Sept 25 and a request for help

[arelyn]

I'm feeling nutritionally lacking so I'm going to log my food for a few days to see if I notice some missing element. If any of you notice something lacking, your imput is very welcome!!

~arelyn

Breakfast:
local maple yogurt
pear
watermelon
tea

Lunch:
potato w/ sour cream
deviled eggs
V8 mango-peach infusion (or whatever it's called)

Snack:
pear
Glutano crackers
cheese curds

Dinner:
brown rice
stir fried veggies

[GFjem]

Hi Arelyn,

I noticed that the meals and snacks are more grain/starch based. You mentioned the words "nutritionally lacking". Have you considered adding more veges--especially more greens? (spinach, kale, romaine, etc ..) they are nutrient dense. when I am feeling like that, I make myself a green smoothie- greens, fruit, flaxseed, ice. It helps and tastes great too!

Julie

[suzie]

I am not vegetarian, and I am a lot older (52) I have been having all sorts of odd symptoms. Migraines, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, nausea, constant hunger.....I started to take artichoke extract that my M.D. suggested for high cholesterol, and the other symptoms went away. I spoke to a nurse and was telling her this story and she said I might have been low in magnesium and that artichokes and beans and leafy green veges are high in that mineral. I started to look around on line and found this deficiency is pretty common, especially in people with malabsorption problems, like us! So, you might want to investigate missing minerals. I think with this you need to try taking a supplement or up your intake of magnesium rich foods to see if you notice a difference, because it is difficult to test for. The body will rob organs of this mineral to keep levels in the blood up, so testing blood apparently won't work for this one. Good Luck and I hope you feel better.

[Valerie]

How about some beans with those newly added green leafy veggies? Beans are high in iron, calcium (as are greens), magnesium, folate, B vitamins - much of which seems to be missing from your diet.

Oh, and to better absorb the iron try to eat your iron rich foods with something that contains vitamin C (kale, onions, peppers, citrus).

[arelyn]

Only one day's food and I'm already getting suggestions.

Friday 26th

Breakfast:
pumpkin muffin
pear

Lunch:
wrap w/ tuna salad (DH is an omni so I eat the ocassional seafood with him) tomatoes and red peppers
pear (we have a whole bushel we're cannign and eating)

Snack:
watermelon
tomato slices
pear

Dinner:
lima bean and paneer curry
brown rice
applesauce

Saturday:

Breakfast:
pumpkin muffin
pear

Snack:
cheese curds
pear

Lunch:
Hummus
Veggies (broccoli, cauliflower and carrot slices)
Almonds, raisins, and chocolate chips
Cider

Snack:
you guessed it...pear
acai smoothie
rice cakes

Dinner:
We went out to eat at our friend's restaurant and I had seafood (usually I only have seafood once or twice a month...this is an unusual week)
smashed potatoes
steamed veggies

You're right...we are short in greens in our diet. I'll add that to our grocery list!

[Manymanyhounds]

You're making me hungry for pears!! Sorry that's all the insight I have at this moment

[arelyn]

Originally Posted by Manymanyhounds

You're making me hungry for pears!! Sorry that's all the insight I have at this moment

I wish I could mail them to you. We have so many despite my frantic canning efforts!!

Sunday:

Breakfast:
pumpkin muffin
pear
chai

Lunch:
broccolli cauliflower cheese soup
pearsauce

Dinner:
spaghetti
watermelon
M&Ms

Today:

Breakfast (really I just grazed instead of eating a proper meal):
pear
watermelon
cheese curds
last muffin

Lunch:
leftover soup
pear

Dinner:
veggie burger
corn on the cob
salt potatoes

Snack:
Hummus
Chips
and probably another pear after I finish this.
Tommarrow is the day we get our box from our CSA farmer. I'm hoping for something green (or at least not more pears )!

[edgeyveggie]

Are you still feeling nutritionally the same?