RE: Re: Walnuts/avocado (was: A Suggestion)

January 18, 2004

There was a gathering of CRONies here in Long Beach California

about 2 years ago that I won't forget.

About 8 or 10 attendees. I brought along a big bag of delicious

avocados picked fresh from my tree. I offered them for free.

Nobody would take any. But then ... I don't eat them myself...

But I was surprised that the others were the same as me.

I think it is the excess calories, and not the general healthfulness

of the avocado fruit. Only so many calories are allowed.

Thus otherwise healthy foods just don't fit in to our diet,

at least not without blowing the calorie budget and adding more

to the burden that we are trying to reduce.

Same goes for grains, beans, starchy tubers, cereals, sweet fruits, etc.

So many calories..., yet the nutrition (DWIDP analysis) is small,

relatively speaking -- compared to other items that deliver so much

more nutrition per calorie.

They are not bad ... They just don't fit well (except in very

small quantities) into the CRONie program.

-- Warren

Yes, I will eat an avocado every now and then. And also some

grains and legumes (sprouted). Everything is allowed...,

but the calories must be limited, and the nutrition maximized.

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Rodney [mailto:perspect1111@...]

> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:37 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] Re: Walnuts/avocado (was: A Suggestion)

>

> Hi Francesca:

>

> 88% of the calories in California avocadoes are from fat and 15% of

> that fat is saturated. I don't mind eating some healthy fat (we all

> need to) but when it gets much over 30% I don't really care if it is

> supposed to be healthy or not...

>

> > Rodney: what's wrong with walnuts? And avocado? Both have the

> > beneficial fats. I eat 'em.

>

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