Popsugar Health & Fitness Trader Joe's High-Protein Vegan Products From Trader Joe's I'm a Vegan CrossFitter and Can't Live Without These 30 High-Protein Trader Joe's Foods 7 February 2019 by Jenny Sugar Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Protein is one macro I focus on eating at every snack and meal, because when I don't, I can totally feel the difference. I end up hangry all day and never feel quite satisfied. My daily goal is to eat between 60 and 90 grams, depending on how intense my workouts are. As a plant-based Crossfitter, I can easily get the protein I need to build muscle, all thanks to these Trader Joe's protein-packed foods. Related: I'm a Plant-Based CrossFitter and These Are the 50+ Trader Joe's Staples in My Pantry 1 Hi-Protein Veggie Burger Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Made with pea protein, this veggie burger offers 26 grams of protein! I like sauté it in a pan, then cut it up to eat with whole grains and roasted veggies. 1 / 30 2 Meatless Breakfast Patties Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar For breakfast sausage cravings, each savory patty is 80 calories and offers seven grams of protein. It's perfect with tofu scramble. 2 / 30 3 Baked Tofu Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar To save time marinating and baking my own tofu, I buy this — it's firm, perfectly salty, and each square offers 16 grams of protein. I cube it to add to salads or sauté in a quick evening stir-fry. 3 / 30 4 Meatless Meatballs Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar A fast and delicious source of plant-based protein, these taste like real meatballs! I just microwave a few quickly, and add them to pasta or whole grains. 4 / 30 5 Tofu This is probably my favourite tofu. It's firm in texture, but that also means it's higher in protein than soft tofu. I use it for stir-fries and add to smoothies to make them creamier and higher in protein. 5 / 30 6 Organic Soy Milk Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I go through at least two cartons of this unsweetened soy milk a week. It has way more protein than almond milk. 6 / 30 7 Chickenless Crispy Tenders Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I like to eat these tenders alone, or add them to burritos, or stir-fries. 7 / 30 8 Beef-Less Ground Beef Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I use this beef-less ground beef for lasagna, meat sauces, tacos, or black bean chili. 8 / 30 9 Soy Chorizo Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Add this to wraps, serve with roasted root veggies and rice, or add to chili or soups. 9 / 30 10 Raw Shelled Hemp Seed Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I love to add hemp hearts to overnight oats, smoothies, and protein balls, or sprinkle on salads or this sweet potato breakfast. Each serving offers 10 grams of protein. 10 / 30 11 Gluten-Free Rolled Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Rolled oats are a pantry-must to make oatmeal and overnight cookies, to add to pumpkin bread and pancakes, and to make DIY oat flour. 11 / 30 12 Organic Unsweetened Soy Milk Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This is always good to have on hand in the pantry if I run out of the refrigerated kind. I use it for cereal, overnight oats, smoothies, baking, or to drink on its own. 12 / 30 13 Organic Unsweetened Pea Protein Powder Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This organic, unsweetened pea protein powder is perfect for smoothies, pancakes, and protein balls, or to add to baked goods. I love that it's unsweetened. 13 / 30 14 Raw Almonds Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar For snacking, raw almonds are a great source of protein and healthy fats — I have found thateating a handful before meals to prevents overeating. I make my own trail mix with these almonds as a base, and also use them in these date-sweetened cookies, add them to smoothies, and make my own nut butter. 14 / 30 15 Salted Peanuts Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Salted peanuts are perfect for snacking on, or to make homemade peanut butter, or these chocolate peanut butter protein balls. 15 / 30 16 Raw Whole Cashews Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I use raw cashews to add creaminess to vegan recipes like these mini vegan strawberry cheesecake bites. But I also love to make protein balls like these carrot cake gems, or just grab a handful of the nuts to snack on. 16 / 30 17 Organic Crunchy Salted Peanut Butter Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Peanut butter is a quick source of protein to add to smoothies, toast, apples slices, or to make these vegan chocolate peanut butter cups. 17 / 30 18 Raw Crunchy Almond Butter Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I love to smear almond butter on fruit or toast, or use it to make these three-ingredient brownies. 18 / 30 19 Almond Flour Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar To up the protein of baked goods and pancakes, I'm a huge fan of adding almond flour. Try it in these almond chocolate chip cookies. 19 / 30 20 Organic Tricolour Quinoa Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Quinoa is perfect on its own, added to salads, or in place of rice in burritos. The tricolour just makes it feel more fancy. I like to make a big batch and freeze one-cup servings to have on hand. 20 / 30 21 Frozen Cooked Quinoa Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar When I don't have 20 minutes to cook quinoa, this heats up in minutes. I use it to add to salads, roasted veggies, or to use in place of oatmeal for a fruity, nutty, maple-sweetened breakfast. 21 / 30 22 Nutritional Yeast Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar The nutritional info on the package says that one tablespoon of nutritional yeast adds three grams of fibre, and it's also a great source of vegan vitamin B12 (130 percent!). I sprinkle it on whole grains, tofu, beans, roasted veggies, steamed broccoli, and use it in my vegan mac and cheese recipes. 22 / 30 23 Red Lentils Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar An amazing source of protein and fibre, I love to add cooked lentils to salads or use dry lentils to make this lentil butternut squash soup. They're high in protein and easy to digest. 23 / 30 24 Organic Dry Black Beans Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar While canned beans are quick, making my own black beans from scratch is cheaper and fresher. I toss cooked black beans into salads, on top cooked whole grains, or to make this easy corn, tomato, and cucumber salad. 24 / 30 25 Dry Green Lentils Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Another protein-packed legume to have on hand, I use green lentils in soups or to make this maple cumin spaghetti squash. 25 / 30 26 Canned Organic Black Beans Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I probably have eight cans of beans in my pantry right now. They're perfect for quick meals like sweet potato burritos, spicy black bean hummus, or beans and cauliflower rice. 26 / 30 27 Canned Organic Chickpeas Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Canned chickpeas are perfect for meal prepping mason jar salads, making baked cinnamon chickpeas, or to sauté with salt and cumin for Buddha bowls. 27 / 30 28 Organic Red Lentil Pasta Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar I like to swap regular pasta for this red lentil pasta and get way more protein. It tastes delicious! 28 / 30 29 Organic Black Bean Pasta Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar It looks funky, but this black bean rotini is a great high-protein pasta alternative — especially with red sauce. 29 / 30 30 Organic Yellow Lentil Brown Rice Spaghetti Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This yellow lentil brown rice spaghetti is gluten-free and tastes the most like regular pasta (compared to all those other pasta alternatives). 30 / 30 Trader Joe'sCrossFitVeganHealthy Living