Sport Dilemma of a vegetarian

[supernova12034]

I've been working out for a few years, seriously for the past year or 2, last year i decided to get serious about my diet(before that i just worked hard in the gym without consideration to what i ate) So i figured id cut carbs and up the protein but since i was a vegetarian, i couldnt really eat a whole lot of good quality premium protein(complete protein such as eggs etc) and i stopped buying supplements (waste of money in my opinion) so all i did was cut carbs and do weights and cardio

i cut down a lot i was in good shape, its 1 year later, im still in good shape

and im going back into the gym after i just finished my studies etc...

my question is, i read that evaporated milk has a lot of protein in it, (unlike regular milk, which has 8g per glass, evaporated milk has something like 20 to 22g per can, i drank 2 of them yesterday, boy was it something, it was really thick and tasty(not concentrated milk though, they add sugar in that)

so is evaporated milk a good source of protein as some people exclaim? Is it a substitute for meat?(eggs etc?)

 

[malkore]

I never understood why eggs aren't allowed in vegetarians, when you drink milk and eat cheese.
When a chicken lays an egg, its not necessarily fertilized, and thus not a living creature but a shell filled with protein and fat.

Evaporated milk is just thickened milk. Hence it has more protein per volume...but also weighs a little more. It has more protein and more carbs...and if you're not buying fat free evaporated milk...more fat per cup too.

There's tons of debate on whether milk is good or evil. My take is if you're not lactose intolerant, and you can get the hormone free milk, and it fits into your daily diet...drink up.

And, vegetarians that know how to pair plant proteins to create complete protein meals have no problems with their diets.
Prime celebrity example is Kevin Eubanks from the old Tonight show band...due competed in amature bodybuilding shows, and has been vegetarian for a long long time.

 

[Clinton]

I checked out that article and Eubanks is technically a vegi-quarian. I'm surprised by the bit about the myths. I used to be a vegetarian and I was very into soy beans. That, at the time was a nagging concern about the estrogen component. And the food combining, I've never been into peanut butter and never was keen in any grain Legume combination I could think of at the time.