Our family has hit a wall of sorts.

We have not been able to eat soy, peas, dairy, or any type of nut due to allergies, and now we also have to elluminate gluten.

I know that Quorn products are not vegan though we have tried them and had not wonderful reactions to...

I was going to try Field Roast Grain meat but they contain gluten.

Are there any other good vegan protein sources?  I really do not want to rely on protein shakes.

Legumes! Cheap, filling, versatile, and easy to cook once you get the hang of it.

Yes, I make a batch of hummus most weeks .... chickpeas are full of protein!  Yum! 

I only started a plant based diet 8 days ago, I am celiac so on a Gluten Free diet. 

Just a few things I have been eating - organic cornflakes with rice milk or GF toast with a nut better for breaky or I juice some fruit/veg.   Dinner I have been making things like Dahl (lentils) with rice and I add lots of veggies and beans.  A stirfry using glass noodles and lots of veg, chickpea and pumpkin curry with rice, sushi, roast veggies, salads, fried rice. I usally try make enough left overs for lunch.  I do eat nuts and dried fruits as snacks.

I find it hard to find a grain alternative, not keen on Quinoa but I am trying to introduce it by mixing it with the rice.   I think I am getting enough protein.  I havent had any soy products except for Tamari sauce, not a fan of tofu yet either hoping it will grow on me. 

It is so much more challenging with other food allergies, I had many food intolerances a year ago, and I avoided all nightshades for at least 6 months, then just reintroduced them last week when I started a plant based diet and I dont have the usual symtoms which for me was bloating and constipation.  I am hoping I can now tolerate small amounts of my food intolerances.

Good luck !

Hi There

It's becoming quite evident to me that there's quite some concern about all this 'where are you' and 'are you getting enough protein' myth...

If you do a little investigating, you'll soon discover that protein and our conditioned want to 'get enough' is something that's been propagated by the animal product industry...the reality is that we only require 46g for women and 64g for men daily - yup, that's it.

See below for an idea on how easy this is to achieve;

Raw Food – Grams of Protein

Nuts, Legumes, Seeds…
1 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) – 39 g
1 cup almond butter – 36g
1 tbspn cashew butter – 3g
1 cup almonds – 30g
1 cup pistachio nuts – 25g
100 gm cashews, raw – 18g
1 cup filberts – 17g
1 cup sunflower seeds – 29g
1 cup pumpkin seeds – 24g

Vegetables
1 large head cauliflower – 17g
1 cup cauliflower – 2g
1 cup kale – 2g
1 cup spinach – 1g
1 cup vegetable juice – 2g
1 cup alfalfa sprouts – 1g
100 gm seaweed – 2g

I found this info after a quick Google where I found someone who knew exactely what she was talking about injeetalifero.com

...now, with regards to allergies - if I may be so bold, for some reason the education on parasites is severely lacking (I speculate an intention to keep the gen pop 'manageably ill' so that drug companies can profit).

In Australia it's a very well known fact that you, your family and your animals should be treated for infections as a prevention twice a year...the medication for this is available everywhere and cheaply. Why? Beause it's also very well known that humans and animals can contract parasites from each other and often do - so treating everyone as a prevention means everyone is covered and there is never any cause -for concern 'it goes without saying'

But here - well, it's another kettle of fish and you may not know that parasites are one of the main causes of allergies, including food allergies. Do some research and speak to Dr's who are educated on this (this was not as easy as I'd hoped, but there are some out there!) for example: flourishingwithfoodallergies.com.

I hope this info has helped, I just had to share as I want you and your families to be well, it's your right to be afterall

You might also want to consider high-protein pseudo-grains like quinoa, amaranth, wild rice, and buckwheat. Quinoa in particular is very easy to prepare.

I was just going to post a similar question and if I may add to what someone above stated: My son is DEATHLY allergic to split peas, which are a lentil and a legume. Green peas are another allergen. He has numerous odd allergies, nuts are not one. However, chickpeas, split peas, lentils, poultry, kiwi, avocado, banana, raw strawberry and raw orange (but no other citrus!) make it difficult to make foods everyone will eat. He is 14 and a sworn meat eater. Quorn makes him ill literally. I cant stand making two different meals anymore! Anyone have any ideas? How to make ancient grains appeal to a meat eater?