Pure Advantage Pea protein

[purrpelle]

Just a heads up....
I really like this protein supplement I got from Cosmo's vegan shoppe (great service BTW!)
It tastes better than comparable soy powders and mixes really well, and if you are trying to reduce your soy intake this will work for you.

so far I've had it in oatmeal, mixed w/plain water and in a meal replacement with PB, banana and wheat germ, after a workout.

[bluegrrrl79]

What does it taste like?

[purrpelle]

Vanilla, but it doen't have the chemically aftertaste that Keto has(soy)
it's lightly sweet.

[soilman]

Peas have their own kind of toxicity. In fact wild peas are sufficiently toxic as to be considered not safe to eat. I believe it is mostly digestive disturbances. But I believe legume consumption should be spread out among at least 3 legumes. As should nut consumption. So yea, reduce your soy consuption, add some pea consumption, and you might want to add lentil consumption to make up your triad. Then rotate thru the various white beans, chik peas, whatever.

[soilman]

By the way, peas are carnivorous plants, and in that sense are not strictly vegan. Ha ha ha. Pea plants have huge nitrogen requirements, which they, of course, meet by forming a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen fixing bacteria, in root nodules. In the early stages of seed germination, they get their nitrogen from the protein stored in the seed endosperm -- which has advantages for us humans too -- that is why pea seeds are so high in protein -- because the germinating plant need the nitrogen that is present in amino acids. Between early germination, and root development, they meet their nitrogen requirements by killing soil insects. The endosperm not only contains protein, but it also exudes a sticky substance, like the goop that flax seeds exude, that traps insects in a small area surrounding the seed, and they die there. They rapidly decompose for some reason (maybe enzymes secreted by the germinating seed?) and the pea plant utilizes the nitrogen present in their proteins. So carnivorousness is the pea plants stop-gap mechanism for feeding their faces, between early development, and root nodule development.