Hi to you too, Knut. Have you left afpf completely?

Did you have a good summer?

Aww, that's awful Knut, but all I can say is: ": )>"

According to a nutritionist I know, they are high calorie.  Also was
told to avoid carrots and beets because of the sugar content.
Otherwise all the veggies you can manage are good.  :)  For a six week
period I had no fruit or fruit juices, also because of the sugar
content.  Then, finding out how easy it was to lose weight, I went back
to my old eating habits and gained it all back.
Norma - not too bright but kind to animals and small children

I wondered that too.  I don't eat these things too frequently -- just
because I'm not a big fan of most of them, and prefer meat & fish --
but I've never avoided them.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

An assortment of reasons that only apply to a few
people or only temporarily.

Religious - Pythagoras refused to eat beans to the
point a rioting mob trapped him against bean
fields and he refused to enter the fields according
to the legend of his death.  I have no idea why
he held the opinion, nor do I think the legend
has rock-solid supporting evidence.  Still, if
some religions forbid pork and other religions
publish recipes for pepperoni, why shouldn't some
folks hold religious objections to legumes?

Indigestion - If you rarely ate legumes before
and then start, it can be hard to digest them.
Temporary problem but folks starting out may as
well take early precautions as long as they know
what is a restriction for early on and what is
a long term restiction.  Gas bloating - same
comment.

Food intolerances - Some people have various
levels of intolerance to various types of legumes.
Consider fatal peanut alergies for example, and
favism from eating improperly cooked fava beans.
Intolerances so mild they can't be detected can
also get worse as we age - A friend recently
noticed she can no longer digest legumes since
she hit 60.  Again, this is a temporary
restriction to avoid problems early on not a
permanent restriction unless you're on a
paleolithic program.

Macronutrient balance theory - Legumes are high
in protein.  If you're already cutting fat and/or
carbs you're already high in dietary protein.
There is no requirement whatsoever to believe or
practice balancing your protein/fat/carb
percentages, but some types of plan suggest it
and if yours does following the directions beats
not following the directions.  There's no harm in
balancing protein/fat/carbs by percentage.

The "lima beans taste bad therefore give them to
Doug" theory - Humorous to some, matter of fact
about their approach to life to others.  What
can I say, more for me.  I'll call it teamwork.