Hi,   
      
   I'm new to veganism, I'm not quite there yet. Too scared to make the plunge   
   lol. I'm a bit unsure the correct balance between grains, beans, fruit, veg   
   etc. I saw a rather new (to me anyway) food triangle that put fruit and veg on   
   the bottom and grains/   
   beans etc on the second layer followed by sugars/fats on top. Also, with   
   regards to complete proteins and combinations (e.g. grains and beans and nuts   
   etc) should this apply to every meal? For example, should I be getting   
   complete proteins during every    
   meal OR throughout the day - so grains in the morning, beans for lunch etc   
      
   Here is my vegan meals I am capable of...   
      
   Breakfast   
      
   * Wholewheat toast w/ peanut butter   
   * Fruit smoothie (my favourite is frozen berries, banana and soy milk)   
   * Muesli w/ raisins and soy milk (maybe a banana too if I don't have it in a   
   smoothie)   
      
   Lunch   
      
   * Brown rice w/ vegetables and beans/sprouts   
   * Peanut butter sandwich   
   * Salad (cabbage/spinach, carrot, sprouts, baby tomatoes) w/ vin dressing   
   * Miso soup w/ tofu, carrot, mushrooms, seaweed   
      
   Dinner   
      
   * Spinach curry (tomatoes, spinach, ginger, garlic, onion, spices) w/ brown   
   rice   
   * Home-made soup w/ wholewheat bread   
   * Thai green curry w/ brown rice   
   * Avocado, hummus, spinach, tomato sandwich/wrap (wholewheat bread/tortilla)   
      
   Snacks   
      
   * Carrot, daikon, cucumber w/ hummus dip   
   * Fruit   
   * Nuts   
      
   A few items here are not complete - should I be concerned with making them   
   complete or could I combine meals throughout the day to make things complete.   
   Also, picking from this menu everyday (and more meals as I add them) would it   
   give me a correct    
   balance? Still a little unsure where I should mostly be obtaining proteins   
      
   Would really appreciate some feedback. So if this type of post is asked   
   frequently but I really just wanted to put my meals up here and reading other   
   related posts I'm still just a little unsure.   
      
   Regards   
   Bizt   
      
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