On 5/10/07, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Deanna wrote: > > You need to understand > > plant-based proteins, and you need to supplement. > > ALERT for the dudes: most plant protein you'll get in foods is soy and > soy contains phyto-estrogens; plant-based girl hormones. > > I find this an interesting discussion, as there are cultures (think Japan) that have relied on soy for generations, with no obvious ill-effects. I don't claim to be an expert in this area, but I can't help but wonder if GMO soy or isolated soy proteins aren't a bigger culprit than whole soy foods like tofu or tempeh. I'm not disputing the presence of phyto-estrogens, just that it's all curious.
There are lots of other sources of protein, too. Other beans and legumes being chief among them, but quinoa is a good protein source as well. I've tired doing the vegan thing - I was hungry a LOT. But, I still rely minimally on animal products. Many of our meals are completely vegan. We just made a spectacular brown rice, asparagus, almond pilaf type thing with a tahini lemon dressing. Sooooo good and an easy vegan recipe. (Of course, the next night we had an Indian dish with both cheese and cream in it.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:234463 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
