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(Joseph Kubera) writes:

> Michael P. wrote:
>
> >Consider also that a vegetarian diet demands greater quanties of
> >grains to balance proteins, right?
>
> I think that argument has been debunked. At least vegetarians don't have to
> eat them all at the same meal, maybe just over the course of the
> day.

Not to mention that grains have protein, too. The truth Michael was
reaching for, I think, was that grains and beans have different
distributions of essential amino acids (i.e. amino acids our bodies
can't synthesize), and as a result, by combining the two over a
reasonable period of time, you get more benefit out of the same amount
of protein.

/Lew
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