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Commentation! smaug Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM
Proteins come from beans. There are other things, but beans are the main source of vegetarian protein I'm aware of.

Ah, interesting. Internet also says pea-type vegetables are rich in protein.

Such as? I'm not aware of any necessary nutrient that you can't get from some plant, somewhere. I admit it's difficult (I'm not Vegan, myself) but I'm reasonably sure it can be done, and that you'd be healthier for it if you managed it well.

Oh you can get almost everything from plants, just not in reasonable quantities. Let's take calcium. I found a table for calcium content on this vegan website ( http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/calcium.htm#table1 ). Now, daily recommended intake of calcium is 1g for adults and 1.5g for pregnant or post-menopausal women. The richest-in-calcium vegetable is "collard greens", with 357 mg per cup. So to get your daily calcium, you need to eat 3 cups of that per day :) Or 5 tablespoons of "blackstrap molasses" :P
Then, there are still a couple things like vitamin B12 which are only found in animal products (or supplemented foods).

Nah not at all. Atkins works by cutting out carbs, almost entirely. From the sounds of this diet, "most plants" likely includes most fruits, and fruits have PLENTY of carbs.

Oh, ok. I thought the Atkins diet mostly cut out starches.

Well I have heard that heating foods destroys a lot of the nutrients in them. It probably IS healthier to not cook your food.

It's mostly funny because of eating raw meat. That's definitly not digestion-friendly. I've heard that too about vitamins being destroyed by cooking, but I never really checked...
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Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM 1286 Views
I will answer no to all of them. Mats Gambling Buddy - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 991 Views
Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM 966 Views
Re: Meh. No. Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM 932 Views
I think for atkins the energy is based on protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM 883 Views
Re: I think for atkins the energy is based on protein Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:43:58 PM 953 Views
oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 879 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 552 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? random thoughts - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM 997 Views
I think I would go mad if I had to follow any one diet Camilla - 02/09/2009 04:24:54 PM 841 Views
The mediterannean sounds the most practical ValkyrieShewee - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1811 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 842 Views
You can't spell diet without die... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 956 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 904 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 999 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... Zeeb - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 1006 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 1022 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 955 Views
how do you fail to get protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 1026 Views
Not really? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 954 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 912 Views
That explains that... jh - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 916 Views
Spriteling - 02/09/2009 05:32:19 PM 921 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? nossy - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 1021 Views
you copied my answers *NM* random thoughts - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 616 Views
They were good ones. nossy - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 848 Views
I always knew you were a wise women random thoughts - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 944 Views
IMO smaug - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 1008 Views
by "diet" LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 970 Views
Comments on a few, just because. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 975 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 984 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 894 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 871 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 853 Views
see below *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 506 Views
Commentation! smaug - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 973 Views
That's a very confusing question. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 956 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 897 Views
*grin* No. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 974 Views
perhaps... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 930 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. jh - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 970 Views
I'm of the opinion that the Raw Food Movement is the most idiotic thing I've heard LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:15:18 PM 904 Views
Whydat? Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 939 Views
as i said earlier, it's a myth that cooking food affects positive nutrients on a practical level LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:33 PM 966 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right smaug - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 882 Views
note "when done right" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 513 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* smaug - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 571 Views
interesting... temeraire - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 948 Views
I hate diets... Milla - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 1026 Views
My opinions/ideas Lordling - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 916 Views
she's fat... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 899 Views
exactly. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 1056 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean Burr - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 898 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 796 Views
You could always try... smaug - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 885 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... trzaska2000 - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 866 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 842 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them Spoonman - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 964 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 853 Views
it's such a pain to avoid the processed crap LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 09:14:59 PM 1225 Views
Here are my thoughts... everynametaken - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 966 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Antigone - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 900 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 491 Views
Two reasons combined... Antigone - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 933 Views
that's fair enough *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 509 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. Joel - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 911 Views
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