Emma Thackery > wrote:
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>> Emma Thackery > wrote:
>>> I'm so glad you covered this because most of the (casual)
>>> things I've read lately say that the combo directive is a total
>>> myth based on no fact whatsoever.
>> It is by no means a myth that you need a sufficient intake of
>> essential amino acids to avoid diseases like pellagra.
>> >The general impression I get from my informal readings
>> >is that as long as otherwise healthy people eat a very diverse diet
>> >(whether vegetarian or not), we won't have much to worry about.
>>
>> Yes, but this is true because a diverse vegetarian diet has the
>> effect of combining various protein sources into complete protein.
> What I was (sloppily) commenting on was the mistaken notion
> that the exact combination of proteins must be taken in at the
> same *meal*. Same day appears to be adequate.
Yes, but if the goal is to eat complete protein over the course
of a day, unless you are a family group that always eats all
of its meals together, it is perhaps most practical to balance
protein at each meal.
Example: suppose I drop in for lunch at one vegetarian household,
and they're eating legumes for lunch because they're planning on
grains for dinner. Then I have dinner with another household and
they're having legumes for dinner because they already had grains
for lunch. I end up not eating complete protein that day.
Balancing protein for each meal avoids this problem.
Steve