compilations such as The Unix Koans, the Gateless Gate, etc.

In Indian cuisine there is a huge variety of lentils that are used not only in common everyday vegetable mains but also ground up and served as flour. The variety of flours meant that you generally get a lot more nutrients out of your bread than in traditional wheat based breads.

I am a part time vegetarian as well. Most of the meals I make are vegetarian, some vegan, and I eat some chicken and pork. I do like a cheeseburger every now and then too. My main protein sources are beans and eggs. I eat a lot of pinto beans. Great northern/white beans are good as well. Here are some recipe ideas:

Pinto Beans: - Chili - Refried Beans - Cajun Style Baked Beans - Gumbo with pinto beans - Tortilla soup with chicken and pinto beans - Peas and rice (kidney beans are used, typically)

White Beans: - Vegetable soup with white beans - Spinach/Collards with white beans - White bean hummus

Chick peas: - Mushroom loaf w/ gravy using chickpea flour, oats, nuts, etc.

Tofu: - Goes in almost any Asian cuisine (Indian, Thai, Chinese, etc...) fry it for stir fry.

For cooking meatless, I recommend using mushrooms, yeast flakes and yeast extract for adding umami flavor.

You must be kidding? What about soy and nuts? Hell, even pasta has 13/100g protein.

Soya has more protein than any meat. In India we have it as chunks, granules or chaap.

You also get vegan protein supplements these days made with peas and various lentils, in case you need something extra.

Why would you need any more proteins than that?

Weight/strength training?

Seitan, tempeh, lentils, and beans w/ rice are the highest protein to calorie ratio foods I eat. Sprouted seed bread, most nuts/seeds, and most vegetables are pretty high in protein as well. I supplement with pea protein isolate to reach very high protein intake levels for bodybuilding purposes.

You need to supplement for that anyway. Whey protein is best, but the purely vegetarian ones can work as well.

Both are substantially lower impact than meat protein.

I think you probably know this, but whey is suitable for vegetarians (being a byproduct of curdling milk) - and whey-based protein supplements are often vegetarian. Vegan protein supplements are generally extracted from things like peas, beans or hemp.

I do know that, but thanks for clarifying. The word vegetarian in this case refers to being composed of only plant products. Maybe it can't be used that way.

Your meaning would have been absolutely clear in any discussion other than a nuanced discussion of vegetarian vs vegan options, really.

I know a vegan guy who looks like The Rock and devours a few glasses of peanut butter (no additives) in a week.

He's going to want to carefully monitor his liver health. Aflatoxin in peanut butter is a real thing.

when people ask about protein on a non-meat diet, I always like to ask them if they know how much protein they're getting daily. Their answers are usually no, unless they are an athlete.

So...do you know how much protein you get on a daily basis?

yes?

That's more options for protein than beef pork or chicken, to be fair