I often hear friends and family being concerned about getting enough protein. Especially when the subject of the raw food diet comes up, or even being a vegetarian or vegan. I frequently come across information with lots of juicy 'facts' about protein needs, of the type that we in Western society love, and need to hear. This can be a good thing! So I would like to share with you an article I found online today which echoes info I have come across in my research many many times. My body, by applying the principles described in the research below, tells me it is true, by its satisfaction and state of health.
Quote from Dr. Doug Graham, Nutritionist, Raw Foodist & Athlete: "Romaine lettuce, calory for calorie, has 2.1 times more protein than steak.." Check out his work online at foodnsport.com. He is a renowned and well researched health expert and teacher.
I have been eating 70% raw and ominvorous for 7 years, and more recently 95% vegan and 70% raw. For a long time I have not worried about 'getting enough protein'. I eat mostly raw fruits, leafy greens, and vegies, and a small percentage of raw seeds and nuts, (seeds and nuts blended into water in 'mylk' form, or whole). I never feel deprived or have protein 'cravings'.
I sometimes crave meat or heavy dishes that are a throwback from my Standard American Diet upbringing and first decade of my adult life, but this is a flavor and nostalgia thing, not a physical need. Cravings like these are just as satisfied if I take the time to make myself a raw vegan dish that imitates a cooked food recipe. I mostly eat very quick meals of whole fruits and vegetables now, though, and most of the time I don't even take the time to make them into any kind of 'dish'. Making an actual recipe dish is a treat these days. I love how fast food prep is now that I eat mostly raw vegan.
Here is the info. Also check out the China Study, which is a famous research project that revealed to the world how traditional diets mostly based on plant foods have created health and strong bodies all over the world for thousands of years.
Please take note that the meat and dairy industry in North America are very powerful and work hand in hand with the Food and Drug Administration to control our food supplies, farming and land practices and legislation, young minds in schools through their programs, and everyone's minds thru advertising in the mainstream media. These people make laws that make it extremely difficult for small farms and organic farms to survive. Their interests not only undermine the health of our bodies thru their products, but are ruining our soil, our water, our environment, and threatening the very fabric of life on our beautiful planet. Please also note that in North America Osteoporosis is rampant, unlike the rest of the world that eats diets that generally have very low protein ratios. It is a medical fact that too much protein in the blood causes acidity. The body balances this thru alkalizing by drawing calcium from your bones. The valuable calcium is then peed out of the body when the alkalinity is restored.
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PROTEIN FACTS
This info is from the Loving It Raw website. It echoes what I have come across thru countless sources in my food research over the years:
" Have you ever heard someone say 'there's no protein in fruits and vegetables'? I sure have, and these have been educated people, nutritionists included! You just have to wonder, what do nutritionists learn at university?
The fact is fruits - on average - have around 90% carbohydrate, 5% protein and 5% fat. Vegetables average 70% carbohydrate, 20% protein and 10% fat.
Did you know that calorie for calorie romaine lettuce contains more than double the protein in steak? Spinach is 49% protein folks!
Mother's milk contains 6% protein (and apparently tastes sweet, similar to canteloupe juice - see, we start off with a craving for something sweet!), and babies need more protein than ANYONE! They're growing at a tremendous rate, and mother's milk is more than ample for their needs.
Yet adults, who are already fully grown, somehow think they need so much more protein than babies? Bizzarre!
So fruits provide the perfect ratio of proteins for our needs. Add in some leafy green vegetables and you have more than you even need. Plenty to cover even the most ambitious body builder."
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The China Study
Scientific facts that show the human body's very low need for protein
This is key medical research and is very well known in the mainstream world of medicine, food, and health. Please read for info on the human body's very low need for 'protein', and the negative effects of eating a diet with too much protein. You will also find out why the opposite information about our protein needs has been propagated by the meat and dairy industry.
http://www.thechinastudy.com/
Quote from Dr. Doug Graham, Nutritionist, Raw Foodist & Athlete: "Romaine lettuce, calory for calorie, has 2.1 times more protein than steak.." Check out his work online at foodnsport.com. He is a renowned and well researched health expert and teacher.
I have been eating 70% raw and ominvorous for 7 years, and more recently 95% vegan and 70% raw. For a long time I have not worried about 'getting enough protein'. I eat mostly raw fruits, leafy greens, and vegies, and a small percentage of raw seeds and nuts, (seeds and nuts blended into water in 'mylk' form, or whole). I never feel deprived or have protein 'cravings'.
I sometimes crave meat or heavy dishes that are a throwback from my Standard American Diet upbringing and first decade of my adult life, but this is a flavor and nostalgia thing, not a physical need. Cravings like these are just as satisfied if I take the time to make myself a raw vegan dish that imitates a cooked food recipe. I mostly eat very quick meals of whole fruits and vegetables now, though, and most of the time I don't even take the time to make them into any kind of 'dish'. Making an actual recipe dish is a treat these days. I love how fast food prep is now that I eat mostly raw vegan.
Here is the info. Also check out the China Study, which is a famous research project that revealed to the world how traditional diets mostly based on plant foods have created health and strong bodies all over the world for thousands of years.
Please take note that the meat and dairy industry in North America are very powerful and work hand in hand with the Food and Drug Administration to control our food supplies, farming and land practices and legislation, young minds in schools through their programs, and everyone's minds thru advertising in the mainstream media. These people make laws that make it extremely difficult for small farms and organic farms to survive. Their interests not only undermine the health of our bodies thru their products, but are ruining our soil, our water, our environment, and threatening the very fabric of life on our beautiful planet. Please also note that in North America Osteoporosis is rampant, unlike the rest of the world that eats diets that generally have very low protein ratios. It is a medical fact that too much protein in the blood causes acidity. The body balances this thru alkalizing by drawing calcium from your bones. The valuable calcium is then peed out of the body when the alkalinity is restored.
__________________________________________________________________
PROTEIN FACTS
This info is from the Loving It Raw website. It echoes what I have come across thru countless sources in my food research over the years:
" Have you ever heard someone say 'there's no protein in fruits and vegetables'? I sure have, and these have been educated people, nutritionists included! You just have to wonder, what do nutritionists learn at university?
The fact is fruits - on average - have around 90% carbohydrate, 5% protein and 5% fat. Vegetables average 70% carbohydrate, 20% protein and 10% fat.
Did you know that calorie for calorie romaine lettuce contains more than double the protein in steak? Spinach is 49% protein folks!
Mother's milk contains 6% protein (and apparently tastes sweet, similar to canteloupe juice - see, we start off with a craving for something sweet!), and babies need more protein than ANYONE! They're growing at a tremendous rate, and mother's milk is more than ample for their needs.
Yet adults, who are already fully grown, somehow think they need so much more protein than babies? Bizzarre!
So fruits provide the perfect ratio of proteins for our needs. Add in some leafy green vegetables and you have more than you even need. Plenty to cover even the most ambitious body builder."
____________________________________________________________________
The China Study
Scientific facts that show the human body's very low need for protein
This is key medical research and is very well known in the mainstream world of medicine, food, and health. Please read for info on the human body's very low need for 'protein', and the negative effects of eating a diet with too much protein. You will also find out why the opposite information about our protein needs has been propagated by the meat and dairy industry.
http://www.thechinastudy.com/
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