Thursday, February 14, 2008

Grains, beans dish ( a yuk) and Protein concerns.

I just made a dish that I thought would be fine, but it is kind of gross.  I set a pan to "low" on the stove top, put in some leftover couscous and some lentil & mung bean sprouts.  To this I added some ground flax seed and a bit of soy sauce.  It just does not make a good taste combination.  This is the type of dish that is easy for me though - grains, bean sprouts and something extra.  I always have these handy - this was just a bad combination!!

I thought it may have been tastier as a cold dish, with a light sprinkling of raw apple cider vinegar instead.

Aside from all of this, I am really worried I am not consuming enough protein.  I need to find some good resources on how much protein we are supposed to consume.  I just don't really trust a lot of the common government, doctor, type websites that advise you as to what your diet should be.

2 comments:

cmoore said...

Honestly, I don't think you need to be too concerned about getting enough protein in your diet. I'm much more concerned about getting enough veggies and fruits into my diet, and that's already a large percentage of what I eat!

I've got a nutritional chart hanging in my kitchen that shows vegan sources of many nutrients and vitamins. Under protein it says, "Almost all foods contain some protein, even potatoes!" I try to eat some protein-rich foods each day, such as quinoa, amaranth, brown rice, beans, mushrooms, chickpeas, nuts, tofu, soymilk, rice milk, cow milk, eggs, or cheese, but when I don't I don't stress about it. I figure I'll eat some the next day, and in the meantime I'll get some protein from the veggies, grains, etc that I am eating.

Andrea Fahy said...

Well, by what you have said, I should be fine. I eat a lot of those things pretty often. Thanks!