Re: [CH] Tofu

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I seem to be missing something here - if dry lentils are 3.4 calories 
a gram, 100 grams cooked would not be 340 calories, as quite a 
bit of the weight would be water ... 
                                                  DAVe

> >- -> also didn't understand why he said lentils were fattening.
> >Me either, but maybe he'll explain?
> 
> 
> So go look it up! Dry lentils are about 3.4 calories per gram, so if you
> have 100 grams of the things (about the least you could get away with as
> the basis for a meal), you're already up for 350 calories! On the other
> hand, mushrooms are only 0.22 calories per gram, so for the same number of
> calories, you could eat a kilo and a half of the things! Like I said, I'm
> keeping under 1000 calories a day, so such things really start to
> matter...
> 
> jbc
> 

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