Spinach and Sunflower Seeds, Part 6

If you have questions about the diet, ask 'em here.

The sunbutter seems to digest well with me. I have only been having maybe 2-3 tbsp a day in addition to 5-7 oz of seeds a day, and half a can of spinach.

I eat my canned spinach with ramen noodles, you can chop up deli meat and put it in there too. MMMMM

PS, Ive been noticing that whenever the spinach BM's come out, they seem to be more formed than my other 2-3 daily BM's. . . . I need to figure out a recipe to eat the spinach with for breakfast.. . .

Post Edited (dudewhrsmybike) : 2/2/2009 6:22:02 PM (GMT-7)

Sorry if people have already asked this, but do you eat roasted/salted sunflower seeds or raw? I found the sunbutter at TJ's but it has sugar in it, which I try not to eat.

Also, for those of you who have had success.. does it matter if you use frozen or canned spinach?

qazwsx12, the oil does not contain the same nutrients as the seeds such as magnesium etc. so I don't think the oil would be very beneficial.

Schotz217, I'm not sure that it matters if the sunflower seeds are roasted or raw but most people that try the diet eat roasted/salted ones.
People have had good results with both frozen or canned spinach. I ate the canned because it was just easier and more convenient for me.

 

Post Edited (Cfromutah) : 2/2/2009 8:37:31 PM (GMT-7)

I tried sunflower seeds again today... hardly 20 seeds! Praying it doesn't trouble me. I m having raw seeds, will roasted make a difference?

Actually for the missing vitamin E in the rice bran and carrots I would take one or two tablespoons of wheat germ oil a day instead of taking a vitamin E supplement because I like to get my nutrients from natural sources as opposed to supplements. Wheat germ oil has a lot of vitamin E. But if you have problems with wheat products then try a supplement.

Cfromutah!: Appreciate the way you have been helping everyone with your prompt replies, thanks again!

I don't know why I didn't do this in first place, but I just googled hazelnuts and magnesium. Turns out they are an excellent source of magnesium. I don't know how they stack up against sunflower seeds, but since I'm in remission I'm willing to do a little experimenting. YEA!!!

Ha ha ha!  That's great.  We're two of a kind, Carol.

Loneylane said...
Oh Nutella...my downfall. My niece had never had it before and asked what I put Nutella on....I said, "A spoon."

 Hi everybody! I want to start this diet, but I'm confused after reading all the posts!
1.Do you eat spinach and seeds as a supplement to your regular diet?
2.Can I eat fresh spinach in the salad? Or it has to be cooked or canned?
3.How much of each should I eat per day?
4.What is it in these foods that helps us beside magnesium?

Thank you, guys, for you help!!!

Hi spluxa,
1: Yes you eat the spinach and seeds in addition
to your normal diet.
 
2: I don't recommend fresh spinach because
its harder do digest and its harder on your
colon. Also spinach contains
oxalic acid which inhibits magnesium absorption
but the cooking and canning process eliminates
enough of the oxalic acid in it to not be a problem
for magnesium absorption.
 
 3: If your using canned or cooked
spinach it doesn't matter but you should eat anywhere from 3/4 to 1 1/2 cups of spinach a day, these measurements are after the spinach is cooked because fresh spinach shrinks a lot after cooking and also if using canned spinach the measurements are after the liquids have been drained. And eat 4 to 7 handfuls of sunflower seeds a day or 2 to 4 tablespoons of sunbutter a day, or even more if you can of the seeds or sunbutter. The more the better but you should see results with the amounts that I mentioned.

4: from my experience and experimentation with diet magnesium and beta carotene in these foods  plays the largest part in making it work, found this out by substituting other foods with mag and beta carotene
and having the same results but many foods that contain high amounts of  magnesium are similarly high to each other in other vitamins and minerals so there could be other vitamins and minerals that play a roll also. Stick with spinach and sunflower seeds for your primary source of beta carotene and magnesium because it has been shown in this forum that those two foods work for many and then later if the diet helps you you may want to experiment with other foods high in beta carotene and magnesium and see if they work for you also. Most all nuts and seeds are high in magnesium so its not a bad idea every chance you get to add peanut butter, almonds, cashews, etc. to your diet in addition to the spinach and sunflower seeds to raise magnesium and other nutrients even quicker.

Post Edited (Cfromutah) : 2/6/2009 11:24:43 AM (GMT-7)

personally I don't take any vitamin supplements. I just try to eat a healthy well rounded diet to obtain my vitamins and minerals. I know from reading what you wrote about your diet that you eat a lot of meats and vegetables and such so you are getting lots of vitamins and minerals from foods and may not need to take a daily multi vitamin/mineral. That's my opinion. Or you could try taking the vitamin every two or three days and see what that does.