Sources for Omega-3, Protiens, and Amino Acids

Many people are concerned about the quality of meat in their diets, and if they should be eating meat at all. A quick look into the meat industry in the country will quickly reveal that not only are may of our meat growing and processing facilities a potential source of unwanted germs, they can also be very inhumane and cruel to the animals.

There is also a lot of concern about antibiotics and chemicals in our meat supply and in the milk we drink. So these concerns make many people opt towards a vegetarian diet.

One thing we know for sure is that our species has not adapted or evolved for the high-sugar, processed-foods diet that we are consuming today. We can adapt from a huge range of natural foods, but the highly processed is killing us. For instance, the Bantu of South Africa do very well on an 80% carbohydrate diet, and the Inuit of Greenland and Alaska do well eating virtually nothing but whale blubber and seal meat. To the obvious conclusion is that we do well on natural foods, but not so well on highly processed foods.

Bottom line: if in comes in a box, can or plastic wrap, and you can pop it right open and eat it - you shouldn't!!!!

If you are going to eat a vegetarian diet, or even if you plan on limiting meat from your diet, then you need to learn to be careful about your protein combinations. You also need to pursue good sources of B vitamins, and a good source of Omega-3.

Combining protiens is not hard. Most traditional dishes do this naturally for us (because the native populations who learned how to do this instinctively survived better thanthe ones who did not. Here are some examples:

  • Mexican food: often combines a tortilla with beans making a full protien.
  • Chinese stir-fry will have tofu, on a bed of rice: making a full protien.
  • A bowl of lentil soup is often eaten with bread.
  • Even the peanut butter sandwich is a full protien because it combines the peanut (which is a legume) with bread. Add a glass of milk and you have a very balanced meal.

As you can see from these combinations. The basic rule is to combine a legume with a grain to create a full protein. Especially if we are using a freshly ground or whole grain, we will have a good meal because it will also be supplying B vitamins.

The Omega-3 and Omega-6 source will be the vegetable oil. Oilive and Canola oil are a good source of the Omega-3's. But there is a new oil, from the rainforests of South America, which is becoming popular and supplies the most Omega-3's of any source. This oil is safer, tastier, and higher in Omegas than even fish oil.

We recommend Oh Mega brand for healthy, vegetarian Omega-3.