Greens - Thanks!

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Thank you everyone for the responses. They were very helpful and

really made me feel better.

 

Thanks again,

 

nyia

 

rawfood , " nyia12 " <eeyore_0_4> wrote:

>

> You said: " Have a big salad with lots of dark green

> lettuce, much more that 1-2 cups more like 4-6 cups "

>

> I was wondering. Is it ok to eat 10 cups of greens a day? I am

very

> new to raw and have been eating 8 cups of mixed baby greens and 2

> cups of kale a day. I am worried I am eating too many greens. I do

> balance with about 5 servings of fruit, as well as some sour and

> salty tastes and a little oil.

>

> Also ... I know this is gross - sorry, but ... is it normal for

your

> stool to turn green? I figured it was all the greens, but was

> worried maybe it meant I was eating too many. I just wanted to

know

> if anyone else has experienced this.

>

> Thank you,

>

> nyia

>

> rawfood , " Bob & Breezi " <bobandbreezi@h...>

> wrote:

> > Vaberella wrote:

> >

> > " Well I ate until I was full and drank about 4 cups of water,

and

> > rising. Let me show you what I ate so you can get an idea:

> >

> > 2 pears; 2 tangerines; kiwi

> > Salad:

> > 2 teaspoons Nama Shoyu

> > 1 tablespoon vinegar

> > 3 tablespoons olive oil --soaked onions in it

> > 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

> > 1-2 cups romaine lettuce

> > 4 slices red onion

> >

> > 1 pear for breakfast; 2 tangerines for lunch; 1 pear for snack;

> > salad for dinner; and kiwi for desert.

> >

> >

> > Now when I counted my calories I only had about 977 calories,

but

> I

> > am full. Can anyone tell me if I'm still on the right track,

or

> > should I be eating more.

> >

> > Does anyone here follow the calorie counters? Monitor how much

> > their eating, make sure their getting their nutrients or above

the

> > 1000 mark? I'm just a bit worried, can anyone let me know if

it's

> > viable or not?! "

> >

> >

> > Hi Vaberella,

> >

> > Just my 2 cents here but you are definitely not eating enough

good

> foods and

> > eating too much of the bad foods. First of all if you go back to

> Fitday and

> > look at what you ate that day you will see that you had a

whooping

> 62% of

> > your calories from FAT, 35% of calories from carbs and 3% of

your

> calories

> > from protein. There is difference of opinion out there as to the

> percentages

> > of carbs, protein & fat but 62% fat is way too much no matter

> which diet

> > your are following (this, by the way, is one of the biggest

> mistakes new raw

> > fooders make...me included). 1 tablespoon of oil, no matter

which

> kind, is

> > 100% fat, 120 calories (all of those calories being FAT

calories)

> and 14

> > grams of fat. You had 4 tablespoons of oil that day and that was

> the bulk of

> > your calories for the day. Not much nutrition in oil. And it is

> going to be

> > impossible to lose weight eating over 10-20% fat a day not to

> mention just

> > plain being unhealthy. The oils you buy in the store are not

raw.

> They are

> > processed at high temperatures (yes, even " cold pressed " ).

Heated

> oils are

> > carcinogenic (cancer causing). You can buy " raw " oils but they

are

> still

> > 100% fat. You get all the natural fat you need from fruits,

> veggies, nuts

> > and seeds.

> >

> > Try having a smoothie for breakfast (or dinner) made with almond

> milk and

> > bananas (or what ever fruit you like). For snacks you can eat

> fruit (some

> > people will tell you not to eat too much fruit....once again it

is

> up to you

> > and how your own body handles it). Have a big salad with lots of

> dark green

> > lettuce, much more that 1-2 cups more like 4-6 cups. Add 1/2

avo,

> 2 med.

> > tomatoes or whatever else you like. But, keep it simple, no more

> than 3 or 4

> > ingredients. Try and have 2 salads a day. You can even juice

your

> salad or

> > put it in the blender to make a soup of it for variety. Miso &

> Nama Shoyu

> > are not food and are not good for the body (though many will

argue

> this).

> > They are not raw they are processed. They are " live " but they

are

> not raw.

> > They are way too salty and some even contain wheat which is

mucus

> causing.

> > Vinegar is not a food but diluted acetic acid.

> >

> > You can also munch on raw nuts during the day if you are hungry

> but be

> > careful, they are very high in fat so this is where Fitday will

> come in

> > handy for you to see how you are doing on your fat intake. I

> don't think

> > most raw foodists count calories, I don't know any who do. You

> will, in

> > time, find what amounts and types of food are right for your

body

> & will

> > lose the extra body fat eating a predominately raw diet (better

at

> 100%).

> > You must, of course, exercise for optimum health not just to aid

> in weight

> > loss but it is a big plus. Get lots of sunshine, fresh air and

very

> > important.....enough sleep. Just keep reading as much as you can

> to educate

> > yourself about this raw journey and never forget that we are all

> different

> > and what works for some may not work for others. Do what you feel

> > comfortable with......speaking of which....be sure to educate

> yourself about

> > " detox " so you are not blaming the raw diet (saying it made you

> sick or you

> > got " a bug going around " ) for not feeling good. Hope this helps

a

> little.

> > Good luck, take care. Breezi

> >

> >

> >

> >