Protein, books, sprouts

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>How much protein do you get every day?

 

Y'know, I've was vegetarian for 20 years, vegan for about 9 now, and I've never

bothered to calculate how much protein I was eating. During periods of heavier

than usual exercise/physical labor (like, starting now with the new growing

season), I tend to eat a little more protein, but even then, never measured.

 

I do think it's important to " mix it up " a bit, as I think many focus too much

on tofu and faux meats to the exclusion of beans. I also like to do a

" relatively no concentrated protein " day once every three to four days to give

the bod a break (no beans, tofu, tvp, homemade seitan, etc.). The same

regarding variety of grains, fruits, and veggies (bit tougher during Winter this

far North if eating seasonal).

 

I'm not necessarily recommending this works for everyone (or anyone), 'cept I've

found it easy. I've had two colds since going veg, and that's the only illness.

Must be doing something right. I also use teas, shittakes, and miso in a

calculated medicinal way.

 

A key thing for me coming from Ornish's mid 80s works and the Diamond's " Fit for

Life " was more salads and fresh fruits (esp. the later more often than not for

breakfast).

 

I've not read any of Fuhrman's books as I've some philosophical differences with

his approach and businesses, not something I'll share online (but he is doing

some good work in general).

 

As to books: anything by Ornish, Esselstn's (Caldwell and his son's latest

work, Engine 2 Diet -- Ripp's got a Engine 2 Diet " club " of sort online with an

amazing amount of recipes), McDougall, and Bryanna Clark Grogan. These tend to

be lower fat oriented.

 

http://engine2academy.com/ (Ripp's Recipes)

 

A book that was given to me in prep for helping edit " No More Bull! " (Howard

Lyman, has over 110+ vegan recipes, although not all low fat for political

reasons I can't discuss) that's is most interesting (and not well known) is " The

Health Promoting Cookbook " by Dr. Goldhammer. Extraordinarily unique in many of

the recipes, no sugar, no salt, no fat. Really raises the bar and has a bit

more variety than any of the Essy books (although the theory and info in Essy

books are superb). For those who resonate to them, there's comprehensive weekly

meal plans from the book's recipes.

 

As to the nutrition in sprouts, one or more of Wigmore's books had breakdowns, I

think some of the Sproutman's did too. Used to do a lot of sprouting, not that

often these " daze. "

 

Some quick links of note:

http://www.isga-sprouts.org/nutritio.htm

 

http://www.sproutnet.com/nutritional_analysis.htm

 

 

 

Hope this helps, Mark

http://www.soulveggie.com

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Hubby and I came from a high-fat diet into total non-fat veganism a la McDougall's.  It is probably not surprising that we failed after two weeks (slipped back into junk for a moment).  We have struggled for another month to get "back" to total non-fat veganism, with failures more often than not.  So we sat down and took stock and we remembered our successes.  One incredibly successful time period we went RAW with some whole grain sprouted tortillas and were also allowed to dehydrate at low temps - making banana chips etc.  Not only did we lose weight but our ENERGY hit the roof.  We both felt like king kong on steriods after only a few weeks, and were able to come home from work and still have energy enough to go out and play badminton etc.  So looking back on that plan, I made him some foods we loved back then that are very vegan but not so fat-free.  I offer one recipe we adore and I will leave out the fat content for this group. Wish us luck in our search for the perfect plan!  VEGAN ROLL-UPSBest baby lettuces you can find, washed and dried (we use the tubs of organic)Bag of broccoli slaw Bragg's & vinegar of choice - fig vinegar is delightful on theseOnionsCucumbers(olives and avocado if you can do it on your plan)Ezekiel's Whole Grain Sprouted TortillasLay down a layer of avo or thinly sliced cucumbers, then some shaved onion, the lettuce, a handful of slaw, sprinkle some Bragg's, add nutritional yeast if you like it, and sprinkle with seasonings of your choice.  YUM!!!JTOn Apr 7, 2009, at 7:32 AM, Mark Sutton wrote:>How much protein do you get every day?Y'know, I've was vegetarian for 20 years, vegan for about 9 now, and I've never bothered to calculate how much protein I was eating. During periods of heavier than usual exercise/physical labor (like, starting now with the new growing season), I tend to eat a little more protein, but even then, never measured.I do think it's important to "mix it up" a bit, as I think many focus too much on tofu and faux meats to the exclusion of beans. I also like to do a "relatively no concentrated protein" day once every three to four days to give the bod a break (no beans, tofu, tvp, homemade seitan, etc.). The same regarding variety of grains, fruits, and veggies (bit tougher during Winter this far North if eating seasonal).I'm not necessarily recommending this works for everyone (or anyone), 'cept I've found it easy. I've had two colds since going veg, and that's the only illness. Must be doing something right. I also use teas, shittakes, and miso in a calculated medicinal way.A key thing for me coming from Ornish's mid 80s works and the Diamond's "Fit for Life" was more salads and fresh fruits (esp. the later more often than not for breakfast).I've not read any of Fuhrman's books as I've some philosophical differences with his approach and businesses, not something I'll share online (but he is doing some good work in general).As to books: anything by Ornish, Esselstn's (Caldwell and his son's latest work, Engine 2 Diet -- Ripp's got a Engine 2 Diet "club" of sort online with an amazing amount of recipes), McDougall, and Bryanna Clark Grogan. These tend to be lower fat oriented.http://engine2academy.com/ (Ripp's Recipes)A book that was given to me in prep for helping edit "No More Bull!" (Howard Lyman, has over 110+ vegan recipes, although not all low fat for political reasons I can't discuss) that's is most interesting (and not well known) is "The Health Promoting Cookbook" by Dr. Goldhammer. Extraordinarily unique in many of the recipes, no sugar, no salt, no fat. Really raises the bar and has a bit more variety than any of the Essy books (although the theory and info in Essy books are superb). For those who resonate to them, there's comprehensive weekly meal plans from the book's recipes.As to the nutrition in sprouts, one or more of Wigmore's books had breakdowns, I think some of the Sproutman's did too. Used to do a lot of sprouting, not that often these "daze."Some quick links of note:http://www.isga-sprouts.org/nutritio.htmhttp://www.sproutnet.com/nutritional_analysis.htmHope this helps, Markhttp://www.soulveggie.com jennifer trumpjennifur