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Complete vegetarian protein?


Posted by Mark C.

I keep reading "protein isn't a big deal" for vegetarian or vegans in particular, and it is simply not true in my case. I became physically weak and had stopped going to the gym, only when I started taking carnitine did it seem to improve, but I don't want to be dependent on a supplement. I also seem to do o.k. with egg protein. So based on that information, does anyone know which foods I should be eating to get the right amino acids? I do recall reading that carnitine is made up of two aminos, methionine is one I think that are lacking in a vegetarian diet. I do not cook much but if I knew something simple like eat so much of this legume with this kind of grain I can follow that, I just need specific information rather than the generic "eat a variety of foods."
 
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veggie protiens. Although I am not a vegan, I do have a great recipe for hummus that is packed full of great proteins and antioxidents. It was given to me by a friend who is middle eastern and told me to eat it whenever I was starting to feel like a cold might be coming on because it has a lot of garlic and lemon juice! Here it goes: cook 2 cans of garbonzo beans with liquid from can on med for 20 minutes, then put them and half the liquid in a food processor or blender with all of the following ingrediants: 7 cloves of garlic 1 lemon juiced 1tbsp Tahinni (usually found in speciatly sections of grocery stores-definitly in places like Trader Joes also) 1tsp cumin 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ---blend until desired consistancy dip veggies or whole wheat pita in it and enjoy
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