LONG!Hygenic Considerations in The Selection of Foods

May 19, 2005

rawfood , " lane lynn " <lanie@p...> wrote:

> Yes I'm that smoothie person. The thing is I've been having them

for months with no problems, and this problem is new, seeming ly

along the time that I added more greens and less fruits. I've cut way

down on nuts. I was really wondering how often you eat greens? I

remember meeting a natural hygeniest years ago. He and his wife ate

fruit except for three nights a week they ate salad. Thanks. Lane

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Hi Lane..

how often I eat greens? I'd say, most days...meaning that my " usual "

routine these days is fruit stuff for breakfast/brunch/lunch (could

be one or two meals, depends...) and then a veggy salad for dinner:

I'd say 3-4 times per week, this veggy-based salad will contain

either nuts/seeds (usually " sprotued/soaked " ) OR avocado - I'm

avoiding the avo/nut/seed combination - I find that it's way too

heavy for me.

the other nights of the week, it may be just veggies: like lettuce

(Romaine/Cos (organic) is a staple for me...), probably some young,

tender, mixed field greens (organic/wild), some celery (organic),

some cucumbers (not always organic...peeled if not...), some

tomatoes, either vine-ripened or grape tomatoes (organic), maybe some

zucchini (organic) once a week or so... for a " wild " night, I'll

drizzle some lemon (organic) insides, no seeds, both the fruit and

juice, on my salad.

By dinner time (aiming successfully to have it complete before

8pm...), I've normally consumed the " bulk " of my calories before that

time. Most/all of those calories will have been from fruits, with

bananas being a staple, with dates right up there with them. I

envision that shifting as melons come more into season. I've got a

tiny patio orchard/garden started: it currently has some bell peppers

coming on, some lemons, some limes thinking about it, some tomatoes

just showing themselves, and some cukes struggling. My soil is

probably not right, and I've ordered a Brix meter to start getting

after that... For me, sweet fruits are the key during the day: my

body needs lots of calories, and sweet fruits supply them simply, and

nicely. and is the Banana the perfect fruit? don't know...but it's

plenty close enough for me...

you may remember from earlier posts that I play a lot of tennis. If

I'm playing tennis in the evening, I break my " 8pm rule " and take

along my own homemade " Fruitade " - made with water, bananas, and

celery, all blended. I'm at this point not as concerned about the

vitamin value, as I am the energy content (bananas) and the

electrolytes (celery), and it works out great. and this one thanks to

Doug Graham's Athlete book, referenced earlier...not sure how long it

would have taken me to figure that one out on my own, if ever!

re: that smoothie -- you might want to try some more " rigid " food-

combining for a couple/few days, and see if that makes any

difference. My experience is that all aspects of life are cumulative:

sub-optimal food combining might be " borderline ok " , meaning no

obvious dis-ease symptoms one day, and then on other day, where I had

other Life challenges, it may just be the straw that broke the

camel's back. Not knowing what may be lurking around the corner for

me on any given day, I concentrate on controlling some of the simple

things that I can control easily: like food-combining. I now find

that it takes very little effort to get my food-combining almost

optimal. For example, today (it's now 1pm ish...) I've had one (1)

whole Mamey Sapote. (and that was a bigmotherpieceoffruit...I'm

guessing close to 2 pounds....only about 431 Kcal, I think...) and

since I know that's all I've had, I know that I don't have any

wasted " food-combining " energy thus far today... (but who know what

choices I might make later! lol!)

How many calories are you eating in a day....keep up the fruits, the

greens are *never* going to add any substantial energy/calories.

From an earlier post I'd made, if I am not getting the outcomes I

desire, then I need to make different choices. For me, this is not

about being right or wrong: it's about making working vs. non-working

choices. If my outcome is wrong, I've somewhere made a non-working

choice. I continue to work to align my choices with my desired

outcomes. If I'm making a whole bunch of non-working choices,

narrowing down which one(s) might be the culprit may take a little

detective work! lol! In this same vein, I make sure that I'm

exercising: it's no longer an option for me, I just do it...it

supports me, and for every minute that I exercise I need that same

amount less amount of sleep, roughly; so I always have

time...etc...etc...

Hope this answers your question. be glad to chat more...

all the best,

Bob

May 19, 2005

Thanks so much Bob.That helped a lot! I loved that fruitade. What a good idea. I

had already kind of decided I am going to try the smoothie without the nuts and

then have a few nuts an hour later or so if I feel I need them. I am going away

for a few days to my daughter's graduation.

Digression: Hey homeschoolers! Ashley will graduate from Yale on Monday and

we just found out tonight we have to arrive early on Saturday for a special

ceremony where she will be inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. Go

homeschooling! We were unschoolers actually....no classes, so 'subjects'.

Anyway back to RF. I will try this new thing this week while I am away, and

we will see. I also have been having quite a bit of watermelon lately, juice and

plain eating. Is it possible it doesn't agree with me? I sure hope not. One more

hint. I noticed another bruise on my leg. It seems like I am iron deficient, but

I couldn't be. so hmmmm.

Anyway, thanks again Bob and Happy Raw Day all. Lane (in NYC)

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Bob Farrell

rawfood

Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:22 PM

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