What abouy spinach? (WAS: What is a generous portion of greens? # Ingredients in a Salad; Scallions)

[Guest guest]

Hi Belinda,

 

Yes, it is fairly soft, that is true. But spinach contains a fair amount of

oxalic acid, which I need not.

 

Here are two ways to look at this:

 

1. No one has ever suffered a serious diagnosis (of which we are aware, and

for those who spend their hard-earned funds purchasing diagnoses). So in

that sense, spinach ... no problem.

 

2. We have all been taught to believe that we need this vast diversity of

foods in order to be healthy. But this teaching is false, it arises only in

recent times with the advent of technologies such as mass refrigeration,

flash freezing, and generalized mass distribution of foods. Throughout the

animal kingdom, most species thrive on a handful of foods ... for eons. And

so can we. From my perspective, it's constructive to consume the " same

foods " grown in different soils than to consume many, many foods. Now please

don't take this wrong ... I'm not saying there is anything negative about a

wide diversity of foods ... only that it is not particularly necessary to

create and sustain wonderful health.

 

So I do not feel as if I'm " giving up " anything, and my digestion feels

comfortable, always.

 

Conclusion: There is no " right " answer here (or about anything, really).

There are only choices, and outcomes. For myself, I generally choose to stay

within a set of foods that virtually guarantee that I'll feel wonderful ...

all the time. With respect to greens, I consume primarily various varieties

of lettuce, some mild wild greens when available, and occasionally young

green sprouts (such as sunflower sprouts) ... but these not very often. I

simply don't feel like growing them. :)

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Belinda

Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:34 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: What is " a generous portion of greens? # Ingredients

in a Salad; Scallions (WAS: " Enough B vitamins? ...)

 

 

 

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=32593/stime=1183574420/nc1=3848446/nc2=4025338/nc3=4699087> Wow, I thought

spinach would be considered a tender green. It also

seems that spinach contains a lot of nutrients.

I am suprised you don't eat it much.

 

What kind of greens do you eat?

 

1 lb? That is a lot of tender greens. I buy bags of mixed baby

greens. It would take several bags to equal a pound.

 

Belinda

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks El,

 

What you say about a tremendous variety makes sense. No one had the

variety we consume now before refridgeration, freezing, and shipping.

You would have had to consume what was grown locally and only in

season. For my area, we would never have any kind of tropical fruit.

For we would not have had access to such. Apples, pears, maybe

peaches, persimmons (though persimon trees in this area are rare now

for some reason) and a variety of berries would be about it for

fruit.

Nuts would be hickory nuts and black walnuts, would be about the only

nuts that humans eat around here. Acorns are plentiful for the wild

life, as well as buckyeye trees.

 

This area does have a decent variety of herbs,greens and other

vegetation though.

 

So I see what you are saying about the variety. I am thankful for it

though. I love tropical fruit, almonds and pecans. And the peaches

from Georgia are delicious.

 

As for spinach, I am not crazy about it. And cannot even stomach it

cooked. I can't even smell it. I hate the taste.

As for raw, I am ok with it, as long as it is baby spinach and fresh.

 

I eat it only because of the nutrients it contains, but it is always

mixed with lettuces.

 

What does oxalic acid do to you...... or us?

 

 

Belinda

 

 

 

> Hi Belinda,

>

> Yes, it is fairly soft, that is true. But spinach contains a fair

amount of

> oxalic acid, which I need not.

>

> Here are two ways to look at this:

>

> 1. No one has ever suffered a serious diagnosis (of which we are

aware, and

> for those who spend their hard-earned funds purchasing diagnoses).

So in

> that sense, spinach ... no problem.

>

> 2. We have all been taught to believe that we need this vast

diversity of

> foods in order to be healthy. But this teaching is false, it arises

only in

> recent times with the advent of technologies such as mass

refrigeration,

> flash freezing, and generalized mass distribution of foods.

Throughout the

> animal kingdom, most species thrive on a handful of foods ... for

eons. And

> so can we. From my perspective, it's constructive to consume

the " same

> foods " grown in different soils than to consume many, many foods.

Now please

> don't take this wrong ... I'm not saying there is anything negative

about a

> wide diversity of foods ... only that it is not particularly

necessary to

> create and sustain wonderful health.

>

> So I do not feel as if I'm " giving up " anything, and my digestion

feels

> comfortable, always.

>

> Conclusion: There is no " right " answer here (or about anything,

really).

> There are only choices, and outcomes. For myself, I generally

choose to stay

> within a set of foods that virtually guarantee that I'll feel

wonderful ...

> all the time. With respect to greens, I consume primarily various

varieties

> of lettuce, some mild wild greens when available, and occasionally

young

> green sprouts (such as sunflower sprouts) ... but these not very

often. I

> simply don't feel like growing them. :)

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Belinda

> Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:34 AM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: What is " a generous portion of greens? #

Ingredients

> in a Salad; Scallions (WAS: " Enough B vitamins? ...)

>

>

>

> <http://geo./serv?

s=97359714/grpId=5520395/grpspId=1705015482/msgId

> =32593/stime=1183574420/nc1=3848446/nc2=4025338/nc3=4699087> Wow, I

thought

> spinach would be considered a tender green. It also

> seems that spinach contains a lot of nutrients.

> I am suprised you don't eat it much.

>

> What kind of greens do you eat?

>

> 1 lb? That is a lot of tender greens. I buy bags of mixed baby

> greens. It would take several bags to equal a pound.

>

> Belinda

>

>

>