permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

On 11/6/2011 9:11 PM, tanya wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr.<
> venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>  wrote:
>
> > ...Frances Moore Lappe in her book Diet For A Small Planet proposes
> > increasing one's protein intake from vegetarian meals through food
> > combining-for-maximum-protein,...
> >
> > >
>
> That concept has been obsolete since at least the early 80s. Though it was
> introduced in the first edition of the book in the early 70s, she soon
> realized that "protein combining" is a factor only in the lab, and in every
> other edition since then, she has taken great care to explain why
> vegetarians do not need to "combine" proteins.

I had in mind eating such foods high lysine corn + black beans + miso + 
rice + quinoa + sesame seeds + nut butter + collards, kale, other greens 
and of course plenty of carbohydrates for _more_ complete protein from 
vegetable sources at a meal. In this context protein combining has valid 
meaning for me...combining for a complete balanced array of amino acids. 
For some people adhering to and staying with a strict vegetarian diet is 
important. I agree that eating a really wide array of carefully chosen 
and naturally grown foods is very important.

Food combining for maximum digestion for maximum nutrition also has 
meaning and is a valid concept, the rules of which I constantly ignore
(I like sauteed vegetables, crushed hot red pepper, sea salt, cooked 
rice and plenty of brown rice vinegar and olive oil, all heated in a 
chef's wok). See some of the food combining charts in current and out of 
print literature (Kulvinskas' books, especially).

Thanks for the good feedback, Tanya.