Ellsworth53T wrote:
Richard H wrote:
For gods sake, eat some decent food to get a bit more protein. You don't need powders.
jesus, man, calm down. im just looking for some suggestions on getting some additional protein in my diet. save your anger for a lance thread or something.
Richard H wrote:
And where did you get this crap about 50 - 25 - 25 ? Don't tell me some stupid government guideline.
the 50-25-25 ratio or something close is just what ive read as a good mix of calories to aim for. i'm not sitting here waiting for congress to vote on a new regulation to change my diet.
Richard H wrote:
There are so many good healthy sources of protein there is absolutely no need to use powders.
Even vegetarians and vegans can get plenty of protein without resorting to powders.
please elaborate. my wife is vegetarian meaning that i am very often vegetarian
I'm not angry, just frustrated by how people are so misinformed and confused by marketing and the twisting of the facts by the food industry.
There is more protein in many foods than you think, bread pasta even pizza dough all contain protein.
If you are a vegetarian or a vegan and I assume by vegetarian you mean your wife is a real vegetarian and does not eat fish, some idiots call themselves vegetarian and they not only eat fish but bloody chicken, it is harder to get as much protein but still possible.
For reasons I don't have time or space for, nuts despite the number of calories and the fat content don't seem to be as fattening as the number of calories. 100grams of nuts is a lot of calories yes, but satisfying. Try eating 600 calories of pasta and see how heavy it is on the stomach, you wouldn't run on that.
Get a basic book or look it up on the internet, loads of foods vegetarians can eat contain plenty of protein.
Use whey powder if you want. Check it isn't contaminated, remember it is a waste product from the cheese making process, it is cheap and yes it is a very good form of protein. But you would be better off eating a wide variety of protein rich foods - that way you get all the other nutrients you need.
Tofu is vegetarian, so is quorn. Sorry quorn is made with free range eggs so although the vegetarian society accept it vegans can't eat it. How something made from eggs can be vegetarian beats me, perhaps the free range chickens never get eaten and are all given to vegans to look after when their egg laying days are over.
Anyway tofu is made from bean curd so unless creepy crawlies are harmed in the growing and picking of the beans even vegans can eat it.