Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 yip, Vegetables. Especially the green ones. If you eat about a kilo a day you will get more proteins or amino acids than you will ever need. Peter nyia12 [eeyore_0_4] 14 February 2004 14:49 rawfood [Raw Food] Protien Hello, I was wondering how most people got their protein? I have just begun sprouting beans because I am having trouble getting even 30g of protein into my diet. But, as i researrch it seems there is controversy surrounding beans. But, if I rely on nuts and seeds the fat in my diet goes way up. For those of you who do not eat beans does this concern you at all or has been ok? Is there another lower fat source of protein I am overlooking? Thanks, nyia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Are all veg have the same amount of protein? I heard alfalfa has more protein than all other veg, yet doesn't say how many alfalfas. Nor how many proteins per alfalfa. Is it correct that alfalfa has more protein than others? How did you get the info about kilo? I've searched everywhere but was unable to find anything on how much of this veg or sprouts have that amount of proteins. I would like to measure how many protein I've taken. Thanks. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Tina--Can't answer your question about alfalfa, but I know plant foods contain protein. The amount varies with each different food. Many vegan cookbooks have lists in them of how much protein is contained in common foods. As long as you are eating a variety of nutritious foods, protein should not be a problem. Most Americans eat WAY too much protein! There's almost no way you could NOT get a sufficient amount from your daily food intake. Hope someone else here can answer your more specific questions! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I recently found a good site with nutrition information: http://www.diet-data.com/ There's isn't a lot of info for sprouts, and they're sort of hidden; there's no category for them, rather they're a subcategory of the bean or seed that they're sprouted from. For example, soy sprouts are here: http://www.diet-data.com/vegetables,_etc/soybeans/mature_seeds/sprouted,_raw / in the category: Home > Vegetables, Etc. > Soybeans > Mature Seeds > Sprouted, Raw It's important to see breakdowns like this to make a good judgment about a specific nutritional area; for example, if alfalfa sprouts are relatively high in protein, it may not make much difference since you'd need to eat a tremendous volume to get the protein. It would take quite a while to eat a kilo of alfalfa sprouts. Burt _____ ramjones0 [tlgjjr1] Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:28 AM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Protien correction Are all veg have the same amount of protein? I heard alfalfa has more protein than all other veg, yet doesn't say how many alfalfas. Nor how many proteins per alfalfa. Is it correct that alfalfa has more protein than others? How did you get the info about kilo? I've searched everywhere but was unable to find anything on how much of this veg or sprouts have that amount of proteins. I would like to measure how many protein I've taken. Thanks. Tina _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hi. we only need 1.5% to 5% protein in our diet. Mother's milk is 1.5-2% protein for a rapidly growing infant. We don't need a high amount in our diet. sahmomof8 wrote:Tina--Can't answer your question about alfalfa, but I know plant foods contain protein. The amount varies with each different food. Many vegan cookbooks have lists in them of how much protein is contained in common foods. As long as you are eating a variety of nutritious foods, protein should not be a problem. Most Americans eat WAY too much protein! There's almost no way you could NOT get a sufficient amount from your daily food intake. Hope someone else here can answer your more specific questions! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Tina, just think about this for a moment. All the large animals of the earth are vegetarians. If there were not enough protien in the plants they eat they would not be around! Here is what Dr. Klaper says about protien " According to the National Research Council, an adult male requires 2700 calories and 56 grams of protein per day. The 56 grams of protein represent 224 calories, or about 8.3% of calories as protein. For the adult female, the figure is about the same: 2000 calories and 44 grams of protein, or about 8.8% of calories as protein. There ARE some ways you can become protein deficient, but it's pretty hard. One way is not to get enough food. We sometimes see people in famine areas with bloated bellies who ARE suffering from protein deficiency. they are also suffering from deficiencies of calories, iron, calcium, and vitamins A through Z. In short, they are " starving to death, " and their problem is not so much lack of protein as it is lack of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 In a message dated 2/17/2004 2:01:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, burt writes: http://www.diet-data.com/vegetables,_etc/soybeans/mature_seeds/sprouted,_raw / This information is helpful as well as other links that all of you shared. Thank you so much. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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