Guest guest Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 hello Ceri, and welcome! you'll be glad to know that doing the steps as a vegetarian is uncomplicated. Its exactly the same! I found a Kathleens post 1808 ( pop it into the search top left to turn it up) very reassuring. Its just a case of counting the protein grams in dense proteins. so my store cupboard is stuffed with beans as thats what I like best and my journal says I thrive on beans! but I also have tofu ( thanks to Cinzia who is teaching me) Hope you get lots of other ideas. also do have a look in Files, top left - Heather put a brilliant list in there with protein values in it. by the way I am really enthused about you doing the thanksgiving! I have been researching. I'm also off to the library to look up Rose Elliott ( she was my intro to vegetarian food and worth looking up) do let us know how you are getting along. What step are you doing at the moment? mosaic , sevenscompany <sevenscompany wrote: > > Hi all! I'm Ceri in England, and have been following your posts for a > little while. I am not vegetarian, although have been in the past, > however my family very rarely eat any meat and we have been trying to > look at ways of getting enough protein other than with eggs and > cheese, and occasionally vegeburgers, vegemince and quorn sausages. > We have started using some lentils and are looking slowly at other > things, but I really want on hand in my store cupboard plenty of dry > ingredients that I can use to get the protein in our meals that we > need. Any suggestions, or basic list of the protein foods you use > would be welcome. Thanks a lot, Ceri ) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 i know a while ago Kathleen had listed vegetarian protein choices but i can't find it. can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 , sharon hansen <sharongollumhansen wrote: > > i know a while ago Kathleen had listed vegetarian protein choices but i can't find it. can anyone help? was it this one Sharon? post1808 " This means looking at your protein needs with the same ratio - ie .4 - .6 grams of protein for each pound of your body weight each day. When you count proteins, just count dense sources like beans, tofu, tempeh, nuts, protein powders, eggs and cheese. " and seitan as Ive just been learning what sort of dense proteins do you like best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Oh by the way, what are tempeh and seitan? Thanks, Ceri ) On 6 Nov 2007, at 16:04, mosaic wrote: > , sharon hansen > <sharongollumhansen wrote: > > > > i know a while ago Kathleen had listed vegetarian protein choices > but > i can't find it. can anyone help? > > was it this one Sharon? post1808 > > " This means looking at your protein needs with the same ratio - ie .4 > - .6 grams of protein for each pound of your body weight each day. > When you count proteins, just count dense sources like beans, tofu, > tempeh, nuts, protein powders, eggs and cheese. " > > and seitan as Ive just been learning > > what sort of dense proteins do you like best? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Hi Ceri, Tempeh is a fermented soybean product, denser and chewier than tofu (and made with the whole soybean). It's fermented with a mushroom- derived culture. It's eaten extensively in Indonesia. It's readily available in many health/natural foods stores in the U.S.; I don't know how available it is elsewhere. Seitan is a very dense protein product made from the protein portion (gluten)of wheat. I can buy it at many health/natural foods stores, though I usually make my own from vital wheat gluten flour, water, and some flavorings. cheers, Cinzia , ceriandco wrote: > > Oh by the way, what are tempeh and seitan? > > Thanks, Ceri ) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Thanks again Cinzia. I'll take a look. Ceri On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:12, cinziatre wrote: > Hi Ceri, > > Tempeh is a fermented soybean product, denser and chewier than tofu > (and made with the whole soybean). It's fermented with a mushroom- > derived culture. It's eaten extensively in Indonesia. It's readily > available in many health/natural foods stores in the U.S.; I don't > know how available it is elsewhere. > > Seitan is a very dense protein product made from the protein portion > (gluten)of wheat. I can buy it at many health/natural foods stores, > though I usually make my own from vital wheat gluten flour, water, and > some flavorings. > > cheers, Cinzia > > , ceriandco wrote: > > > > Oh by the way, what are tempeh and seitan? > > > > Thanks, Ceri ) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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