I NEED HELP FINDING A GOOD PROTEIN CHART

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Comment by AwesomeUniverse!!! on February 19, 2009 at 9:23pm

On average, spouts have 50gms of protein for 2 lbs. Flax has 10 gms for 2 tbs so if you have 5-10 flax cackes a day you're getting quite a bit especially if you combine them with nut pate, wraps, nut burgers etc..

Comment by barbie on February 19, 2009 at 1:19pm

Thanks guys for all the info. My diet consists of lots of sprouts,greens, fresh fruit,veggies,nuts and flax crackers. I do not eat any grains or soy or have any cravings for any certain foods.

Comment by Jennifer on February 19, 2009 at 12:34pm

OH YES - And lots of sprouts - THANKS GUYS!

Comment by AwesomeUniverse!!! on February 19, 2009 at 10:39am

Hi Barbie! What are you eating on average right now? Are you craving anything in particular? How do you feel overall? I think that's important. I love sprouted mung beans and lentils. You can make miso soup or other broth and then take it off of the stove and just throw them in at the last second. Also coconut and tai spices are great as a cream sauce with a little almond butter (or other nut butter) to make it creamier. I like thinly sliced chard, spinach, and kale with a good cream (nut and coconut) sauce over it.

Comment by Saz on February 19, 2009 at 10:16am

Hi Barbie, protein is important for brain development, but you can get vegan sources. Beans and legumes are good sources, so is quinoa. Vegan protein power like rice and hemp is good too. And of course have your veggies :) Good luck!

Comment by k2klever on February 19, 2009 at 9:13am

Hi Barbie,
I think I have exactly what you need. I use this website called http://www.nutridiary.com/. It is a free website where you can track what you are eating and it will display how much carbs/protein/fat ect.. that each food you consumes have. It also tracks alot of other great information.Once you create an account.. (its free and only takes a few minutes to get setup). Go to the the tab called control panel. Then under the control panel in the section called customize daily values you can add you calorie distribution and it will also give you the breakdown in grams. For instance I am doing the 80/10/10 diet. I put in 80% Carbs (250.g) 10% fat (13.9 g) and Protein 10 % (31.3g) (It will calculate the grams for you. You can also customize how much iron, vitaman C, Sodium, Dietary Fiber, Vitaman A and Calcium you want to consume. You can then print off your logs and show your midwife exactly everything what you are consuming and how it breaks down.She will be very impressed and I hopefully wont question you again. This saves you alot of time having to make any calculations. I also looked at the website that Funky Raw Rob suggested and it works really good to.www.nutritiondata.com (Thanks Rob)

Hope this helps good luck!

Comment by Barefoot on February 19, 2009 at 8:07am

Sprouted living foods provide ample amounts of protein and most other essential "required" nutrients as well as calories. Quinoa, lentils, aduki beans, alfalfa, not forgetting of course wheat and barley which can be grown at home like the others into edible sprouts and also in this case into phenomenally nutritious grasses (all with relative ease) Wheat when grown as a grass is indigestible and as such must be juiced.

For the sake of satiating the midwifes confused questions Quinoa is one of the best foods to show her seeing as it contains all eight essential amino's, and as such is a complete plant based protein in of it self. As well as Quinoa, if you where to show her the back of a pack of buckwheat, lentils, mung beans (also know as green gram) or numerous other sprout-able pulses and grains she would see that they supply not only ample protein but also carbohydrates and calories. The nutritional info on the backs of the packs is also based on the product un-sprouted, when you sprout them the nutrient content goes through the roof!

This was just a quick post, but should you require I can probably find the time to pull up some facts and figures associated with the above from numerous reputable and cit able sources. Let me know, hope the above is of help.

Comment by Jennifer on February 19, 2009 at 7:46am

Hi Barbie, my wife has had two raw vegan, very healthy pregnancies. We also had a great deal of difficulty with some supposed "health professionals" whom get most of their information from Newtonian texts. Protein deficiency (as Burke explained) is not the issue. Anything living creates significant proteins. Don't be afraid to question your practitioners. Their titles are academically sufficient but that does not make them INTELLIGENT. It is your prerogative to research, analyze and stand up for what you believe in so long as it is rational and logical. Raw plants contain abundant protein and nutrients. Check out the values of hemp seed protein here:
http://manitobaharvest.com/nutrition/index.asp?itemID=254
http://manitobaharvest.com/nutrition/index.asp?itemID=256

Your midwife (MAY) be concerned about is your intake of Omega 3 and 6. Hemp seed has a ratio of Omega 3 and 6 which is the most suitable for the development of the human brain over ALL other plant / animal sources. Please check out our website and read up on my raw vegan pregnancies, health info and also some resources for your midwife:
adamkleinberg.com and empressorganics.vpweb.org

Many Blessings!

Comment by Funky Raw Rob on February 19, 2009 at 7:30am

You can get all the figures you need from www.nutritiondata.com - go to the Tools menu and do the Nutrient Search.

Rob

Comment by Burke Bryant on February 19, 2009 at 2:36am

Kinda scary your midwife is telling you to show your protein intakes. Protein is actually bad for the body in most cases, not to mention is a bond extremely tought to break down, especially when all the body wants from it is aminos acids, not the protein itself. You should ask her to do research on protein and it's myth. Protein is also one the major leading causes of breast cancer in women today. Whenever I see people asking for the above, as you did I can't help but to cringe.
For now you can feed the midwife this. :)
Plant foods are generally abundant in protein. For example, lettuce gets 34% of its calories from protein, and broccoli gets 45% of its calories from protein. Spinach is 49%. Cauliflower is 40%. Celery is 21%. Beans range from 23% to 54% depending on the variety. Grains are 8% to 31%. Nuts and seeds are 8% to 21%. Fruits are the lowest at around 5-8% on average.

If you wanted to suffer from protein deficiency, you’d either have to seriously restrict total calories (i.e. starve yourself), or you’d have to eat a really messed up, unbalanced diet like nothing but low-protein junk foods and certain fruits. But in those cases, protein deficiency probably won’t be your biggest risk.

Personally I’ve never met anyone suffering from protein deficiency in the USA, vegan or otherwise. The much greater risk (in the USA at least) is overconsumption of protein.

Again, your midwife should do more research before making you prove something she seems to know nothing about.

Respectfully,
Burke Bryant