Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 crsociety/files/Recipes/Sherm%27s%20Bingeing%20Brownies%201.0 crsociety/files/Recipes/Mega%20Muffins%203.6 Links to two recipes for good tasting fairly complete foods, and healthy snack/small meal replacements.... I just came back from a week away from home and was able to carry with me (among the beers in my cooler) enough muffins and brownies to carry me through the week... (actually lost 1/2 pound). That said I doubt there is a single simple complete food besides mother's milk that might cover all bases. From a recent book I read (about Darwin/evolution) it was pointed out that before agriculture, hunter gatherers dined on approximately 150 foods. Not only does our modern diet contain a small fraction of that number, the foods we do eat are genetically less diverse. For example all soy grown in North America is genetically derived from one or two Asian plants... It appears the body is pretty tolerant of less than perfect fuel, at least for a time.... what is perfect food is far from known, if knowable... in the meanwhile practice moderation and diversity... foods like sprouts and kefir have added variety to my daily diet. Who know what I'll be eating next year? JR -----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 7:19 PMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Perfect foods 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 Hi Suz, Interesting idea. It is hard to pick one food which will satisfy the calorie requirement for the day without also giving toxic overloads of some essential nutrients. Without doing extensive searching, I decided on cucumbers. It would take some doing but I think I could force down 1750 calories per day (assuming that is what I'll need to keep weight stable) and I wouldn't be poisoning myself with excess nutrients that are toxic at high levels. Of course this would leave me totally lacking in Vit B12 and Selenium for which I would trade you some of my cucumbers for some of your oysters :-) Of course there is always the option of cucumber and oyster stew if that can be considered as one food. 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. Even TOTAL would be toxic at 1750 calories per day, plus 83% of calories would be carbs and would have only half the fat and protien of cucumbers and you would still be deficient in selenium (33%) and potassium (80%). Pass an oyster over here please. Bob > Hi all, > > 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.) > Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 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 Suz, If I only get one food, I'm going to vote for broccoli. At only 1200 calories it contains 100% of all vitamins/minerals (except B12 and D, of course). There's supposed to be substantial B12 in bacteria in soil, so I'm just not going to wash my broccoli very well. And I'll get D from the sun. Of course, I'm going to have to eat FIFTY cups of broccoli a day. . . Spinach was a close second for me. It only lost out because I would have to eat TWO HUNDRED cups a day to get enough calories. - Robin _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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