The farts. Good God the protein farts. No matter what kind I use. Brand, type, vegan, non-vegan, etc. Those damn protein shake farts can kill. The are the most unnatural smelling abominations the human body can produce. There are a number or reasons to not use protein powder supplements if you can avoid it. Actual health concerns. Yet in the end, it is the farts that stop me from using them.
This might be useful, I made this with the goal of trying to increase my daily protein. The right column is the ratio of grams of protein per grams of carbs for a given serving.
Bottom line for me: vital wheat gluten (which you can use to make seitan, vegan steak, vegan chicken, etc) is as good as any protein powder.
Tofu gang rise up
Ya that was really surprising to me, that tofu has 4x more protein than carbs.
Or that edamame too has a higher ratio than 1… considering how cheap it is. A fit youtuber I follow suggested eating a ton of edamame, and I didn’t realize it was that high in protein.
IMO tempeh also deserves a spot on this list. I personally find it easier to digest than tofu, although I can’t really eat either straight up.