Guest guest Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Gorgene wrote: " What I did take away from the book was the importance of rotating greens and not having the same thing every day. I can attest to the fact that eating spinach every day is BAD. I got my first kidney stone (VERY painful) but I was lucky it was small and passed quickly. The doctor at the ER said that eating spinach every day could have helped cause its formation. So now I'm varying with lettuce, kale, parsley, etc. " The component of spinach that can cause kidney stones is oxalates. In addition to spinach, other foods with a high oxalate content include beets + beet greens, Swiss chard, parsley, almonds, cashews and sesame seeds. Veggies for juicing that are low in oxalates include most types of lettuce, cabbage, bok choy and arugala. For anyone interested in learning more about oxalates there is a very informative group called " Trying Low Oxalates. " I have only listed a brief sampling of food high in oxalates. The group has lots of helpful data on the oxalate content of a very wide variety of foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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