Comments on: Eat Well and the Protein Will Follow http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/ Sat, 12 May 2012 03:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: lane http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-356 lane Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:07:05 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-356 To All Our Readers: Jane and I have been paying attention to our food intake for the past few weeks. Although we haven't been tracking our exact intake of foods, anecdotal evidence would support the fact that protein, for Jane at least, is something to think about, (but still not obsess over). I have a smoothie with brown rice protein powder every morning which is more than 25 grams of protein. Jane likes to have a piece of fruit or tea and toast. No real protein there. She's found that on days when she doesn't focus on getting a substantial hit of protein in at least one meal, she's very sluggish. So we're paying a bit more attention to our nutritional intake. You can read <a href="http://veganbits.com/vegan-nutrition-how-to-be-a-healthy-vegan/" rel="nofollow">this post</a> for further information and links on nutritional recommendations for vegans. To All Our Readers:
Jane and I have been paying attention to our food intake for the past few weeks. Although we haven’t been tracking our exact intake of foods, anecdotal evidence would support the fact that protein, for Jane at least, is something to think about, (but still not obsess over).
I have a smoothie with brown rice protein powder every morning which is more than 25 grams of protein. Jane likes to have a piece of fruit or tea and toast. No real protein there.
She’s found that on days when she doesn’t focus on getting a substantial hit of protein in at least one meal, she’s very sluggish. So we’re paying a bit more attention to our nutritional intake. You can read this post for further information and links on nutritional recommendations for vegans.

]]> By: lane http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-227 lane Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:27:06 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-227 Hi Elaine, Thanks for the info. I feel that we're doing OK, but Jane is a tad concerned since she's the one who's feeding us. I find this humorous, since she never worried about the nutrient content of our meals when we were eating meat. For the most part we eat very well, but there are the occasional days where protein is definitely lacking. We take a B supplement every day, and a calcium supplement along with our daily multi and Jane tends to add nutritional yeast to a lot of our meals. We tend to eat a ton of fruits and veggies. I think I will look into getting a nutritional tracking program, it will provide that last bit of peace of mind. Thanks for the suggestion. Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the info. I feel that we’re doing OK, but Jane is a tad concerned since she’s the one who’s feeding us. I find this humorous, since she never worried about the nutrient content of our meals when we were eating meat.
For the most part we eat very well, but there are the occasional days where protein is definitely lacking. We take a B supplement every day, and a calcium supplement along with our daily multi and Jane tends to add nutritional yeast to a lot of our meals. We tend to eat a ton of fruits and veggies.
I think I will look into getting a nutritional tracking program, it will provide that last bit of peace of mind. Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Elaine Vigneault Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:55:41 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-219 One good way to see if you're getting enough nutrients is to track your daily eating for a week or two with a computer food diary program that monitors such things. There are a few products on the market that do that for you or you can do it yourself if you take really good notes, use info online or in books about food nutrient content, and can do math :) Another good idea is to go get a doctor's check up and have your bloodwork done. Then redo your bloodwork in a few months and see what it looks like. <strong> I personally believe that unless you have a strong dislike of fruits, nuts, and vegetables or an eating disorder, it's really difficult to go seriously wrong with a vegan diet. So long as you eat a wide variety of vegan foods (grains and beans, plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, and some nuts and oils) you're likely to do well. </strong> The one think to worry about is B12, which you can get in nutritional yeast, fortified foods like store-bought cereal, or a supplement. One good way to see if you’re getting enough nutrients is to track your daily eating for a week or two with a computer food diary program that monitors such things. There are a few products on the market that do that for you or you can do it yourself if you take really good notes, use info online or in books about food nutrient content, and can do math :)

Another good idea is to go get a doctor’s check up and have your bloodwork done. Then redo your bloodwork in a few months and see what it looks like.

I personally believe that unless you have a strong dislike of fruits, nuts, and vegetables or an eating disorder, it’s really difficult to go seriously wrong with a vegan diet. So long as you eat a wide variety of vegan foods (grains and beans, plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, and some nuts and oils) you’re likely to do well.

The one think to worry about is B12, which you can get in nutritional yeast, fortified foods like store-bought cereal, or a supplement.

]]> By: lane http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-217 lane Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:55:12 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-217 Thanks Kara, We're not runners although I used to run 24 mi/ week before I had both knees scoped. I miss it! I used to eat a lot more carbs back then. We're still working on finding the proper balance for our nutritional needs, but this percentage seems to work well for us. Thanks Kara,
We’re not runners although I used to run 24 mi/ week before I had both knees scoped. I miss it!
I used to eat a lot more carbs back then.
We’re still working on finding the proper balance for our nutritional needs, but this percentage seems to work well for us.

]]> By: kara http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-216 kara Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:14:07 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-216 Informative post! My diet has less % FAT and more CARBS. Runner's fuel! My only worry is - not getting enough iron. Informative post!
My diet has less % FAT and more CARBS.
Runner’s fuel!
My only worry is – not getting enough iron.

]]> By: Offbeat News http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Offbeat News Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:54 +0000 http://veganbits.com/eat-well-and-the-protein-will-follow/#comment-215 Does this mean I have to give up my french fries? Oh boy, that might cause problems. But seriously, I applaud your self control, your will and your tenacity being a vegan. Does this mean I have to give up my french fries? Oh boy, that might cause problems.

But seriously, I applaud your self control, your will and your tenacity being a vegan.

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