frugal low carbing tips?
Legumes are a great powerhouse of nutrition for very little money.
Lentils are missing 2 amino acids, so they are not a complete protein. That's why vegs tend to eat 2 our the three: beans, rice, bread - at every meal. So combining a different bean that has those 2 amino acids would create a complete protein.
And you don't have to eat the two at the same meal, as was once thought. Science has proven that eating the 2 different incomplete proteins the same day will give you the complete protein benefits.
I did find this when I googled it:
Lentils also have some anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors and relatively high phytate content. Trypsin is an enzyme involved in digestion, and phytates reduce the bio-availability of dietary minerals.[9] The phytates can be reduced by soaking the lentils in warm water overnight.
Lentils are a good source of iron, having over half of a person's daily iron allowance in a 100g serving.
on 6/3/13 3:32 am
Legumes are a great powerhouse of nutrition for very little money.
Lentils are missing 2 amino acids, so they are not a complete protein. That's why vegs tend to eat 2 our the three: beans, rice, bread - at every meal. So combining a different bean that has those 2 amino acids would create a complete protein.
And you don't have to eat the two at the same meal, as was once thought. Science has proven that eating the 2 different incomplete proteins the same day will give you the complete protein benefits.
I did find this when I googled it:
Lentils also have some anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors and relatively high phytate content. Trypsin is an enzyme involved in digestion, and phytates reduce the bio-availability of dietary minerals.[9] The phytates can be reduced by soaking the lentils in warm water overnight.
Lentils are a good source of iron, having over half of a person's daily iron allowance in a 100g serving.
Ahhh, I was basing my comment on this but I failed to read the small print:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-produ cts/4337/2
I was reading a googled site about complete proteins and found out that adding nuts, while not a complete protein itself, will also create a complete protein with beans. I never thought of that, but a lentil salad with walnuts or pecans would be wonderful.
Soybean and Quinoa are complete proteins themselves.
And I read that if you get one complete protein in per day (like an egg), then eating incomplete proteins for the rest of the day is fine. The only people who really need to plan out how to complete proteins are raw veggins because their diet is so restricted. As long as we eat a varied diet, and get one complete protein in per day, our dietary needs are met. So I misspoke about the need for all proteins to have all essential amino acids. Beans go to the top of my list.
on 6/3/13 4:37 am
I was reading a googled site about complete proteins and found out that adding nuts, while not a complete protein itself, will also create a complete protein with beans. I never thought of that, but a lentil salad with walnuts or pecans would be wonderful.
Soybean and Quinoa are complete proteins themselves.
And I read that if you get one complete protein in per day (like an egg), then eating incomplete proteins for the rest of the day is fine. The only people who really need to plan out how to complete proteins are raw veggins because their diet is so restricted. As long as we eat a varied diet, and get one complete protein in per day, our dietary needs are met. So I misspoke about the need for all proteins to have all essential amino acids. Beans go to the top of my list.
Beans and veggies are the majority of my diet. I don't care for meat much and tofu is nothing short of disgusting. ;)
