Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

PCO eating/diets, etc.

Question:

Thank you SO much Christine and Frankie!!! —Elizabeth

Response:

Try soy milk.  It’s wonderful.  I’ll never drink dairy milk again.

Response:

ElizabthW wrote: > I was wondering if there are any other vegetarians with PCO here.

Between me and my sister, we fit the bill — I have PCO and she is a vegetarian. [snip] > I tried to follow the Zone diet for awhile, but gave up because the protein > powder Dr. Sears recommends for vegetarians was so disgusting I could barely > get it down. I do eat soy products, like fake burgers, fake sausage, and the > like, but not too frequently. I do drink lots of 1% milk and eat cheese. Also, > I try to limit what Dr. Sears called "bad carbs" and I try to eat more of the > "good carbs" instead. > I really, really want to improve my PCO, if I can. Is there anything anyone > could recommend to help me get more protein in my diet without crossing the > boundaries of my beliefs?

My sister turned me on to something called tempeh.  You can find it inhealth food stores, or international farmers markets, where I get mine. It looks like pasta to me, but it’s not, it’s soy-based.  She uses it in place of pasta, like she’ll chop it up and stir-fry it with vegetables.  Sounds to me like the perfect Zone-type modification to a meal, but I guess that depends on the nutritional content, so here it is for those who know more about the Zone: Per serving: Protein: 18g Fat: 4g (1g saturated) Carb: 9g This is for the flavor I bought last night, which is Garden Vege.  My sister’s favorite is Sesame, which has a slightly higher protein content. I know you said you’d tried soy stuff before, but I thought I’d suggest it anyway.  One tip my sister taught me was to marinate it in soy sauce or whatever you want, before stir-frying it.  It takes on whatever flavor you marinate it in.  Plain, it’s pretty bland/blah — which I find to be true of soy stuff in general. I’d be interested in what the people who know the Zone think of how this would fit into a Zone-type diet.  What would be needed to complement this? Sue

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ElizabthW wrote: > I really, really want to improve my PCO, if I can. Is there anything anyone > could recommend to help me get more protein in my diet without crossing the > boundaries of my beliefs?

I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian and starting to look in the various diets discussed here to help with my PCO.   To increase your protein intake you can look to legumes, nuts, seeds, certain grains, green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, and tofu. You have to eat a combination of these to make a complete protein.  You can find more information at www.veg.org/veg Hope this helps you out and I hope someone how has done the Zone and is vegetarian will have more to offer since I would be interested as well. Frankie

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In article <19980223133700.IAA13…@ladder02.news.aol.com>, elizab…@aol.com (ElizabthW) writes: >I really, really want to improve my PCO, if I can. Is there anything >anyone

could recommend to help me get more protein in my diet without >crossing the

boundaries of my beliefs? If you go to GNC or any health food store, you can find "protein pills".  They have about 1 gram of protein per pill (some a little more).  So to follow the Zone, just figure out your carb grams and then take the corresponding number of protein pills.  The pills are usually found in the "body builders" section and are named things like "Amino 1000" (amino acids and protein are the same thing, for practical purposes).  The pills are kind of big, but you can’t taste them so you don’t have to put up with the yucky taste.  Good luck! Christine Gray President, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association

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Hi everyone, it’s me again! I was wondering if there are any other vegetarians with PCO here. I know all the evidence about protein helping manage PCO, but there are not many meatless foods that have it. (I am a vegetarian for moral reasons- meaning because I love and respect animals. Also, meat really grosses me out on a taste and texture level.) I tried to follow the Zone diet for awhile, but gave up because the protein powder Dr. Sears recommends for vegetarians was so disgusting I could barely get it down. I do eat soy products, like fake burgers, fake sausage, and the like, but not too frequently. I do drink lots of 1% milk and eat cheese. Also, I try to limit what Dr. Sears called "bad carbs" and I try to eat more of the "good carbs" instead. I really, really want to improve my PCO, if I can. Is there anything anyone could recommend to help me get more protein in my diet without crossing the boundaries of my beliefs? —Elizabeth

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