No protein?!

I was wondering the bestest ways to get protein. I live in a tiny town in rural China and have no real access to beans, yummy cereals, nuts or anything western like sups. Unlike other parts in China there isn’t really a huge Tofu market here, what is here is fried, and you know I gotta watch my hips.

Thanks Shoalin sister, inch of power

Dear Dean - Good to hear from you, sir! Firstly, "sups" is such an Aussie thing to say. Funny. Secondly, if I remember correctly, you are now vegetarian, inching closer toward vegan, thus you are not eating any meat. Is that true? I also know for a fact that you do a lot of cross training: shaolin, rock climbing, running, biking. Lastly, you have always been strangely concerned with the size of your butt. Pahlease, girl, you look good.

Ok, now that we're all caught up, it sounds like you are in a bind. I can't believe the town you are in doesn't have any nuts?! No seeds?! NO TOFU?!! Are you really looking? If you went to a restaurant, could they sell you some of their tofu supply?

If what you say is true, you are screwed on a local level. However, you have plenty of friends in the big Chinese cities who could send/bring you dried beans and raw grains and bags of nuts!! Use them to help you, dude. However, I honestly can't believe this stuff isn't available to you. No small street markets with bags of beans and nuts? What?! Do you eat eggs anymore? No Chinese city is without lots of squawking chickens and eggs for sale. No string beans in the restaurants, sans pork bits?

I am stunned. And, to be honest, I believe you aren't even trying. I'm getting mad at you now. I hope your butt does get fat.

inch of power

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[Susan]

One more thing - leafy greens have protein too so you better start grazing. Try to get them steamed or something other than deep fried.