I've been vegetarian for years (and years) so I can understand the challenge of getting enough protein. It took me a long time to get used to tofu, and even then I don't eat it very much.
You can get some protein from beans, milk, milk products, tofu, soy products in general, and something called "tempe", which my brother told me about the other day and said it is an excellent protein replacement, though it can be difficult to find (he said to look in health food stores or asian grocery stores).
If Delia likes smoothies, maybe she can try adding a protein supplement (from the health food store, though I'd stay away from the big bottle, $$$ bodybuilding ones; the health food store I go to has something called whey protein that is much cheaper and has no additives) to the smoothie? I've done that and I can't taste the added protein.
I wish you a lot of luck in this. Vegetarian diets are tough. They're even tougher when the person is sensitive to tastes and textures.
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Date: 2008-03-28 09:43 pm (UTC)You can get some protein from beans, milk, milk products, tofu, soy products in general, and something called "tempe", which my brother told me about the other day and said it is an excellent protein replacement, though it can be difficult to find (he said to look in health food stores or asian grocery stores).
If Delia likes smoothies, maybe she can try adding a protein supplement (from the health food store, though I'd stay away from the big bottle, $$$ bodybuilding ones; the health food store I go to has something called whey protein that is much cheaper and has no additives) to the smoothie? I've done that and I can't taste the added protein.
I wish you a lot of luck in this. Vegetarian diets are tough. They're even tougher when the person is sensitive to tastes and textures.