Diet for a Small Planet

Carol · 10-10-2008, 02:07 PM

Diet for a Small Planet
From making healthy food choices and preparing mouth-watering meals, to unmasking corporate flimflam and supporting sustainable farming, here is the complete guide for the young, the hip and the socially tuned-in - and for all who eat. With spirited and practical how-tos's for creating an affordable, easy-to-use organic kitchen and dozens of delectable recipes, Grub also offers the millions of people who buy organics fresh ideas and easy ways to cook with them. From the Valentine's Day Decadence Dinner to the Straight-Edge Punk Brunch Buffet, Grub includes over a dozen menus paired with soundtracks to cook (and party) by and artwork and poetry evoking the spirit of Grub. Getch grub on at www.eatgrub.org.

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Diet for a Small Planet
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Diet for a Small Planet is a book by Frances Moore Lappé presenting her theory of "Complementary Protein" sources in the human diet. As the eight essential amino acids making up the "complete proteins" found in meat are each present to various extents in a range of plant sources, the theory maintained that eating plant foods in "complementary" combinations would combine proteins equivalent to those found in meat, to meet human nutritional requirements.

The bestselling first edition, published in 1971 by Ballantine was sponsored by the Friends of the Earth organization. Besides the book's promotion of vegetarianism, its underlying orientation emphasized a responsible use of the Earth's resources. The book includes recipes based on the complementarity combinations, and was followed by a collection, Recipes for a Small Planet by Ellen Buchman Ewald, with an introduction written by Lappé.

Some scientists called "protein combining" a myth, particularly the alleged need to consume the complementary proteins in a single meal or within hours or on the same day in order for the digestive process to assimilate them as equivalent to "complete proteins". In a later edition of the book (1981), the author herself recanted her emphasis on combining proteins from plant sources, consistent with findings that mimicking the composition of animal proteins is not essential to human nutrition.

[edit] Topics covered in the book
Part I: Earth's Labor Lost — Protein in United States agribusiness
Part II: Bringing Protein Theory Down to Earth — Protein in human nutrition
Part III: Eating From the Earth: Protein Theory Applied — Includes tables of food values, and explanations relating proteins to caloric and economic factors
Part IV: Combining Non-Meat Foods to Increase Protein Values - Guidelines and recipes
Appendices, Notes, Index

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Carol Project Avalon Hero Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Big Island, Hawaii Posts: 2,008	Diet for a Small Planet Diet for a Small Planet From making healthy food choices and preparing mouth-watering meals, to unmasking corporate flimflam and supporting sustainable farming, here is the complete guide for the young, the hip and the socially tuned-in - and for all who eat. With spirited and practical how-tos's for creating an affordable, easy-to-use organic kitchen and dozens of delectable recipes, Grub also offers the millions of people who buy organics fresh ideas and easy ways to cook with them. From the Valentine's Day Decadence Dinner to the Straight-Edge Punk Brunch Buffet, Grub includes over a dozen menus paired with soundtracks to cook (and party) by and artwork and poetry evoking the spirit of Grub. Getch grub on at www.eatgrub.org. http://www.smallplanetinstitute.org/ Diet for a Small Planet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Diet for a Small Planet is a book by Frances Moore Lappé presenting her theory of "Complementary Protein" sources in the human diet. As the eight essential amino acids making up the "complete proteins" found in meat are each present to various extents in a range of plant sources, the theory maintained that eating plant foods in "complementary" combinations would combine proteins equivalent to those found in meat, to meet human nutritional requirements. The bestselling first edition, published in 1971 by Ballantine was sponsored by the Friends of the Earth organization. Besides the book's promotion of vegetarianism, its underlying orientation emphasized a responsible use of the Earth's resources. The book includes recipes based on the complementarity combinations, and was followed by a collection, Recipes for a Small Planet by Ellen Buchman Ewald, with an introduction written by Lappé. Some scientists called "protein combining" a myth, particularly the alleged need to consume the complementary proteins in a single meal or within hours or on the same day in order for the digestive process to assimilate them as equivalent to "complete proteins". In a later edition of the book (1981), the author herself recanted her emphasis on combining proteins from plant sources, consistent with findings that mimicking the composition of animal proteins is not essential to human nutrition. [edit] Topics covered in the book Part I: Earth's Labor Lost — Protein in United States agribusiness Part II: Bringing Protein Theory Down to Earth — Protein in human nutrition Part III: Eating From the Earth: Protein Theory Applied — Includes tables of food values, and explanations relating proteins to caloric and economic factors Part IV: Combining Non-Meat Foods to Increase Protein Values - Guidelines and recipes Appendices, Notes, Index __________________ Aloha, thank you, do jeh, toda, arigato, merci, grazie, salamat po, gracias, tack, sukria, danke schoen, kiitos, dank u, mahalo nui loa Images to nourish the spirit: http://mistsofavalon.invisionplus.ne...&showtopic=198