Lentils are Awesome

Diet and Nutrition
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[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
…That’s kind of like trying to make quinoa your sole protein source of a meal. Though quinoa is a complete protein.[/quote]

It may be, but the total amount of protein is quite small in relation to the portion size.

I hate it when vegans tout certain foods as high protein, when in fact they aren’t.

I know a woman who told me that carrots are loaded with protein.
I know a dude who told my wife he switched to vegetarianism, and that broccoli is high in protein.

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[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
Why do people like to eat food that makes them fart unnecessarily?[/quote]

My thought as well.
Anything that causes abdominal/digestive distress is a huge energy waster, and most likely not the best nutritional source.

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[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
…That’s kind of like trying to make quinoa your sole protein source of a meal. Though quinoa is a complete protein.[/quote]

It may be, but the total amount of protein is quite small in relation to the portion size.

I hate it when vegans tout certain foods as high protein, when in fact they aren’t.

I know a woman who told me that carrots are loaded with protein.
I know a dude who told my wife he switched to vegetarianism, and that broccoli is high in protein.
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this. quinoa isn’t high in protein in any way. It’s about the same as oatmeal

anyways I’m vegetarian. I eat a lot of different types of legumes, but I wouldn’t count them as a primary source considering you can’t have that many servings before it becomes a shitstorm

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[quote]browndisaster wrote:
I eat a lot of different types of legumes, but I wouldn’t count them as a primary source considering you can’t have that many servings before it becomes a shitstorm
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hence your name, “browndisaster”.

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[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
…That’s kind of like trying to make quinoa your sole protein source of a meal. Though quinoa is a complete protein.[/quote]

It may be, but the total amount of protein is quite small in relation to the portion size.

I hate it when vegans tout certain foods as high protein, when in fact they aren’t.

I know a woman who told me that carrots are loaded with protein.
I know a dude who told my wife he switched to vegetarianism, and that broccoli is high in protein.
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I am in agreeance with you, just in case that wasn’t clear from my previous statement.

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Does anyone know a good vegetable shake recipe that uses lentils? They sound great.

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[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
Why do people like to eat food that makes them fart unnecessarily?[/quote]

My thought as well.
Anything that causes abdominal/digestive distress is a huge energy waster, and most likely not the best nutritional source.[/quote]

That’s the point of the cloves in the recipe! I didn’t think it would work. Legumes bloat the hell put of me especially lentils, i added 3 cloves in and i experienced no flatulence or bloating whatsoever.

Also im not a vegetarian by any means and i don’t plan on making lentils my main source of protein.

For the record the recipe at the top makes around 2 mugs full. " minutes to eat.

25g of protein for a serving of soup is pretty good in my opinion. Full of fibre as well.

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[quote]furo wrote:
Does anyone know a good vegetable shake recipe that uses lentils? They sound great.[/quote]
I dunno about that but I highly recommend everyone to make Greek lentil soup this week to try it out, tastes great

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/greek-lentil-soup-fakes/

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Any consensus on pre soaking or not? (like with other legumes) might make them more digestable & less gassy. I don’t know much about lentils but may crock pot up some soup this week sounds good.

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Lookup “Dal” recipes, a very common asian dish - It’s what I have been eating as a kid and never experience any digestive distress. In fact it’s one of the easiest food to eat, so I find.

I would not use it in any meal as the ‘main’ protein source, but with chicken salad…mmmm - great top up.

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[quote]77 Style wrote:
Any consensus on pre soaking or not? (like with other legumes) might make them more digestable & less gassy. I don’t know much about lentils but may crock pot up some soup this week sounds good. [/quote]

Nah u dnt need to soak, cook for around 30-45 mins on a low simmer. Darker lentils normally take a little longer than the orange/red.

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[quote]TrapsLatsnHat wrote:
Lookup “Dal” recipes, a very common asian dish - It’s what I have been eating as a kid and never experience any digestive distress. In fact it’s one of the easiest food to eat, so I find.

I would not use it in any meal as the ‘main’ protein source, but with chicken salad…mmmm - great top up.[/quote]
dhal all day every day…it also is the easiest way to cut lol, I just replace all my starchy carbs with dhal

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[quote]CargoCapable wrote:
Are lentils a complete protein?[/quote]

It’s three to four years after the Spirulina craze, is anyone still including it as the super protein it was praised as?

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While Spirulina is a “whole food” its basically only coming in the powder or capsule form. So it’s more supplement than food.

I do use spirulina, but only in a blend with a ton of other antioxidant powders.

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[quote]Marzouk wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
1 dozen of eggs
1 bag of lentils (16 oz)

2.50 for me

170ish gram of protein

Whoa…

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Told ya!

My wife actually discovered it, she was reading one of those 50 healthiest foods articles and they were on there.

I always eat them i just didn’t realise how good they were. Then when i realised how cheap they were here it was pretty cool.

I can get 30 eggs for $3.50 as well. But for protein content vs price Lentils are a dark horse.

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Its good stuff man. I’ve had 1 cup of them and 6 eggs twice for breakfast and probed for my eating days.

Even been showing them to all the freshmen at school who want to eat more protein but are seriously dirt poor…

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^^ glad i could help.

I actually enjoy the taste as well!

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[quote]77 Style wrote:
Any consensus on pre soaking or not? (like with other legumes) might make them more digestable & less gassy. I don’t know much about lentils but may crock pot up some soup this week sounds good. [/quote]

I prefer to soak and ideally sprout all legumes and grains. I really do find it makes a difference in digestability. However it is a little time/labour intensive so I don’t end up doing it very often.

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[quote]Marzouk wrote:
^^ glad i could help.

I actually enjoy the taste as well![/quote]

Mix them with rice and salsa

Wooooo

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http://allrecipes.com/recipe/egyptian-koshary/

Check this out Rock, Egyptian recipe

Rice
Pasta
Lentils
Chickpeas
Salsa
Caramelised onions

Normally ordered by the bucket its that fucking cheap!

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[quote]Marzouk wrote:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/egyptian-koshary/
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thanks for that link. I really enjoyed the meal.

here is one of my favorite recipes with lentils:

200 grams of lentils
450 grams of turkey
1 onion
4-6 garlic cloves
400 ml can of tomato sauce
3 mushrooms
Spices

  1. Put the lentils in a pot and cook it.
  2. After 30 mins come back and slice the mushrooms, garlic and onions (all on the same cutting board of course)
  3. Put oil in a pan and add the garlic and onions
  4. Slice the turkey (on a separate cutting board of course, don’t get it in touch with anything else, use a different knife, etc.)
  5. Add the slices of garlic and onions and wait for a few mins
  6. Add the turkey and let it brown slightly (no more pink)
  7. Add the lentils, then the spices
  8. Add the sliced mushrooms and the tomato sauce and let it cook for a few minutes
  9. you’re done

~155 grams of high quality protein (77 per portion), can be made in around 15-20 mins (excluded the time it takes to prepare the lentils which is around 2 mins) and tastes super good. 2,5 euros for one portion.