Grams of recommended protein.

[Guest guest]

I am new to vegetarian life style. I've been looking for some answers and

one of the questions that came to mind is the recommended grams of protein.

I found one site that said it should be determined by height and gender,

another said a blanket 50 grams is recommended. My recommended grams is 25

6 to 45. 5 and then Den's is 35.2 to 62.5 according to our height and gender

The 50 grams falls some where in between for both of us so I would suppose

the blanket 50 grams would be sufficient. But then, Den drives a semi and I

would consider that his sitting behind with steering wheel 8-10 hours a day

would be really considered sedentary. So should I go with the lower amount

according to his gender and height.? I'm sorry for being pesky, but if we're

going to do this we're going to do it well. (I hope)

 

All the best,

Pam

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

 

There is a really good book with this calculation in it. It's called The

Vegetarian Athlete. You touched on a

really important point: lifestyle. The calculation from The Vegetaria Athlete is

based on how active you are, how

much you weigh, your gender, and how tall you are. The really interesting thing

that the book highlights though,

is that it's rare to find a vegetarian who is lacking in protein. If you stick

to whole foods, including grains

and legumes, veggies and fruit, little to no processed food, you will not have

any trouble meeting your protein

needs.

 

I'm at work. My book is at home. I could send in the calculation tomorrow

morning, if you can wait that long.

Otherwise, they might have the book at your local library... or someone might

have it here

 

Cheers!

Denise G

 

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From : Pam Fedrowisch[pfedrowisch]

Sent : 6/20/2007 1:05:19 PM

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Subject : RE: Grams of recommended protein.

 

I am new to vegetarian life style. I've been looking for some answers and

one of the questions that came to mind is the recommended grams of protein.

I found one site that said it should be determined by height and gender,

another said a blanket 50 grams is recommended. My recommended grams is 25

6 to 45. 5 and then Den's is 35.2 to 62.5 according to our height and gender

The 50 grams falls some where in between for both of us so I would suppose

the blanket 50 grams would be sufficient. But then, Den drives a semi and I

would consider that his sitting behind with steering wheel 8-10 hours a day

would be really considered sedentary. So should I go with the lower amount

according to his gender and height.? I'm sorry for being pesky, but if we're

going to do this we're going to do it well. (I hope)

 

All the best,

Pam