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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 1254 Views
I will answer no to all of them. Mats Gambling Buddy - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 946 Views
Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM 935 Views
Re: Meh. No. Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM 898 Views
I think for atkins the energy is based on protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM 857 Views
Re: I think for atkins the energy is based on protein Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:43:58 PM 923 Views
oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 857 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 534 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? random thoughts - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM 963 Views
I think I would go mad if I had to follow any one diet Camilla - 02/09/2009 04:24:54 PM 809 Views
The mediterannean sounds the most practical ValkyrieShewee - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1772 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 816 Views
You can't spell diet without die... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 924 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 873 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 959 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... Zeeb - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 975 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 982 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 925 Views
how do you fail to get protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 974 Views
Not really? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 920 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 879 Views
That explains that... jh - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 877 Views
Spriteling - 02/09/2009 05:32:19 PM 893 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? nossy - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 990 Views
you copied my answers *NM* random thoughts - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 596 Views
They were good ones. nossy - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 817 Views
I always knew you were a wise women random thoughts - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 901 Views
IMO smaug - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 974 Views
by "diet" LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 938 Views
Comments on a few, just because. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 948 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 938 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 865 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 840 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 819 Views
see below *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 490 Views
Commentation! smaug - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 938 Views
That's a very confusing question. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 930 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 867 Views
*grin* No. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 934 Views
perhaps... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 902 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. jh - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 933 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 877 Views
Whydat? Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 917 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 935 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right smaug - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 835 Views
note "when done right" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 502 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* smaug - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 553 Views
interesting... temeraire - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 910 Views
I hate diets... Milla - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 995 Views
My opinions/ideas Lordling - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 877 Views
she's fat... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 875 Views
exactly. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 1015 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean Burr - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 855 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 760 Views
You could always try... smaug - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 859 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... trzaska2000 - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 827 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 808 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them Spoonman - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 929 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 821 Views
it's such a pain to avoid the processed crap LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 09:14:59 PM 1187 Views
Here are my thoughts... everynametaken - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 931 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Antigone - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 869 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 479 Views
Two reasons combined... Antigone - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 902 Views
that's fair enough *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 487 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. Joel - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 866 Views
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