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Login Here Signup Here Signup using FacebookI was wondering if there is somewhere I can find out the nutritional content of what I'm eating raw? I know it's not important to count that stuff if you're eating a well rounded raw diet, but due to health reasons I haven't been able to eat any fats or nuts (or gluten). I would like to know how much protein is in what I'm eating: for example, a bowl of raw oats, or a glass of parsley juice. Is there somewhere I can find that out? Thanks!
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Nutritiondata.com is a great place to find info on, calories, protein, iron, calcium and a whole list of other vitamins.
Thankyou, rawisbeauty. I did find that very helpful. There is a lot more protein, fats, and iron in oats than I had thought. Also in the parsley juice. Obviously the protein/ nutrient content is not an issue!
I always liked this site
http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
They are not raw vegan though. I haven't been there in a while, but they used to have vegetarian recipes on the site...not so exclusive now. But the info is really in depth on each food. Makes you feel good about what you eat!
I use those websites too!
My problem with such, is that there is no way of knowing if the nutrition data is from raw, dormant, biogenic(?) nuts/seeds... or germinated, bioactive(?) seeds. The nutritional content, acidity, and protein-to-fat ratio changes when sprouting/germinating. Auther Trotter in the book Raw says that a (specific) nut's ratio changes from 25% protein to 75% protein after germination. (I have to find the reference for that... it was in some magazine article).
Of course, then there are issues with how the food was grown...
If you eat almonds and green beans... it has all the amino acids for a complete protein.
*come to think of it* I would like a list of greens that, when combined, provide all the amino acids necessary for the body to make a complete protein.
If you want to find out the content of an entire recipe (including vitamins and minerals) then you can use Recipe Calculator: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
Or for regular caloric content of single foods (or lots of restaurant foods if so inclined) there's Calorie King: http://www.calorieking.com