Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 When I was 5 years old I had an overwhelming desire to eat dirt; that lasted for a full summer then it went away. I always wondered why that happened. Maybe I was low on B12 ... *mona , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: > > Wow, I find that kind of sad, things out of the soil maybe, but fruit off a bush?, to me that seems sad that you would be so worried about that?. > > The Valley Vegan.................... > > jo <jo.heartwork wrote: > No - for the reasons I gave before. > > Jo > - > peter VV > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:55 PM > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > I myself have picked soft fruits from my garden and eaten them without washing, havent you ? > > > The Valley Vegan............ > > jo <jo.heartwork wrote: > I certainly hope so. When you think of birds flying over and pooping, and planes dumping their fuel and insects crawling over the dog poo and then onto the fruit and veg - may I just repeat 'yuk'. > > Jo > - > peter VV > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:56 PM > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > I think he was joking? > > to a certain extent. > > The Valley Vegan............. > > jo <jo.heartwork wrote: > Double yuk!!! > > Jo > > - > " *mona " <ahnochirah > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:47 AM > vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > That's what I was thinking !! LOL ... > > > > *mona > > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@> wrote: > > > > > > you mean you expect me to take every veggie from my garden inside > > and wash it before i eat it???! > > > that would just cut waaaaaaay down on my grazing.... > > > > > > and foraging > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >jo <jo.heartwork@> > > > >Feb 2, 2007 6:59 PM > > > > > > > >Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from the dirt on unwashed > > vegetables - but > > > >you can also get other things from them - like e-coli, worms eggs > > etc. If > > > >you have birds, cats or wild animals in the vicinity they will > > have pooped > > > >on your vegetables sometime recently. I wouldn't relish eating > > any veg > > > >unwashed. > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from fortified foods providing you > > do add up > > > >the totals for the day, but you can fall down on this if you > > change the > > > >brands you use and then find they don't contain B12. It is > > something you > > > >have to keep checking. As B12 is harmless to supplement I think > > that is the > > > >wisest and easiest way to ensure a good supply. The folic acid > > and B6 are > > > >readily available in the vegan diet. > > > > > > > >Jo > > > > > > > >- > > > > > > > > > > " Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket > > fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger > > and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. " > > > -- Dwight Eisenhower > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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