Guest guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I think there's an awful lot of hype about these foods. They may have their place but they're add-ons to the basic Nourishing Traditions/ Weston A. Price dietary guidelines, in my book. As a related example, I get e-mails from a website called Total Health Breakthroughs. They actually have some good articles in their newsletter, but they also send marketing hype to plug particular products, always promising some great secret blah blah and you keep scrolling down and it's more blah blah and they still haven't told you anything. But for $$$ you, too can learn the secret number that helps you distinguish organic foods from non-organic! Truly, that was the hype in an e-mail I got today. It so happens that I already know that all USDA organic produce with stickers at the grocery store will have a number that starts with 9. I believe GMO product numbers start with 8 (though I may have that wrong), and conventional lacks the 9 or 8 at the start so has fewer digits. That is free information that's already out there but they're trying to get people to pay for that. So when such companies try to sell me on some acai-spirulina-hemp seed- goji berry breakfast shake powder, I just assume that whatever they're selling is probably wildly overpriced and it may be unnecessarily processed as well, even if the basic ingredients are nutritious. You can buy goji berries (they're tasty) without buying something made from goji berries to get the benefit from eating...goji berries, if you know what I mean. I'd rather buy component parts and make my own food. I would also be interested in hearing, though, whether anyone has had good personal experience with growing wheat grass, for instance, since you can grow your own and so it's not all about marketing a value- added product. I'm just starting to experiment with sprouting beans and I want to try sprouting grains next. (I went through sprout phase years ago but did mostly mung beans and alfalfa, which it turns out is the one kind of sprout WAPF doesn't recommend.) Jeanmarie On Jul 30, 2009, at 4:21 PM, ccmg1234 wrote: > Are so called superfoods-hemp protein, spirulina, wheat grass, acai, > goji berries, etc. really superior or are their proposed turbo > nutritional value just marketing ploys to sell expensive foods? > Would people with excellent diets that do not eat superfoods benefit > from superfoods, or are all of their nutritional needs most likely > met with more mundane foods. Thanks for any replies. > > > _. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I think a lot of it is hype. There is a list of superfoods in NT and I've tried some of them. the only one I eat now is high-vitamin butter made in the spring (or fall). Yum! I have some fermented CLO that I will take again in the winter. I don't think you need superfoods if you have an excellent diet and are healthy. > > Are so called superfoods-hemp protein, spirulina, wheat grass, acai, goji berries, etc. really superior or are their proposed turbo nutritional value just marketing ploys to sell expensive foods? Would people with excellent diets that do not eat superfoods benefit from superfoods, or are all of their nutritional needs most likely met with more mundane foods. Thanks for any replies. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 NT has a superfoods section and much of what you list isn't on it. > > Are so called superfoods-hemp protein, spirulina, wheat grass, acai, goji berries, etc. really superior or are their proposed turbo nutritional value just marketing ploys to sell expensive foods? Would people with excellent diets that do not eat superfoods benefit from superfoods, or are all of their nutritional needs most likely met with more mundane foods. Thanks for any replies. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 In Pottenger's study he found that heated grass isn't nearly good for cows as fresh out the soil grass it. It's best to grow your own wheatgrass and blend it into a drink. Drink it within five minutes or the benefits will dramatically decline. > Are so called superfoods-hemp protein, spirulina, wheat grass, acai, > goji berries, etc. really superior or are their proposed turbo > nutritional value just marketing ploys to sell expensive foods? > Would people with excellent diets that do not eat superfoods benefit > from superfoods, or are all of their nutritional needs most likely > met with more mundane foods. Thanks for any replies. > > > _. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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