Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Hello everyone. I posted this on the forum, but Kathleen suggested I post it here. (p.s., I had rice and beans tonight. I need approx 20 g protein. Does that mean I need to eat about a cup of beans? I ate as much as I could, boy, I'm stuffed.) ***** Can sprouts count towards our protein requirement per meal? I'm getting tired of eating meat all the time and looking for alternatives. Obviously I can eat beans. My problem is, I am sensitive to soy, dairy, and nuts. That's why I am wondering about sprouts. My body seems to be craving lighter, vegetarian meals. I'm trying to figure out how to give it what it wants. (I'm thinking of trying goat cheese, but haven't purchased it yet.) If you know the answer, please share. (I also want to start eating more raw foods, because I miss some of the benefits of raw foodism...such as, better digestion and feeling of lightness.) Thanks! Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 HI Jesse, I think it depends on what kind of sprouts you are talking about. Dense proteins are always best. So if you are talking about sprouted lentils, I'd say that's a pretty good choice! If you are talking about alfalfa sprouts, well, I imagine it would take buckets and buckets of those to get enough protein . Heather on behalf of Jessica Tue 3/21/2006 7:23 PM Sprouts as protein Hello everyone. I posted this on the forum, but Kathleen suggested I post it here. (p.s., I had rice and beans tonight. I need approx 20 g protein. Does that mean I need to eat about a cup of beans? I ate as much as I could, boy, I'm stuffed.) ***** Can sprouts count towards our protein requirement per meal? I'm getting tired of eating meat all the time and looking for alternatives. Obviously I can eat beans. My problem is, I am sensitive to soy, dairy, and nuts. That's why I am wondering about sprouts. My body seems to be craving lighter, vegetarian meals. I'm trying to figure out how to give it what it wants. (I'm thinking of trying goat cheese, but haven't purchased it yet.) If you know the answer, please share. (I also want to start eating more raw foods, because I miss some of the benefits of raw foodism...such as, better digestion and feeling of lightness.) Thanks! Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 --Hi Jessica, I have a similar problem ( intolerance to gluten , dairy and nuts) and for now I've settled to be a " part time vegetarian " . In one of those raw food bibles the autor suggested Chlorella, Spirulina and Beepollen as good sources of protein. Well, you must either need VERY little protein or eat tons of this stuff. I have sprouts often, but I don't count them as protein, they are more of a decoration type food for me. Brewers Yeast works fine for me, and it has a fair bit of protein in it. I often " beef " my lentils and beans up with it. Goat's cheese works fine too, but it is not so easy to get here. If I want light food I mostly settle for chickpeas ( Garbanzo beans) mixed with brown rice and veges. Good luck Yours Sabine - In , " Jessica " <ferretpez wrote: > > Hello everyone. I posted this on the forum, but Kathleen suggested I post it here. (p.s., I > had rice and beans tonight. I need approx 20 g protein. Does that mean I need to eat > about a cup of beans? I ate as much as I could, boy, I'm stuffed.) > > ***** > > Can sprouts count towards our protein requirement per meal? I'm getting tired of eating > meat all the time and looking for alternatives. Obviously I can eat beans. My problem is, I > am sensitive to soy, dairy, and nuts. That's why I am wondering about sprouts. My body > seems to be craving lighter, vegetarian meals. I'm trying to figure out how to give it what it > wants. (I'm thinking of trying goat cheese, but haven't purchased it yet.) > > If you know the answer, please share. (I also want to start eating more raw foods, because > I miss some of the benefits of raw foodism...such as, better digestion and feeling of > lightness.) > > Thanks! > > Jessie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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