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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 1394 Views
I will answer no to all of them. Mats Gambling Buddy - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 1086 Views
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oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 978 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 608 Views
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The mediterannean sounds the most practical ValkyrieShewee - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1925 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 944 Views
You can't spell diet without die... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 1056 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 992 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 1085 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... Zeeb - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 1117 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 1137 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 1076 Views
how do you fail to get protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 1124 Views
Not really? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 1087 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 1041 Views
That explains that... jh - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 1041 Views
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? nossy - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 1111 Views
you copied my answers *NM* random thoughts - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 663 Views
They were good ones. nossy - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 950 Views
I always knew you were a wise women random thoughts - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 1034 Views
IMO smaug - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 1136 Views
by "diet" LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 1068 Views
Comments on a few, just because. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 1086 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 1094 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 992 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 986 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 956 Views
see below *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 559 Views
Commentation! smaug - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 1071 Views
That's a very confusing question. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 1069 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 1016 Views
*grin* No. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 1090 Views
perhaps... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 1055 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. jh - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 1077 Views
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Whydat? Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 1028 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 1069 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right smaug - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 987 Views
note "when done right" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 566 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* smaug - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 630 Views
interesting... temeraire - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 1053 Views
I hate diets... Milla - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 1115 Views
My opinions/ideas Lordling - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 1039 Views
she's fat... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 1007 Views
exactly. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 1166 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean Burr - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 993 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 919 Views
You could always try... smaug - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 994 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... trzaska2000 - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 960 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 945 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them Spoonman - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 1079 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 956 Views
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Here are my thoughts... everynametaken - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 1086 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Antigone - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 1010 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 547 Views
Two reasons combined... Antigone - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 1031 Views
that's fair enough *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 561 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. Joel - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 1011 Views
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