9 High-Protein Vegan Recipes to Support Your Fitness and Health
Vegan meals are a great addition to your pro cheer diet. In some cases when animal products are scarce in the market, they can supplement your protein needs while still delivering tasty dishes. Not only that, but you can also prepare yourself vegan food if you’re bored of eating poultry, fish, pork, beef, or any meat from livestock and want to spice up your diet.
With everything said, diversify your pro cheer cookbook with these delicious vegan dishes that will help you lose weight, tone your muscles, and provide you with energy.
1. Vegan fry-up
This dish is a vegan variety of the traditional English breakfast. Instead of scrambled or poached eggs with sausage, you’ll mix the protein-rich tofu in nutritional yeast to mimic the poultry product.
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2. Seitan
Is chicken breast unavailable? That’s okay. You can make Seitan. It’s mostly made of gluten, the main protein of wheat. But first, mix miso, soy milk, onion powder, Marmite, garlic powder, salt, and white pepper in a food processor. Protein powder and wheat gluten will be added next to form a dough.
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3. Chickpea flour pancakes
All-purpose flour is high in carbs. Chickpea flour isn’t. This 10-minute breakfast makes sure you get the right amount of protein, fiber, and carbs after your morning workout so you won’t feel drained as your day unfolds.
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4. Vegan breakfast potatoes
Tofu meals tend to be bland. But in this case, it won’t be. It’s because you’ll need to grate the tofu to emulate ground meat toppings. What makes this dish tastier is that the potato and tofu will absorb the oregano, cumin, and olive oil.
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5. Spicy tofu wraps
This tofu wrap is best prepared as your lunch. You can easily consume it after a midday workout. It’s also very tasty because the tomato paste, coriander, basil, mint, and red pepper will melt and seep through the tofu, tortilla, and veggies.
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6. Vegan egg roll
Although the dish name says “egg roll”, there’s actually no egg or wrap used to make a roll. It’s just a bowl of scallion, tofu, cabbage, and carrot sauteed in tamari sauce, sesame, and olive oil. Overall, it’s a low-carb easy-to-cook yet filling dinner that’s best eaten after a long pro cheer day.
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7. Chickpeas with braised summer veggies and basil
On days when you just want to take it easy or recover from a previous long workout session, nothing is better than a light yet protein-filled meal. Chickpeas will help your muscles recover from soreness and the tomato passata will boost your blood circulation.
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8. Vegan sriracha meatballs with noodles and grilled veggies
A pro cheer sister once told us that it’s hard to eat healthy meals while being in a relationship because most of the time, her partner doesn’t like what she’s eating. Do you relate to this? Well, you should try preparing this dish.
The meatballs are made of tofu with other flavorful spices. You might forget that it’s made of tofu when the meatballs reach your mouth. On the final serving, there will be a variety of grilled veggies that would make your partner feel as if they were eating in a steakhouse. This recipe would make an ordinary night be the perfect dinner date for you both!
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9. Vegetarian casserole
Pot stews are the best meals during colder seasons. Since it’s fall, this vegetarian casserole would be the right dish to prepare to warm your belly before going on a run outside.
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Vegan meals are indeed healthy. But you must remember that they’re made from plant-based ingredients and pack more carbs than meat. This is why we strongly suggest that you engage in high-intensity interval training before or after eating a vegan dish to avoid raising your glucose levels.
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