Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Thanks so much for those of you who posted your food plan and also for that delicious looking rice pudding!!! I can't wait to try that one. ) I had my first vegan day yesterday after a long time of eating lots of red meat. I was afraid that I wasn't getting enough protein, calcium or iron so I entered all of my food for the day at www.dietwatch.com and it calculated everything for me: calories, fat grams and percentages, sodium, cholesterol, carbohydrates, protein, calcium, iron, Vitamin C and Vitamin A. I highly suggest this site for anyone who wants to monitor their calories or other nutrients. They have a lot of foods in their data base, but you will probably find that you need to enter in your own. You use the label on the side of the food item you bought and enter the info into the data base. It will then be in there permanently. ) Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 In a message dated 6/21/00 12:59:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jan writes: << Please tell, how did you measure up? >> Hi Jan, Here is my food for the day and how it measured up: B: Mother's multigrain cereal rice milk, applesauce L: brown rice, stir fried veggies, salad, 1/2 T oil, 1/4 C peanuts S: shredded wheat, rice milk D: salad, 1/2 T oil, stir fried veggies, brown rice, tempeh Everything was great except the iron and the calcium, so I threw a vitamin in and here is how I measured up: Calories: 1375 Calories from fat: 315 Total fat: 35 grams Saturated fat: 5 grams (54% RDA) Cholesterol: 17 mg (5% RDA) Sodium: 606 mg (40% RDA) Carbohydrates: 223 grams (74% RDA) Dietary Fiber: 35 grams (140% RDA) Protein: 48 grams (this was slightly more than was recommended) Vitamin A 455% Vitamin C 600% Calcium 98% Iron 134% Then I went back and checked a typical day on the Standard American Diet and was appalled at how I was depriving myself of so many nutrients. Who would have figured!! It was the opposite of what I expected. I am surprised at how much protein is in the non-meat foods. There is a little in everything. I am not going to worry about it any more. ) Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 > > I had my first vegan day yesterday after a long time of eating lots of red > meat. I was afraid that I wasn't getting enough protein, calcium or iron so > I entered all of my food for the day at www.dietwatch.com and it calculated > everything for me: calories, fat grams and percentages, sodium, cholesterol, > carbohydrates, protein, calcium, iron, Vitamin C and Vitamin A Please tell, how did you measure up? Personally I don't worry about it. WE have all heard all our lives how Americans eat much much much more protein than we need to. There is protein in virtually all foods. I eat a balanced diets, large variety or fruits and vegetables and grains, and several different high protein sources. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Regarding the " www.dietwatch.com " site and any other site/source that evaluates your diet, please keep in mind that these evaluations are usually based on USRDA dietary recommendations, which is provided by the USDA--the same organization that recommends that a large portion of our diet come from animals and animal products. I confer with my vegan (and therefore vegan-supporting) nutritionist and other health/nutrition experts regarding my RDA for vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, calories, etc., considering my personal info (daily activity level, food supplement intake, etc.). And I listen to my body and educate myself as much as possible (books, on-line, etc.) rather than accept the advise of a group of MD's and agricultural professionals (the USDA) who are heavily influenced (to say the least) by the animal-/animal product-harvesting industries. Just something to consider.... Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 ----- > Then I went back and checked a typical day on the Standard American Diet and > was appalled at how I was depriving myself of so many nutrients. Who would > have figured!! It was the opposite of what I expected. I am surprised at > how much protein is in the non-meat foods. There is a little in everything. > I am not going to worry about it any more. > > ) Christine Yep, makes you scratch your head when all the meat and potato folks wonder about how we veggies get enough nutrition, doesn't it? I laugh at the current big push for us to get our " 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day " , I often get that in one meal. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2000 Report Share Posted June 22, 2000 Christine A really simple and basic vegan; meal is beans and brown rice. I cook the rice and beans separately, you can used canned but dried are so easy and so cheap. Anyway, after they are cooked, I add them together and then I add my " secret' ingredient, salsa, any kind of salsa you like is perfect. This is ready to eat as is, or use for burrito filling. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2000 Report Share Posted June 25, 2000 I realize I'm coming in late on this thread, but I noticed the 17mg of cholesterol in your breakdown. If you're getting 17mg of cholesterol...it's not vegan. Where's the cholesterol coming from? Brett - <christianmom1328 > Everything was great except the iron and the calcium, so I threw a vitamin in > and here is how I measured up: > > Calories: 1375 > Calories from fat: 315 > Total fat: 35 grams > Saturated fat: 5 grams (54% RDA) > Cholesterol: 17 mg (5% RDA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2000 Report Share Posted June 25, 2000 It's coming from animal products if it has cholesterol in it. Rice doesn't have cholesterol. Brett - <christianmom1328 > I have Aromatic American Basmati Brown Rice that has 5 mg of cholesterol > listed per 3/4 cup. It says that the only ingredient is the rice. It also > has 1 g of saturated fat listed. I didn't even pick up on that. Any idea > where it could be coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2000 Report Share Posted June 25, 2000 In a message dated 6/25/00 8:40:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bbradley writes: << If you're getting 17mg of cholesterol...it's not vegan. Where's the cholesterol coming from? Brett >> Hi Brett, I have Aromatic American Basmati Brown Rice that has 5 mg of cholesterol listed per 3/4 cup. It says that the only ingredient is the rice. It also has 1 g of saturated fat listed. I didn't even pick up on that. Any idea where it could be coming from? ) Christine Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2000 Report Share Posted June 26, 2000 In a message dated 6/25/00 10:11:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bbradley writes: << It's coming from animal products if it has cholesterol in it. Rice doesn't have cholesterol. >> Boy, that makes me mad! There is an 800 number on the bag. I am going to call the company and complain. Thanks for pointing that out. ) Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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