I have made a decision to move substantially towards what Dr Fuhrman calls a nutritarian diet. As far as I understand it, this is one where the ingredients of each and every meal are justified on their nutritional profile, individually and collectively. My starting point is a large mixed salad for every lunch. This salad has a range of fruit, esp berries in it to provide lots of anti-oxidants, to help iron absorption. It includes broccoli florets and chopped carrots etc to encourage mastication. It includes courgettes/zucchini to add b vitamins.
So far I have done two of these. One had a dressing of blitzed beetroot, banana and chia seeds, the other mango, basil and chia seeds.
The diet style has a lot of what Dr Furhman calls G-bombs. This includes chopped onions. Their goal is to provide the body with maximised disease fighting foodstuff.
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I read Furhmans books along with the other plant based doctors (Campbell, Mcdougall, Ornish etc) at the start of my vegan journey and they are all very inspirational. They each have slightly different takes on what is basically the same approach, in part I suppose they are competitors in the same market, so trying to differentiate their products, and furhman is less concerned with minimizing fats than some of the others.
I also subscribe to the recipes on Furhmans website and these are pretty good (but sadly not free)
Well I've read about this now and reckon you will benefit from this. here's an interesting article about someone who adopted a nutritarian diet:
You just save me from having to read through this "concept". Looking at the article, that's pretty much what my nutritionists/functional drs had previously suggested. Not an easy task, mind. Knowing the best veggies to go for is one thing, eating them "regularly" is another. I do detest certain greens listed as "top veggies". I also think top fruits listed as top fruits could well be pro-inflammatory to autoimmuners's leaky gut and might/may promote joint inflammation in some.
The ANDI score.... Where Cola gets 1 and Kale comes in at a 1000.
"To determine the ANDI scores, an equal-calorie serving of each food was evaluated. The following nutrients were included in the evaluation: fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, beta carotene, alpha carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin, vitamin E, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline, vitamin K, phytosterols, glucosinolates, angiogenesis inhibitors, organosulfides, aromatase inhibitors, resistant starch, resveratrol plus ORAC score. ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the antioxidant or radical scavenging capacity of a food. For consistency, nutrient quantities were converted from their typical measurement conventions (mg, mcg, IU) to a percentage of their Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). For nutrients that have no DRI, goals were established based on available research and current understanding of the benefits of these factors. To make it easier to compare foods, the raw point totals were converted (multiplied by the same number) so that the highest ranking foods (leafy green vegetables) received a score of 1000, and the other foods received lower scores accordingly."
Hi, how are you getting on with this diet? Is it the same as vegan and you try and incorporate as many fruits and vegetables as you can and not worry about the calorie content? Would the diet not include, flour and pasta you would use vegetables instead? Looks interesting. I suppose what I am interested in is in what way it is different from a vegan approach 😊
Not all vegans eat the same thing. Some are gluten-free folks and won't touch modern wheat cultivated for "efficient, brisk yield" as it has lost its essential nutrients. There was a post/link to this issue in this faulty modern, wheat cultivation method.
It seems that the whole food concepts are originated in the States where health/whole/organic food stores are the popular shops for several decades. Certainly my favourite shops, for sure.
Overall, I'm already on a similar one, whilst I do consume nuts (must add only certain types of them), not all kinds of nuts. Courgette is also a nightshade plant. I thought you avoid all nightshade veggies? I could even taste "nightshade", which gives me a bitter aftertaste.
I'm not too crazy about certain ingredients you describe, including beets/mango. Unless mango is organic, usually these tropical fruits are loaded with chemicals for the long journey e.g. food miles. They say, "Beetroots are good for you", but I am not quite convinced. I tried, but can't bear the odd aftertaste and the look. But again, I'm aware that someone's favourite isn't always someone else's.
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