HERE is the place for all those nutritional tips etc. that you have for us - news items on nutrition too - whatever. Let's see 'em! (and about time, some of you are saying 
)
I find Vegan Peace's Nutrient Information pages really helpful!
(Here's a description, plucked from the starting point page I've linked to above)...
These pages aim to provide you with information about the nutrients our bodies need to function properly.
To find out how much your body needs of a certain nutrient, you can check out the Daily Values or the more detailed DRIs for Energy, Macronutrients, Vitamins and Minerals. These are all just reference points, so don't get too caught up in the numbers!
The Nutrient Information section will give you more information about the various nutrients. You will find information about the Macronutrients, Vitamins, Minerals, Fatty Acids and Omega-3, 6 and 9. These pages will also list their various food sources. Most of these sources can be found on the Good Sources pages.
For more information about the nutrients that can be found in a particular food, you can check out the Nutrient Content Tables. On the left hand side you will find the foods divided over several categories. If you read the Introduction to these tables, you will understand the meaning behind the percentages and the color coding.
Don't forget to visit the Food Dictionary! There you will find definitions and pictures of many different foods.
The Resources page will provide you with a list of books and links to other websites with nutritional information.
NutritionData.com is a useful place if you're trying to work out what nutrients your diet is lacking. I used it for a week or so, adding up what I ate each day (you can even get nutrient info panels (like you find on packets of food) for recipes that you make), and found that my diet was generally lacking in vitamin E, so I upped the amount of nuts and seeds I ate.
I got the link from Meatout Mondays newsletter.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2007/071128.htm
Eating Beans Helps Lower CholesterolBy Rosalie Marion
Bliss
November 28, 2007
Consuming as little as one-half cup of cooked dry beans every day
helped volunteers lower their total cholesterol levels in an Agricultural
Research Service (AR
study in North
Dakota. These results, published in the November issue of the Journal of Nutrition by the ARS
scientists and their colleagues, add to a growing—and convincing—body
of evidence that beans are a heart healthy food choice.
The lead authors, chemist
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Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks, N.D. ARS is the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief
scientific research agency.
Experts consider a lipid profile, which provides a complete
cholesterol count based on blood tests, to be a valid biomarker for the risk of
cardiovascular disease. Because cardiovascular disease is a lifestyle-related
disease, interventions that improve cholesterol profiles are considered
beneficial to health. Positive changes in physical activity and diet may result
in substantial improvements.
The researchers tested 80 volunteers aged 18 to 55 years. Half were
healthy, while half had at least two symptoms that lead to metabolic syndrome,
a combination of conditions that signal a risk for cardiovascular disease.
Those with "pre-metabolic-syndrome" had abdominal obesity and either high
triglyceride levels, low HDL "good" cholesterol, high blood sugar, or high
blood pressure.
For 12 weeks, half of the group was randomly selected to eat one-half
cup of cooked dry pinto beans daily along with their regular daily diet. The
others ate a replacement serving of chicken soup instead of the pinto beans.
The findings show that, compared to measures taken prior to the 12-week test
phase, all the volunteers—the healthy ones as well as those with
symptoms—who ate pinto beans saw a reduction in their cholesterol levels.
While the findings confirm earlier studies by other researchers
showing that eating beans lowers cholesterol levels, the mechanisms that
underlie the effect require further study.
Funding was provided in part by a grant from the
U.S. Agency for International Development
through the Accord, Mass.-based Beans
for Health Alliance.
Pinto beans: Link to photo information
Pinto beans are similar in composition to navy
beans and chickpeas. Whole, cooked beans are low in fat and provide
high-quality protein as well as vitamins, minerals and polyphenols. Click
the image for more information about it.
For further reading
* Disease-resistant great
northern beans
* Better bean
information
* New pintos resist
mold
I subscribe to an online newsletter called vegan coach www.vegancoach.com. I find it very educational and informative,just like this group. I just joined and have seen lots of yummy recipes in only 5 minutes. Here's a link to one of the pages on Vegan Coach : http://www.vegancoach.com/vegan-diet-menu-plan.html
Unfortunately, the page you linked to needs a password to view it, but it seems like there's loads of other useful stuff accessable on the site. http://www.vegancoach.com/Oh, and welcome to the group!
Human breast milk (which we consume when we're growing the most) contains a mere 6% protein! Which implies that we need 6% or less of our diet to be protein the rest of our lives.
Protein content of fruit:
banana - 4%
papaya - 7%
peach - 7%
avocado - 5%
orange - 9%
watermelon - 7%
Average for fruit - 5%
Protein content of vegetables:
tomato - 17%
cucumber - 21%
lettuce - 59%
celery - 25%
Average for vegetables - 20%
Protein content of nuts & seeds:
almonds - 15%
sesame paste (tahini) - 12%
sunflower seeds - 15%
pumpkin seeds - 17%
Average for nuts & seeds - 15%
(Info from www.rawvegan.com)
Take a look at this Share:
 | Message: Protein Needs (2 comments) — http://alternativebroadcasting.org/archives/2007/09/21/protein-needs/ There is no argument among anyone in the field of health and nutrition about the fact that we need protein in our diet. Controversy comes when we talk about the quantity, and sour... more |
Hi there...Just came across this thread and see that my website is mentioned. Thanks very much for that, Yodih.
Yes, that page from my site (A Vegan Diet Menu Plan) IS password protected. Currently the password is "barley", but the password changes occasionally. You can always find the most up-to-date password in my free newsletter:
http://www.vegancoach.com/vegan-newsletter.html
This seems like a fantastic vegan group, and I'm happy to have found you.
Have a happy day! :O)
Glad you found us too!
