Physical weight as a poor measure of dietary consumption

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claudia [claudia_homer]

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:28 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] The master cleanse

 

 

A pound or two of most anything is bound to cause a reaction, don't cha

think (o;! ~ Claudia

 

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No, Claudia, and that is precisely the point made by the earlier poster. Go

eat a pound or two or more of bananas ... no such reaction!!!

 

The point is that we are DESIGNED to eat several pounds of food at a sitting

.... if and ONLY if that food is high in water content and soluble/digestible

fiber and low in fat, protein, and indigestible fiber. So we are indeed

designed to eat pounds of fruits and greens ... I routinely eat a salad

containing well more than 5 pounds of food!!! (2 pounds of greens, several

pounds of tomato, perhaps cucumber, zucchini or the like). And I routinely

eat a meal consisting of 10-15 bananas, again more than 5 pounds of food.

But all these foods consist 70-97% of water, so almost all the weight is

merely water. Now if I were to eat that weight in DRY foods, then ... OY!!!

 

In other words, the weight of the food we eat means little, in and of

itself. The CONTENT of the food means a great deal!!!

 

See the difference? That's why we speak to such an extent about eating

high-water-content foods.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

 

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Well, I'd better get busy and start changing my diet, lol! I have a

long ways to go. But I do think if I would try to eat that much

without easeing into it my insides would freak out. Thank you for

giving me an idea of what is attainable. ~ Claudia

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> claudia [claudia_homer]

> Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:28 PM

> rawfood

> Re: [Raw Food] The master cleanse

>

>

> A pound or two of most anything is bound to cause a reaction, don't

cha

> think (o;! ~ Claudia

>

> _____

>

> No, Claudia, and that is precisely the point made by the earlier

poster. Go

> eat a pound or two or more of bananas ... no such reaction!!!

>

> The point is that we are DESIGNED to eat several pounds of food at

a sitting

> ... if and ONLY if that food is high in water content and

soluble/digestible

> fiber and low in fat, protein, and indigestible fiber. So we are

indeed

> designed to eat pounds of fruits and greens ... I routinely eat a

salad

> containing well more than 5 pounds of food!!! (2 pounds of greens,

several

> pounds of tomato, perhaps cucumber, zucchini or the like). And I

routinely

> eat a meal consisting of 10-15 bananas, again more than 5 pounds of

food.

> But all these foods consist 70-97% of water, so almost all the

weight is

> merely water. Now if I were to eat that weight in DRY foods,

then ... OY!!!

>

> In other words, the weight of the food we eat means little, in and

of

> itself. The CONTENT of the food means a great deal!!!

>

> See the difference? That's why we speak to such an extent about

eating

> high-water-content foods.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

>

>

>