Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi all, I'd like to put this query out on the table for anybody to give their input. (In fact I think this might make an interesting chat room topic for a Monday night.) From time to time, I've been involved in debates with friends regarding what one food is the closest thing to nutritional perfection. If you were stuck in the desert for the rest of your life, and could have just ONE food to live on for as long as possible, what one food would you pick and why? (Manna and mother's milk are not options in this scenario.) I'm interested in hearing the various responses. I put a lot of effort into choosing a variety of low calorie but nutritionally dense foods, and variety is crucial to the formula. But let's say you're really STUCK someplace or in some situation for awhile where variety isn't doable. (Four years on a college campus with no car, for example.) Then, what single foods would you try to find to give you the most bang for your nutritional buck? And...would those foods necessarily prove more valuable to the CRON lifestyle? Is it possible to simply CRON by choosing such nutritional powerhouse foods as the bottom of the CRON food pyramid? Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 on 7/21/2002 8:18 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote: Then, what single foods would you > try to find to give you the most bang for your nutritional buck? > > And...would those foods necessarily prove more valuable to the CRON lifestyle? > Is it possible to simply CRON by choosing such nutritional powerhouse foods as > the bottom of the CRON food pyramid? > > Suz Do processed foods (such as my whole wheat Total cereal count? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 >.. I decided on cucumbers Celery meets most of the RDAS for a mere 1000 calories (of course fiber may inhibit the nutrient absorbtion). It doesn't have any B12 though and is somewhat short on zinc (zinc is always a struggle though) and comes up short on some amino acids. Also you would have to eat 50+ cups of the things to even get this many calories - how fun . Practical moral of the story: not much - other than that celery is reasonably nutrient rich and can be thrown in soups and stuff. > This whole idea illustrates the need for variety in one's diet. I > really don't believe you can find one food that will satisfy daily > calorie requirements and non-toxic nutritional content. Right other than a few foods I try to eat everyday - brazil nuts (selinium), nonfat cheese (to bring my calcium up), and blueberries (good for the brain at least according to some studies) - I try to keep increasing the variety of healthy foods in my diet. OFF TOPIC: Another intersting thing I learned from playing with the DWIDP on the topic of vitamin E: a papaya has 50% of the RDA for vitamin E. Franscesca: a lot of those chat topics sound good and quite relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 I'm not sure, and afraid to give advice. I keep them frozen or refrigerated between baking sessions about every two weeks. I've never had problems with going without refrigeration on day trips. JR -----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 11:58 PMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Perfect foods Hi ... How perishable are those brownies and muffins? I've never tried to make them, but am wondering if that's something I could mail to my poor hungry son at college. Whatever I mail has to keep without refrigeration at least a week. Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 on 7/22/2002 1:29 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote: > Interesting food choices for the " perfect foods " puzzle. I'd thought of > brocoli and spinach, and already do a lot of those in my diet. But I honestly > never thought of celery and cucumbers as being significant sources of > nutrition. ........ Where did cucumbers come from? I must have missed that. Although cucs are especially low in cals I didn't know they had substantial nutritive value. I'll eat more of my now famous (?) cuc salad from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Just got back from my five mile run, and a few more suggestions come to mind. Some on the other list have come up with "leather" un-baked versions of these and similar recipes, dehydrated similar to jerky to avoid generation of AGEs (try searching "leather"). These dehydrated versions should have a better shelf life. The next time I bake, I will experiment with packing a few single servings while still hot from the oven in air tight packages and see how long they last at room temperature before visible signs of spoilage. I will report my results, but this will take a while. JR -----Original Message-----From: john roberts [mailto:johnhrob@...]Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:07 AM Subject: RE: [ ] Perfect foods I'm not sure, and afraid to give advice. I keep them frozen or refrigerated between baking sessions about every two weeks. I've never had problems with going without refrigeration on day trips. JR -----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 11:58 PMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Perfect foods Hi ... How perishable are those brownies and muffins? I've never tried to make them, but am wondering if that's something I could mail to my poor hungry son at college. Whatever I mail has to keep without refrigeration at least a week. Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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