hi Rachel,

I think Protein Power, or their newest book is even better, Protein Power LifePlan ... would be good to read to give you an idea of the protein requirements. 60g per day for an average sedentary woman, more if you're tall, male or very active.

Organically produced meat, dairy and eggs is becoming increasingly available, and may be an option for you.

Do check out the link I gave in my previous post. There are a couple of further links there to vegetarian lowcarb sites.

Someone else may have more knowledge of this than I do, but I'm pretty sure that Suzanne Somers lowcarb program is based on food-combining principles as well, and might be worth a look for you too. You might be able to borrow these books from your local library...

Doreen