a balanced nutrition

[Guest guest]

Hello! I have to say that I realized I wasn't posting my prior

message later, when I tried to find it among the others. This

would be actually the first post in this group and the second one

ever! (so thank you for answering my emails Mary and

Orion'sdad)

 

My history as vegetarian is quite long and I've been in all groups,

so I'm going to say that, the last couple of years, I've been trying

to eat more raw food (that's how I ended up here); I also eat

some whole grains and breads, as little as I can refined and

processed foods, very little or none chicken and turkey (specially

when I feel I'm not meeting my protein needs and/or the budget

gets into the red zone!). I love fruits, I do eat cooked veggies too.

I was feeling great, until I had to slow down and finally stop

exercising due to a car accident (not very serious, thank God)

and in middle of my recovery I got pregnant.

I started the pregnancy with my weight under the 'ideal weight',

but I worked on it and there weren't any complications, although

at the end, my baby turned around and decided to stay inside for

two more weeks than the estimated due date, and then she

attempted an emergency exit with her foot first and the umbilical

cord wrapped in her neck. My doctor (as the mayority, these days,

would've done) performed a c-section and she was born, very

healthy and still is, being breastfed and a very happy one. (there

are more details, emotional, economical, etc., about the last

times, but I can't write all my life here, can I?)

I was the one with the mayor surgery to recover from, and had a

hard time... Now, 6 months later, I consider myself healthy, I'm

back to my normal weight (I gained about 30 pounds while

pregnant) but I don't have the energy I wish I had, steady.

I love all about nutrition, and although I do have a good idea, I

guess I still don't know all about how to combine different foods

properly, and how to keep the more nutrients from each food as I

can, to allow the body to take advantage of it all. I understand it's

a long subject, that's why I wonder if any of you know of a book or

any other source, to study this from... maybe even a course.

Please forgive any and all mistakes of my English writing, I'm a

native Spanish speaking, South American woman married to a

North American man, and, by the way, he could use some RAW

eating too!!

chau...!

Deb

 

 

Mary wrote:

....

1. There are many kinds of vegetarians. Some eat

large amounts starch (bread, potatoes, grain products)

while others eat no starch). Some still eat

fish/chicken while others exclude ALL animal

foods/products. Some eat refined foods while others

eat only whole foods. Where do you fit in?

2. Some vegetarians eat all/most of their food cooked

while others eat a large portion raw. Where do you

fit in?

3. Some vegetarians eat large amounts of fruit.

Others do not. Where do you fit in?

4. Some vegetarians feel wonderful...others do not.

Where do you fit in?

5. You are nursing. How was your pregnancy? Delivery?

6. How old is your baby? What is the health of your

baby?

The answers to these questions will give me an idea of

your 'starting point'. In general, though, I do not

recommend that pregnant/nursing women transition to a

new diet while pregnant/nursing as it can backlash.

 

mary

 

Deb wrote:

....

My concern today is getting all the

> nutritional benefits

> from food that each body needs... so,

> How can I make sure I'm getting all the nutritional

> support I need

> from what I eat? or should I

> just join a nutrition course in some university?

> Besides, I'm breastfeeding my 6 months old baby girl

> and I feel I

> need extra fuel!!

[Guest guest]

Deb,

 

Just a few quick questions....

 

1. Is your baby still nursing? If yes, how often a

day? Does your baby get any form of food other than

breast milk?

 

2. What is your caloric intake? when nursing, you need

calories not only to maintain your weight but to help

the baby grow. Not getting enough calories could

cause the tiredness you are mentioning.

 

3. Do you nurse the baby at night? Not getting a good

night's sleep (at least 6 hours staight) can also

cause post-delivery tiredness.

 

4. Are you getting enough protein? Pregnant and

nursing moms need at least 10% of their caloric intake

to be protein. The mom needs a minimum of 5% and the

baby needs 5%. This means, if you are consuming 2000

calories, at least 200 of these calories need to be

protein. Divide 200 by 4 and you need 50 grams of

protein.

 

The WHO did research on the amount of protein babies

need. They did this by analyzing the % of protein,

fat, and carbohydrate in mother's milk from mothers

around the world. These moms came from wealthy

countries and 3rd world countries. All mother's milk

was 5% protein, 30% fat, and 65% carbs. The kind of

fat was determined by the fat in the mother's diet.

 

Not getting enough protein could cause the tiredness

you are experiencing.

 

What is your souce of protein? How much do you eat

daily?

 

mary

--- debcrazy2 <no_reply > wrote:

> Hello! I have to say that I realized I wasn't

> posting my prior

> message later, when I tried to find it among the

> others. This

> would be actually the first post in this group and

> the second one

> ever! (so thank you for answering my emails Mary and

>

> Orion'sdad)

>

> My history as vegetarian is quite long and I've been

> in all groups,

> so I'm going to say that, the last couple of years,

> I've been trying

> to eat more raw food (that's how I ended up here); I

> also eat

> some whole grains and breads, as little as I can

> refined and

> processed foods, very little or none chicken and

> turkey (specially

> when I feel I'm not meeting my protein needs and/or

> the budget

> gets into the red zone!). I love fruits, I do eat

> cooked veggies too.

> I was feeling great, until I had to slow down and

> finally stop

> exercising due to a car accident (not very serious,

> thank God)

> and in middle of my recovery I got pregnant.

> I started the pregnancy with my weight under the

> 'ideal weight',

> but I worked on it and there weren't any

> complications, although

> at the end, my baby turned around and decided to

> stay inside for

> two more weeks than the estimated due date, and then

> she

> attempted an emergency exit with her foot first and

> the umbilical

> cord wrapped in her neck. My doctor (as the

> mayority, these days,

> would've done) performed a c-section and she was

> born, very

> healthy and still is, being breastfed and a very

> happy one. (there

> are more details, emotional, economical, etc., about

> the last

> times, but I can't write all my life here, can I?)

> I was the one with the mayor surgery to recover

> from, and had a

> hard time... Now, 6 months later, I consider myself

> healthy, I'm

> back to my normal weight (I gained about 30 pounds

> while

> pregnant) but I don't have the energy I wish I had,

> steady.

> I love all about nutrition, and although I do have a

> good idea, I

> guess I still don't know all about how to combine

> different foods

> properly, and how to keep the more nutrients from

> each food as I

> can, to allow the body to take advantage of it all.

> I understand it's

> a long subject, that's why I wonder if any of you

> know of a book or

> any other source, to study this from... maybe even a

> course.

> Please forgive any and all mistakes of my English

> writing, I'm a

> native Spanish speaking, South American woman

> married to a

> North American man, and, by the way, he could use

> some RAW

> eating too!!

> chau...!

> Deb

>

>

> Mary wrote:

> ...

> 1. There are many kinds of vegetarians. Some eat

> large amounts starch (bread, potatoes, grain

> products)

> while others eat no starch). Some still eat

> fish/chicken while others exclude ALL animal

> foods/products. Some eat refined foods while others

> eat only whole foods. Where do you fit in?

> 2. Some vegetarians eat all/most of their food

> cooked

> while others eat a large portion raw. Where do you

> fit in?

> 3. Some vegetarians eat large amounts of fruit.

> Others do not. Where do you fit in?

> 4. Some vegetarians feel wonderful...others do not.

> Where do you fit in?

> 5. You are nursing. How was your pregnancy?

> Delivery?

> 6. How old is your baby? What is the health of your

> baby?

> The answers to these questions will give me an idea

> of

> your 'starting point'. In general, though, I do not

> recommend that pregnant/nursing women transition to

> a

> new diet while pregnant/nursing as it can backlash.

>

> mary

>

> Deb wrote:

> ...

> My concern today is getting all the

> > nutritional benefits

> > from food that each body needs... so,

> > How can I make sure I'm getting all the

> nutritional

> > support I need

> > from what I eat? or should I

> > just join a nutrition course in some university?

>

> > Besides, I'm breastfeeding my 6 months old baby

> girl

> > and I feel I

> > need extra fuel!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

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