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Beans and rice

hope81026
hope81026
Can anyone confirm or deny claims that beans and rice form together to make a chain of pure protien? I made a dish recently that I love (breakfast, lunch and dinner!) which consists basically of long grain brown rice, black beans, salsa and cheese (bound together with mushroom and cheddar cheese soup). I felt so bad eating it but a GBS vetern buddy of mine is saying that the beans and rice together make a perfect protein. If this is treue I can enjoy what has become a favorite dish. Can anyone comment on this phenomenom ?
deleted_user
deleted_user
The thing about "experts" they don't all agree. Do talk to you nut or doc, but more than anything listen to your body and trust it. So, long we didn't listen to our bodies...yes, we knew when something was not good for us and we knew the next morning when we gained 5lbs overnight....it was not good!
For some reason, my body is telling me to go easy with the meats...ok! My pouch don't like the heavy, greasy, thick, chewy meat stuff.
I am new at this, but we are here to share our experiences and gained knowledge, then do your own research. Good luck.
hope81026
hope81026
http://www.whfoods.com/
George Mateljan of The Worlds Healthiest foods is my go to guy for this stuff . His site is a wealth of information but difficult to navigate. I fine nothing to support the beans and rice theory or "claim". As for what my gut tells me.... This food feels heavy to me so I will keep my eye on the scale tomorrow. Incidentally this dish gives my whole family what my mum used to call "the trots" : ). For me it doesn't but for me the trots would be a welcome diversion from the norm right now. If you catch my drift.
@ Lu, So I take it thats a big NO : ), XO, Hope
hope81026
hope81026
Carbs aside here is what George has offered as uses for my leftover rice.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=whfkitqa&dbid=12

I notice that he does not mention the protein combination beans and rice theory although he considers rice to be healthy, Hope
deleted_user
deleted_user
Brown rice and beans in combination does make a complete protein, ie: a balanced amino acid profile. How ever, it is not "a chain of pure protein". The protein it supplies is usable, but you'll get more carbs than protein from that combo. In small amounts it's probably fine, but I'm thinking for a staple, it's not a great bet.
Lentils are pure yummieness by the way. A legume that cooks quickly and is delicious in stews, soups, salads, and made into patties or loafs. It's very well digested, high in protein & fiber. The recipe listed above sounds heavenly and I'm copying it into my recipes for next weeks menu.