Understanding Enough [Sufficiency; Activity] (WAS: raw eating ideas)

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Hi Nancy and all,

 

Once again, I'm not nitpicking ... you've prompted me to comment on yet another item I overlooked in my earlier posts in response to the same message. You write:

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1, If we are eating enough calories from fruits and vegetables then as a general rule we are getting enough protein.

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I agree ... with an additional thought. Namely, we must understand what is "enough" in the first place. Physical activity is integral to a healthful dietary program -- and almost no one teaches this. I first was exposed to this idea listening to Dr. Doug Graham, a former member of the U.S. gymnastics team (circa 1980) and a top-notch athlete for most of his life. Here's the gist of it, by way of an example:

 

Suppose you are reasonably sedentary, otherwise seemingly healthy, consuming 2,000 calories per day, primarily from fresh, whole, ripe, raw, organic or better fruits and tender greens. You believe you're doing just fine. Your health has improved greatly. And you ARE doing better ... probably MUCH better. Still, you are undernourishing your system. How can this be?

 

Now begin a regular program of physical activity, burning through, say, 500 calories per day. You increase your food intake accordingly, from 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day, in order to fuel your system. In the process, you consume 25% more protein, 25% more of almost every micronutrient, phytonutrient, shmeitonutrient known or not known to humanity. NOW you are at the lower bound or properly nourishing your system.

 

THIS is how we attain the combination of quantity and balance we all seek ... by making physical activity integral in our dietary program.

 

I realize this is just a brief sketch ... make sense?

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

Nancy pnparletteSent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 10:09 AM Subject: raw eating ideas

 

All-

This is my Quick in general response - please don't nit pick, I'm just trying to help

1, If we are eating enough calories from fruits and vegetables then as a general rule we are getting enough protein.

However, during transitioning our digestive system takes time to adapt and since you are nursing you will want more protein & healthy fats than when not. Avocado (no more than 1/2 of one a day ) Nuts and Seeds are delicious but we don't need much - like 1/2 cup a day for you.

2. No need for any cooked food, unless you are REALLY cleansing hard and want to slow it down so it's not so hard on you and the baby.

3. Food combining can still be an issue especially if digestion is weak. Do Eat melons alone.

4. Fruit cut up and veggies cut up. I've bought little food and various shaped cutters which make it fun to cut up the food with and the kids think its cute.

Hummus on veggies, Nut butters on celery with raisins. Smoothies. I would design salads so they look like different facial expressions....

 

Hope that is helpful.

Nancy