Hi Calvin,
there are some recipes on http://www.veganbodybuilding.org/recipes.htm that
might be of interest. Stuff like tofu, tempeh etc are obvious foods you
could add, nuts & seeds. I don't think protein will be as bigger issue as
total calorific intake for most trainees. If you get a few protein shakes a
day & are eating the stuff stated below, you are resting & training well, &
there's not too much stress in your life then you should be growing, UNLESS
your total calorific intake is too low.
Sounds like you've got some good ideas about pre-planning your eating, so I
expect you eat every few hours (at least 6 times a day),
I've not heard about quinoa & walnuts, but I find it unlikely that this
would be the case, here's my thoughts on why I think this may not be the
case. What people may have done is look at quinoa & looked at the amino
acid profile of it's protein, then they've compared that to what humans need
to get an "ideal" amino acid intake. Walnuts may have filled the "gaps" in
the amino acid ratio. From this people have guessed that maybe, if you
absorb amino acids in the proportion you can use them, then you'd absorb a
lot more if you ate walnuts & quinoa.
This is purely my guess & there may be other reasons for the claimed
increase in amino acid uptake. The reason I think this is wrong is:
Humans have a supply of "spare" amino acids floating around in our bodies.
So, any meal that is low in one (or more) amino acid can be balanced by the
spare amino acids. Potentially, I suppose, long term use of one type of
protein could deplete these stores, but eating from a wide range of protein
sources should mitigate any cumulative lose (eating from nut/seed, cereal &
legume food groups regularly).
I mean to be honest there is nothing wrong with eating walnuts with quinoa &
if it makes it closer to our ideal amino acid intake, then it might make
assimilation easier, possibly. But I wouldn't worry too much about getting
exact balances all the time.
That's my take on it anyway,

Pete www.veganbodybuilding.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Calvin Barajas [mailto:calvinbarajas@...]
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:05 PM
To: veganbodybuilding@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [veganbodybuilding] Need Sample Menus...



Hi, currently I make large quantity hummus/whole-wheat-pita/brown-
rice combo to get high amounts of protein. I also make whole-wheat-
pita/brown-rice/tofu/black-beans to get high amounts of protein as
well. I need more menus. I make the food on Sunday to last the
rest of the week. I eat plenty of greens, drink lots of water, and
make protein shakes also. I've heard that Quinoa combined with
walnuts increases the NPU (Net Protein Utilization) by %100. Does
anyone have sample menus that use Quinoa and something else to
increase the NPU?

Thanks,
Calvin






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