Protein shouldn't be ignored.

I have trouble getting enough protein in my diet. I am blood type A and meat isn't my friend. How do I know this? Well, "Follow the Science" as they say. LOL, Sorry I just had to say that. But seriously, I have found that people that eat for their blood type are able to heal themselves quickly and lose weight if that is the goal. For me, red meat will sit in my stomach for up to 24 hours. That isn't very pleasant I can tell you. 

Interestingly enough there is a direct link with your blood type and the chances of you having major complications from COVID. That would probably in my opinion go for any viruses. All of that being said I have found that folks that have decided to cut back or completely eliminate meat from their diet have difficulty getting enough protein. Protein intake is important for so many things for example: HAIR, SKIN, NAILS, MUSCLE MASS, ENERGY, BRAIN POWER AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT IT HELPS FUEL YOUR BODY AND CARRY OXYGEN TO YOUR CELLS.

Note, without ample oxygen to your cells then you are leaving yourself wide open to viruses, cancer, bacteria infections etc because those little critters love an anaerobic environment. Not to mention you are sluggish, tired and a bit miserable.

  I have included a list taken from the  USDA database of Vegetarian foods high in protein. Thank you to Heart Spring for compiling this list. I hope this helps!

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  List of Vegetarian Foods High in Protein

  By theUSDA Nutrient Database

  Foods like eggs, milk, and vegetarian foods such as spinach, soybean, quinoa, whole grains,

  rice, beans, legumes, corn, oats, peas and nut butters are good sources of high protein

  foods. The list below compares the protein content measured in grams (g) of various

  vegetarian foods.

  High Protein Vegetables and Beans

  Description Weight

  (grams)

  Measure Protein Content per

  Measure (grams)

  Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw 33 1 cup 1.32

  Artichokes, (globe or French), cooked, boiled, drained,

  without salt

  120 1 medium 4.18

  Asparagus, canned, drained solids 72 4 spears 1.54

  Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained 60 4 spears 1.55

  Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 180 1 cup 5.31
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  Avocados, raw, California 28.35 1 oz 0.60

  Avocados, raw, Florida 28.35 1 oz 0.45

  Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian 254 1 cup 12.17

  Beans, baked, canned, with franks 259 1 cup 17.48

  Beans, baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce 253 1 cup 13.43

  Beans, baked, canned, with pork and tomato sauce 253 1 cup 13.05

  Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 172 1 cup 15.24

  Beans, Cowpeas (Blackeyes), immature seeds,/ boiled,

  without salt

  165 1 cup 5.23

  Beans, Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen,

  cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

  170/ 1 cup/ 14.43/

  Beans, Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern),

  mature seeds,

  172 1 cup 13.30

  Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without

  salt

  177 1 cup 14.74

  Beans, Kidney beans, red, mature seeds, canned 256 1 cup 13.44

  Beans, Kidney beans, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled,

  without salt

  177 1 cup 15.35

  Beans, Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned 241 1 cup 11.88

  Beans, Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled,

  without salt

  188 1 cup 14.66

  Beans, Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked,

  boiled,/ without salt

  124 1 cup 2.52

  Beans, Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 104 1 cup 3.16

  Beans, Navy beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without

  salt

  182 1 cup 15.83

  Beans, Pinto beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without

  salt

  171 1 cup 14.04

  Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt 180 1 cup 22.23

  Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 172 1 cup 28.62

  Beans, Snap beans, green, canned, regular pack, drained

  solids

  135 1 cup 1.55

  Beans, Snap beans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without

  salt

  125 1 cup 2.36

  Beans, White beans, mature seeds, canned 262 1 cup 19.02

  Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 144 1 cup 3.70

  Beets, canned, drained solids 170 1 cup 1.55

  Broccoli, raw 88 1 cup 2.62

  Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 156 1 cup 4.65

  Beets, cooked, boiled, drained 170 1 cup 2.86

  Beets, cooked, boiled, drained 50 1 beet 0.84

  Cabbage, Chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained,

  without salt

  170 1 cup 2.65

  Cabbage, Chinese (pe-tsai), cooked, boiled, drained, without

  salt

  119 1 cup 1.79

  Cabbage, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 150 1 cup 1.53
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  Cabbage, raw 70 1 cup 1.01

  Cabbage, red, raw 70 1 cup 0.97

  Cabbage, Savoy, raw 70 1 cup 1.40

  Carrots, baby, raw 10 1 medium 0.08

  Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 156 1 cup 1.70

  Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 146 1 cup 1.74

  Carrots, raw 110 1 cup 1.13

  Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 124 1 cup 2.28

  Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 180 1 cup 2.90

  Cauliflower, raw 100 1 cup 1.98

  Celery, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 150 1 cup 1.25

  Celery, raw 120 1 cup 0.90

  Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 77 1 ear 2.56

  Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, regular pack 256 1 cup 4.45

  Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, vacuum pack, regular pack 210 1 cup 5.06

  Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 77 1 ear 2.56

  Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled,

  drained, without salt

  164 1 cup 4.51

  Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled,

  drained, without salt

  63/ 1 ear/ 1.96/

  Cucumber, peeled, raw 119 1 cup 0.68

  Cucumber, with peel, raw 104 1 cup 0.72

  Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 105 1 cup 2.10

  Endive, raw 50 1 cup 0.63

  Garlic, raw 3 1 clove 0.19

  Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 198 1 cup 17.86

  Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw 56 1 cup 0.91

  Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw 55 1 cup 0.56

  Lettuce, looseleaf, raw 56 1 cup 0.73

  Mushrooms, canned, drained solids 156 1 cup 2.92

  Mushrooms, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 156 1 cup 3.39

  Mushrooms, raw 70 1 cup 2.03

  Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt 145 1 cup 2.26

  Mushrooms, shiitake, dried 3.6 1 mushroom 0.34

  Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 140 1 cup 3.16

  Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 160 1 cup 2.99

  Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 184 1 cup 3.83

  Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 22 5 large 0.18

  Onions, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 210 1 cup 2.86

  Onions, dehydrated flakes 5 1 tbsp 0.45

  Onions, raw 110 1 whole 1.28

  Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 100 1 cup 1.83

  Parsley, raw 10 10 sprigs 0.30

  Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 156 1 cup 2.06
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  Peas, edible-podded, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 160 1 cup 5.23

  Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained,

  without salt

  160 1 cup 5.60

  Peas, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids 170 1 cup 7.51

  Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 160 1 cup 8.24

  Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 196 1 cup 16.35

  Peppers, hot chili, green, raw 45 1 pepper 0.90

  Peppers, hot chili, red, raw 45 1 pepper 0.90

  Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 136 1 cup 1.25

  Peppers, sweet, green, raw 149 1 cup 1.33

  Peppers, sweet, green, raw 119 1 pepper 1.06

  Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 136 1 cup 1.25

  Peppers, sweet, red, raw 119 1 pepper 1.06

  Potato pancakes, home-prepared 76 1 pancake 4.68

  Potato, baked, flesh and skin, without salt 202 1 potato 5.05

  Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt 156 1 potato 3.06

  Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt 136 1 potato 2.54

  Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt 135 1 potato 2.31

  Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt 156 1 cup 2.67

  Potatoes, hashed brown, home-prepared 156 1 cup 3.78

  Pumpkin, canned, without salt 245 1 cup 2.70

  Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 245 1 cup 1.76

  Radishes, raw 4.5 1 radish 0.03

  Spinach, canned, drained solids 214 1 cup 6.01

  Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 180 1 cup 5.35

  Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained,

  without salt

  190 1 cup 5.97

  Spinach, raw 30 1 cup 0.86

  Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained,

  without salt

  180 1 cup 1.64

  Squash, summer, all varieties, raw 113 1 cup 1.33

  Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt 205 1 cup 1.82

  Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without

  salt

  240 1 cup 2.95

  Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids 196 1 cup 2.51

  Sweet potato, canned, vacuum pack 255 1 cup 4.21

  Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, without salt 146 1 potato 2.51

  Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, without salt 156 1 potato 2.57

  Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewed 255 1 cup 2.42

  Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, whole, regular pack 240 1 cup 2.21

  Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 180 1 cup 1.53

  Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 17 1 cherry

  tomato

  0.14

  Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 123 1 tomato 1.05

  Tomatoes, sun-dried 2 1 piece 0.28
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  5Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained 3 1 piece 0.15

  Watermelon, raw 286 1 wedge 1.77

  Other Vegetarian Foods High in Protein

  Description Weight

  (grams)

  Measure Content per Measure

  (grams)

  Buckwheat flour, whole-groat 120 1 cup 15.14

  Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked 168 1 cup 5.68

  Bulgur, cooked 182 1 cup 5.61

  Bulgur, dry 138 1 cup 11.70

  Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 140 1 cup 17.21

  Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow 122 1 cup 9.91

  Noodles, chinese, chow mein 45 1 cup 3.77

  Oat bran, cooked 219 1 cup 7.03

  Oat bran, raw 94 1 cup 16.26

  Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt 16 1 tbsp 4.03

  Quinoa, cooked - 1 cup 11

  Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 125 195 5.03

  Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked 158 195 4.25

  Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched 158 185 13.19

  Spaghetti, cooked, enriched, without added salt 140 1 cup 6.68

  Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked 140 1 cup 7.46

  Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked 140 1 cup 7.46

  Tempeh 225 1 cup 31

  Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium

  chloride

  81 1/4 block 6.51

  Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium

  chloride

  120 1 piece 7.86

  Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 125 1 cup 12.91

  Veggie burger 1 patty 1 patty 5-24

  Wheat flour, whole-grain 125 1 cup 16.44

  Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched 125 137 16.41

  Whole wheat bread 2 slices 2 slices