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Incomplete Protein or Not?
I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when
you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
Double wrote in message ... I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. It's now believed that the body stores the amino acids for a couple of days in the body. Therefore, you don't have to combine different types of foods in one meal but rather over the course of a couple of days. In other words, if you have beans for lunch today and you have rice for lunch tomorrow, the varied amino acids work together to give you the complete protein you need. Sorry, that's not exactly the answer to your question, but just a wee bit of info. H. |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
Double wrote in message ... I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. I'm not sure any plant based food provides all the essential amino acids but chick peas are listed as one of the better sources in this article along with tofu, lentils, baked beans, peanuts, etc. http://www.vegsoc.org/info/protein.html General information on combining foods to obtain complete protein. http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyou...tein_combo.htm |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
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wrote: Double wrote in message ... I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. I'm not sure any plant based food provides all the essential amino acids but chick peas are listed as one of the better sources in this article along with tofu, lentils, baked beans, peanuts, etc. http://www.vegsoc.org/info/protein.html General information on combining foods to obtain complete protein. http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyou...tein_combo.htm Vegetarians that use dairy will benefit by combining that type of protein with the legumes. here are other beneficial combos: Some foods which may be combined to provide a good balance of amino acids a € cereal + milk as breakfast cereal and milk € pasta + cheese as macaroni and cheese € rice + milk as rice pudding € wheat + peanuts as peanut butter sandwich € beans + wheat as baked beans and brown bread € peas + rye as split pea soup and rye bread € beans + corn as refried beans and tortillas -- Diva ****** There is no substitute for the right food |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
Double wrote:
I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. This one supports what your yoga teacher said. I haven't read it in a while and don't have the time to proof read right now. I believe it discussed combining foods to create whole proteins. It was a good read at the time. I believe this article also stated that meat protein sources lose their nutrient value to the human body when cooked. Hope it helps. http://www.alphaomegafood.com/protein_truth.htm -- Cheese http://cheesensweets.com/contact-cheese/ |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
You might consider a protein powder supplement, and maybe some B12.
Double wrote in message ... I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
He isn't a yoga teacher, but Jack Norris is an R.D. (registered
dietitian) and he has thorough, but short and free intro to veg*n nutrition: http://www.veganhealth.org/sh/ |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
Double wrote in message ... beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. The USDA food database has this information. The data for 100g of chickpeas is he http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom...st_nut_edit.pl |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
Double wrote in message ... I have a question for you folks. My Yoga teacher told our class that when you eat a vegetarian diet you need to be mindful that you get all essential amino acids from the proteins we eat, for instance beans should be mixed with whole grain rice for example. Then I talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that this was an old theory and that it is possible to get complete proteins from some beans, such as chickpeas and other types of beans and things (non-animal based). I researched this online to try and find out the truth, and the general consensus I came to was that chickpeas are incomplete, however I have no way of verifying this because I have no list of the amino acids in chickpeas and have not been able to find any websites which list this. In addition I have no way of knowing who is right...my Yoga teacher or my friend. Are there beans and/r other non-animal based foods which supply all essential amino acids. If anybody knows anything which might help me please let me know. I am not a vegetarian but I am trying to research amino acids for my own personal nutritional knowledge. Thank you for your time. Watch out for terminology. Proteins are polymers of amino acids. Your body needs 23 different amino acids to make proteins. Your body can make all but 8 of these amino acids. You need to get the other 8 from your food. Only animal tissue contains all the amino acids you need -- you only need 1/4 pound of animal tissue a day for that. You need to get a combination of whole grains, nuts (not peanuts), and legumes (peanuts are legumes) every day to get all the amino acids. I don't know the total amount either. There are other issues with purely vegetarian diets. The only natural source of cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12) for humans is animal tissues. Herbivores can make cyanocobalamin as long as there is cobalt in the soil where their food grows. There is a place, I believe it's in New Zealand, where sheep sicken and die because there's no cobalt in the soil. Without cyanocobalamin, you get pernicious anemia. The best source of iron for humans is animal tissue. We absorb the iron from fish (meat, not cod liver oil) more efficiently than from plant products, and I don't know of anybody who considers fish a high-iron food. |
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Incomplete Protein or Not?
http://veggietable.allinfo-about.com...s/protein.html
It says in the above link "the only problem is that vegetable sources of protein, with the exception of soybeans, are not complete proteins, so you need to eat more than one in order to get the complete protein." so, is soy complete? what about chickpeas? |
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