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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

leftyladyfrommo

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20. There is more protein in plants anyway.

Reply to Tombiag (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 11:34 AM

Jan 2013

Eat lots of green veggies. They have more protein and the package they come in lots better for you.

I'm learning to live on veggies and fruits and oatmeal.

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Sigh. You might want to think twice about quinoa ... [View all] Flaxbee Jan 2013 OP

Thanks for the info. Now I don't have to feel so bad about avoiding it because I didn't like it. libdem4life Jan 2013 #1

You and me both. I didn't like it Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #26

Damn! My favorite lunch is Chick Peas, Quinoa, fresh herbs & garlic, lemon and scallions.... Walk away Jan 2013 #2

Buy Fair Trade quinoa. silverweb Jan 2013 #5

that sounds delicious! I'll have to buy some of the fair-trade stuff mentioned below Flaxbee Jan 2013 #6

Somehow, I manage with rice and pasta. mzmolly Jan 2013 #3

People like me, who have Celiac, tavalon Jan 2013 #9

I've heard it's really mzmolly Jan 2013 #14

too many carbs for me obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #10

LOL. mzmolly Jan 2013 #13

There are solutions. silverweb Jan 2013 #4

thanks for the links! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #12

+1 freshwest Jan 2013 #15

Well thanks! That was easy! Walk away Jan 2013 #16

Thanks. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #18

But that doesn't solve the problem Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #27

Anything wrong customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #7

It's "finicky" about where it will grow. Chan790 Jan 2013 #11

Buy the Colorado grown stuff.... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #17

Uh Oh, I guess vegans like me will just have to go without protein :( Tombiag Jan 2013 #8

There is more protein in plants anyway. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2013 #20

Here's an interesting rebuttal to that article Matariki Jan 2013 #19

Great points. Of course they missed the simplest truth nothing drives up grain prices like meat. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #23

I don't think quinoa is used as livestock feed Scootaloo Oct 2013 #29

We live in a global market, if we didn't feed too many cows and pigs we could afford to feed more Exultant Democracy Oct 2013 #30

True Scootaloo Oct 2013 #31

kick for later antigop19667 Jan 2013 #21

welcome to du otherone Feb 2013 #24

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If you consume legumes (and not necessarily at the same meal) kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #28