Philosophical Vegan Forum

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I used to take a multivitamin for vitamin D and B12, but it seems vitamin pills are actually bad for you(?)

I eat around 400g of kidney beans every day. Are there any better beans that those?

Lastly what do we know about frozen vegetables in terms of their nutrients? I think i'm still brain damaged on some of these issues due to my earlier Raw HCLF indoctrination

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TL;DW black bean, lentils and kidney beans but others are also good, soybean is pretty great for health and a very good complete protein source though you can have it covered if you have soymilk. Generally also try for a variety since different plant foods have different phytonutrients, antioxidants etc so its good to have a diverse diet. http://nutritionfacts.org/video/apples- ... diversity/ you can space it out on different days.

Multivitamins aren't great since generally you will not require the other vitamins, just D and b12; and those you probably won't get in sufficient enough dose to meet your RDA anyways. Also idk if the D in multivitamins is vegan or D3 for that matter.
So better to buy b12 and vegan d3 separately and then supplement according to any RD's/doctor's recommendations.

knot wrote:but it seems vitamin pills are actually bad for you(?)

It's fine. Most just go down the toilet. It could be a decent way to get extra B reasonably affordably.

DEVA makes a decent vegan multi (with OK amounts of D and B-12, and focusing a little more on vegan needs).

knot wrote:I eat around 400g of kidney beans every day. Are there any better beans that those?

Black beans and lentils. Lentils are the best, but not everybody likes them.
Soy is good too. I'd eat a mix for variety.

knot wrote:Lastly what do we know about frozen vegetables in terms of their nutrients?

They're fine. You don't need a whole lot of veggies, and frozen are often fresher than "fresh" since they were frozen at the peak of freshness and fresh are often weeks old.