Hurry The Food Up Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes For Busy People
Low carb, high protein vegan recipes are hard to come by, but are super useful in diets aimed at weight loss.
The reason it can be hard to find low carb high protein vegan foods is because many key vegan protein sources are also quite carb heavy.
Take beans for example. For every 15g of protein in pinto beans, there are 45g of carbohydrates. Compared to eggs, this is a lot of carbs! For every 15g of protein in eggs, there are only 1.4g of carbs.
But never fear! It is possible! We have managed to find 7 low carb vegan recipes that are also high in protein.
The secret to low carb high protein vegan recipes
When compiling these recipes we have made sure to pick recipes with a very specific nutritional profile.
Each recipe has at least 15g of protein and less than 20g of carbohydrates.
We have also made sure that the fat content is low (an extra bonus!). None of these recipes have any more than 25g of fat, of which no more than 10g are saturated fats!
So, what’s on the table?
Tofu is going to be your best friend when making low carb high protein vegan breakfast, lunch or dinner!
It has a great nutritional profile for a low carb high protein vegan diet: for every 15g protein, only 3.75g carbs.
Those versatile little white chunks can be used with basically any flavour combo, at any time of day! Try a tasty vegan tofu scramble for breakfast, or some rich, spicy peanut butter sriracha tofu for lunch or dinner.
If you’re looking for super high protein vegan recipes, then you’re probably going to have to use a vegan protein powder at some point.
These are great to add to smoothies for an extra strong boost of protein at breakfast or to tide you over as a snack. Try this avocado fitness smoothie to see what we’re talking about!
Now you know what low carb high protein vegan foods we are dealing with, you can enjoy checking out the recipes!
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: DebraKlein
Bonus: easy, tasty, healthy
16 g protein per serving
13 g carbs per serving
Vegan Tofu Scramble for a quick and easy breakfast. A delicious low carb high protein vegan recipe for an alternative to scrambled eggs.
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: WholesomeYum
Bonus: sweet, fibrous, refreshing
15.7 g protein per serving
16.8 g carbs per serving
An EASY berry protein smoothie recipe made with just 7 simple ingredients and no added sugar. Try this low carb vegan recipe for a healthy smoothie you can have for breakfast or a snack!
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: SpiceCravings
Bonus: sweet, spicy, full of veg
13 g protein per serving
15 g carbs per serving
This Kung Pao Tofu is a healthy, vegetarian version of your favorite Chinese takeout. Stir fried veggies and tofu are tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce for a delicious meal that only takes 25 minutes to make! The perfect easy high protein vegan recipe!
Ready in: 37 minutes
Recipe by: Kalyn’sKitchen
Bonus: rich, tasty, umami flavours
15 g protein per serving
6 g carbs per serving
For this Peanut Butter Tofu with Sriracha, strips of firm tofu are fried and served with a peanut-butter Sriracha sauce. And this low carb high protein vegan recipe is so easy, even if you haven’t cooked tofu before you really should try it!
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe by: FitMealIdeas
Bonus: fresh, full of veg, easy
23 g protein per serving
26 g carbs per serving
Try this spicy tofu Panzanella salad that is vegan, low-carb, protein-packed, and gluten-free. Replacing bread with pan-roasted crispy tofu to make it healthier.
Ready in: 55 minutes
Recipe by: ThisHealthyKitchen
Bonus: spicy, delicious, versatile
16 g protein per serving
6 g carbs per serving
Spicy vegan salami that’s meaty, smoky, packed with flavour and truly irresistible. It’s easy to make, with a perfectly chewy texture, you may have a hard time believing it’s vegan! An awesome homemade low carb high protein vegan food.
Bonus: filling, fuelling, simple to prepare
14 g protein per serving
15 g carbs per serving
Avocado Spinach Smoothie, a great high protein vegan recipe for weight loss. It packs high amounts of almost everything – fibre, protein, vitamins A and C, potassium, iron, calcium. A True Nutrition Bomb. Give it a try now!
Ingredients
- 1 handful spinach
- 1 tbsp parsley, fresh
- ½ avocado
- 1 tsp cacao powder (not the Nesquik rubbish, haha)
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- ⅓ tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp walnuts (almonds are fine too)
- 1 tsp dark chocolate nibs
- 2 tsp coconut flakes
- ½ cup water (maybe a bit more)
- ½ tsp maple syrup (honey, if you are fine with that)
- ½ cup soy milk (milk would work too – just keep it gluten-free if necessary)
- 1 serving protein powder
Instructions
- Throw everything into a blender and blend for 60 seconds.
- Done.
Nutrition
So now you know some of your options when it comes to low carb high protein vegan foods! Let us know in the comments which low carb high protein vegan recipes you enjoyed most 🙂
