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How to Pull a Sweet Tooth Painlessly - If sugar is your Diet Vice, try this original out-of-the-diet-box tip from Diet Bites. Yes, you really can have your cake and eat it too - at least you can with this savvy diet tip. continue

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Complete Proteins

How to Combine Foods to Create Complete Proteins

Proteins are an important element in the daily diet but many times, individuals find difficulty in fitting proteins into their meals, particularly vegetarians. The following combinations may be of help in achieving complete proteins.

How to Combine Foods to Create Complete Proteins

Legumes, rice and wheat, all vegetable proteins can be combined with other foods to create a complete protein.

Legumes, a Vegetable Protein

Legumes include peanuts, dried beans, peas, soybeans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, navy beans, black beans, pinto beans, lima beans and chick peas - commonly called garbanzo beans. To create a complete protein, combine a serving of legumes with a serving of the following foods:

Legumes + Barley
Legumes + Corn
Legumes + Oats
Legumes + Rice
Legumes + Pumpkin Seeds
Legumes + Sesame Seeds
Legumes + Sunflower Seeds
Legumes + Wheat

Rice, a Vegetable Protein


To create a complete protein, combine a serving of rice (brown or white in any size grain) with a serving of the following foods:

Rice + Legumes
Rice + Sesame Seeds
Rice + Soybeans

Wheat, a Vegetable Protein

To create a complete protein, combine a serving of wheat with a serving of the following foods:

Wheat + Legumes
Wheat + Sesame Seeds
Wheat + Sunflower Seeds
Wheat + Pumpkin Seeds
Wheat + Soybeans
 
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Black Beans for Weight Loss - Grab your apron! You know, the one adorned with the bright red chili peppers. Why so? Because Diet Bites has over 20 tasty low calorie black bean recipes for you to experiment with in the comfort of your own kitchen. All of our low calorie black bean recipes are packed with nutrition, intense flavor, and fiber - which is boss for keeping the tummy satisfied for longer periods at a time.

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