Protein to calorie ratio of beans and pulses vs meat and fish?

Question

I do some weight lifting so I would like to have a fairly high protein diet. However id also like to eat a bit less meat, fish and eggs.

I know that nuts, seeds, beans and pulses are the best non-animal sources of protein, but how they compare per calorie?

EG if you had 100 calories of chicken and 100 calories of lentils, how much less protein would the lentils contain?

From googeling this I can find lots of resources that tell you how much protein foods have per weight, but this isnt useful for me. Lentils weigh less than chicken but I would eat a larger portion.

Answer 1

I know calculating sounds like the right way to approach your question but theory is theory, de facto things are often different.

I don't remember reading about any bodybuilder who promotes beans and lentils over meat. I have heard many times that beans and lentils are very high in protein but nothing replaces meat. Proteins from beans and proteins from meat just feel different. In my case my workouts are mainly strength based and whenever I cut on the meat I drop in strength(obviously trying to replace it with beans and lentils).

In the end my advice for you is to experiment and see how you feel about them. You can always go back to meat. This sounds like the only proper way to answer your question. Everybody is different and no survey can give you an ultimate answer.