nutrients

[Guest guest]

After 2 weeks of punching in my raw diet on fitday.com, I

ran a report. My totals for the

following nutrients were low.

 

Iron (53%)

Zinc (37%)

Selenium (37%)

Calcium (49%)

Phosphorous (91%)

Niacin (90%)

B12 (0%)

Vit. D (0)…obviously sun exposure was not included

in the report.

 

I really felt I was eating a good variety/balance of foods

during this span, and got 100% or more of the other key nutrients…however,

I am concerned about these lacking nutrients. Some of them come from grains/dairy

and/or meat! Obviously I’d

like to get them from other sources.

 

Does anyone know good sources of these nutrients? I am surprised calcium is low….I

love and eat what I thought would be sufficient amounts of broccoli.

 

I also know they skew the USRDA a little high, so maybe it

is not a too big a deal. However, I

am leaning towards taking a supplement, though I honestly feel if raw is right,

supplementation is not only a waste of money, but ineffective.

 

Any input would be great.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

BEV

 

[Guest guest]

Greetings Beverly:

 

A little homework for you. Go to the following sites for help with some research on how to acquire nutrients:

 

www.coosemans.com offers world-wide produce information and some nutrient values. This site is loaded with all kinds of produce.

 

www.thefruitpages.com offers a wealth of information on mostly fruits and vege-fruits. Just click on everything from the home page, I promise you will not become bored.

 

Refer to message #109 in the group for additional web sites that provide loads of information and when all else fails, remember to just " www.askjeeves.com ". He'll tell you, he knows everything

 

Good Health to you

Elaine

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Bev;

if your calcium is low make sesame milk, and eat plenty of kale of leafy green vegetables for your protein.

Hope that will help;

Lynda

[Guest guest]

Peace Bev,

 

Vitamin B-12 is one of those vital nutrients that many vegetarians

are seriously lacking. According to " Prescriptions For Nutritional

Healing " brewers yeast & spirulina are excellent sources of b-12.

 

Shakti

 

, " Beverly Coose " <mermaidcharter@c...>

wrote:

> After 2 weeks of punching in my raw diet on fitday.com, I ran a

report.

> My totals for the following nutrients were low.

>

> Iron (53%)

> Zinc (37%)

> Selenium (37%)

> Calcium (49%)

> Phosphorous (91%)

> Niacin (90%)

> B12 (0%)

> Vit. D (0).obviously sun exposure was not included in the report.

>

> I really felt I was eating a good variety/balance of foods during

this

> span, and got 100% or more of the other key nutrients.however, I am

> concerned about these lacking nutrients. Some of them come from

> grains/dairy and/or meat! Obviously I'd like to get them from other

> sources.

>

> Does anyone know good sources of these nutrients? I am surprised

> calcium is low..I love and eat what I thought would be sufficient

> amounts of broccoli.

>

> I also know they skew the USRDA a little high, so maybe it is not a

too

> big a deal. However, I am leaning towards taking a supplement,

though I

> honestly feel if raw is right, supplementation is not only a waste

of

> money, but ineffective.

>

> Any input would be great.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> BEV

[Guest guest]

Hi Scott...

 

suggest doing a search for B12 - it's been discussed here recently.

(there's a very recent article I posted about how to search

also....;=) )

 

re: other nutrients and vitamins: tons and tons of them in raw

fruits...almost none that aren't plentiful.

 

why do you ask?

 

all the best,

 

Bob (fellow journeyman)

 

 

rawfood , " Scott C. " <azscott72@c...> wrote:

> Hello group, Will someone list some nutrients and vitimans that I

need to be aware of that arent plentiful in the raw diet, for example

B-12 the only food I know right now is wheatgrass, and also how much

B-12 do you suggest we need?

> Best,

> Scott C.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bob,

I didn't catch your info on searching for B-12. The reason I'm asking is it

seemed like by reading some posts b-12 is important and I started to think I'm I

getting enough? Do you have info on drinking wheatgrass I heard its best on

empty stomach. I drank an once this morning then ate lettuce felt sick for an

hr.

Thanks Bob

Scott C.-fellow journey man also